Wisconsin Legislature: SR3, s. 61

SR3, s. 48 Section 48. Senate rule 50 (1) is renumbered senate rule 50 (1m) and amended to read:

Senate Rule 50 (1m) A standing committee may not report any substitute amendment or amendment for any to a proposal originating in either house and referred to the committee , and the senate may not consider any substitute amendment or amendment to a proposal, that relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, or would totally alter the nature of the original is not germane to that proposal.

SR3, s. 49 Section 49. Senate rule 50 (1) is created to read:

Senate Rule 50 (1) Every substitute amendment and amendment to a proposal must be germane to that proposal.

SR3, s. 50 Section 50. Senate rule 50 (2) to (4) are amended to read:

Senate rule 50 (2) Any substitute or A substitute amendment or amendment reported involving sub. (1) to a proposal may not be considered whenever, before its adoption, the senate is advised that the same is in violation of this rule, and if the presiding officer rules on the admissibility of the substitute or amendment when the question is raised that the substitute amendment or amendment is not germane to that proposal.

(3) The senate may consider presiding officer may rule only on the germaneness of a senate substitutes and amendments substitute amendment or amendment and only, and only when the substitute amendment or amendment is before the senate.

(4) An amendment to an amendment to a proposal must be germane to the amendment as well as to the original that proposal.

SR3, s. 51 Section 51. Senate rule 50 (5) is repealed.

SR3, s. 52 Section 52. Senate rule 50 (6) is renumbered senate rule 50 (6) (intro.) and amended to read:

Senate rule 50 (6) (intro.) An amendment otherwise germane which adds or repeals material previously adopted or rejected by the senate in another bill is germane. An identical The following substitute amendments or amendments are not germane:

(a) A substitute amendment or amendment or an amendment that is identical in effect to one previously rejected offered and disposed of as another substitute amendment or amendment to the same bill or identical to a proposal currently before the senate is not germane, but such amendments are germane if not identical with prior rejected amendments to the same bill or proposals currently before the senate proposal.

SR3, s. 53 Section 53. Senate rule 50 (7) is renumbered senate rule 50 (6) (b) and amended to read:

Senate rule 50 (6) (b) A substitute amendment or amendment relating to a specific subject or to a general class is not germane to a bill relating to a proposal that relates to a subject that is different specific subject, but an amendment limiting the scope of the proposal is germane from the subject of that proposal, that is intended to accomplish a purpose that is different from the purpose of that proposal, that negates that proposal entirely, or that substitutes another proposal pending before the senate.

SR3, s. 54 Section 54. Senate rule 50 (8) is renumbered senate rule 50 (8) (intro.) and amended to read:

Senate rule 50 (8) (intro.) Amendments The following substitute amendments and amendments are germane:

(a) A substitute amendment or amendment proposing methods a method of raising revenues are germane to for an appropriation bills and amendments bill or proposing appropriations are germane to an appropriation for a revenue bills. Amendments bill.

(b) A substitute amendment or amendment adding appropriations an appropriation necessary to fulfill the original intent of a proposal are germane.

SR3, s. 55 Section 55. Senate rule 50 (9) to (11) are repealed.

SR3, s. 56 Section 56. Senate rule 51 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 51. Amendment in the 3rd degree prohibited. Amendments beyond the degree of an amendment to an amendment to the main proposition are prohibited. For the purposes of this rule any a substitute amendment, and any an assembly amendment to a senate proposal or amendment, are considered a main proposition.

SR3, s. 57 Section 57. Senate rule 52 is amended to read:

Senate rule 52 Motions to be germane; how bills may not be amended. A motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration may not be admitted under color of amendment. A proposal may not be amended by annexing thereto or incorporating therein any other proposal pending before the senate.

SR3, s. 58 Section 58. Senate rule 55 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 55. Order of action. If adverse action is recommended by a committee, that question shall be is put first. However, the senate may direct the consideration of amendments, but adoption of amendments does not change the question.

SR3, s. 59 Section 59. Senate rule 58 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 58. Member out of order. Any A member called to order shall sit down, and may not speak, except in explanation, until it is determined whether or not the member was in order. When a member is called to order for words spoken, the exceptional words shall be taken down in writing to better enable the presiding officer to judge whether they are in violation of the rules.

SR3, s. 60 Section 60. Senate rule 59 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 59. How members may speak. Members may not speak except from their assigned places, and not more than twice on a question, except on leave of the senate. If a question pending is lost by adjournment and revived on the succeeding roll call day, a member who spoke twice on the preceding roll call day may not again speak without leave of the senate.

SR3, s. 61 Section 61. Senate rule 60 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 60. Personal privilege. Members may rise to explain matters personal to themselves by leave of the presiding officer, but may not discuss pending questions in the explanations. Questions of personal privilege are limited to questions affecting the rights, reputation, and conduct of the members in their representative capacities. A member's right to speak on a point of personal privilege shall have has precedence over all other questions except a motion to adjourn or a motion to raise a call.

SR3, s. 62 Section 62. Senate rule 62 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 62. Stating motions. When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the presiding officer shall state it or read by the chief clerk, previous shall read it prior to debate. If any a member requires it, all motions, except to adjourn, postpone, or refer, shall be reduced to writing. Except as provided in rule 67, any motion may be withdrawn by consent of the senate majority of those present.

SR3, s. 63 Section 63. Senate rule 63 (2) is amended to read:

Senate Rule 63 (2) These several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are set forth in this rule.

SR3, s. 64 Section 64. Senate rule 64 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 64. Motion to adjourn always in order. A motion to adjourn shall is always be in order except when the senate is voting. However, a member may not move an adjournment when another member has the floor and 2 consecutive motions to adjourn are not in order unless other business intervenes. A motion to adjourn to a time certain or to recess shall have has the same privilege as a motion to adjourn, but such motions shall have the order of precedence prescribed in rule 63.

SR3, s. 65 Section 65. Senate rule 65 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 65. Laying on table. (1) A motion to lay on the table has only the effect of disposing of the matter temporarily and it may be taken from the table at any time by order of the senate majority of those present.

(2) A motion to lay a proposal on the table shall, if approved, have has the effect of returning the matter to the committee on senate organization.

(3) A motion to remove a proposal from the table shall, if approved, have has the effect of withdrawing the matter from the committee on senate organization and placing it on the calendar.

SR3, s. 66 Section 66. Senate rule 67 (1), (3), (6), (7) and (8) are amended to read:

Senate Rule 67 (1) A motion to reconsider a question may be made by any a member having the floor who voted with the majority, or whose position recorded under rule 75 agreed with the majority. In the case of a voice vote or tie vote, the motion for reconsideration may be offered by any a member not recorded absent on the question that is moved to be reconsidered. The motion for reconsideration is subject to all rules governing debate that apply to the question moved to reconsider.

(3) The motion for reconsideration shall be made on the same or the next succeeding legislative roll call day and it shall be received under any order of business.

(6) A motion for reconsideration, when made on the same day as the action that is moved to be reconsidered, and not acted upon due to adjournment, other than adjournment under call on the question, expires with adjournment, but if made on the following day is not lost by adjournment. A motion to reconsider amendments to a bill proposal is in order notwithstanding the bill's proposal's advancement to a 3rd reading and a motion to reconsider the advancement is in order notwithstanding the suspension of the rules to take final action if the motions for reconsideration are otherwise timely and in order. Reconsideration of amendments under this rule shall have has the same priority as to order of action as to amend under rule 63.

(7) Whenever a bill proposal is returned from the assembly, the governor, or elsewhere for further action pursuant to the senate's request for the return, motions for reconsideration necessarily incident to opening the bill proposal for further action shall be admitted regardless of the time limitation otherwise imposed by this rule. Action on executive vetoes or appointments or any motion to suspend the rules shall is not be subject to a motion for reconsideration.

(8) A motion for reconsideration, once entered, may only be withdrawn by the member making the motion, and only within the time when the motion by another member would still be timely; later only by consent of or action by the senate.

SR3, s. 67 Section 67. Senate rule 68 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 68. Questions to be decided without debate. A motion to adjourn, to adjourn to a fixed time, to take a recess, to lay on the table, to take from the table, to place a call, to raise a call, to grant a leave, to suspend the rules, or to reconsider a nondebatable question or a call for the current or previous question, are decided without debate. And all and may not be placed on the table. All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for any of the questions named in this rule, and pending the motion, is decided, whether on appeal or otherwise, without debate.

SR3, s. 68 Section 68. Senate rule 69 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 69. Privileged motion or resolution. A motion or resolution relating to the organization or procedure proceedings of the senate, or to any of its officers, members, or committees, is privileged in that it need not lie over for consideration, but may be taken up immediately unless referred to the calendar or committee.

SR3, s. 69 Section 69. Senate rule 70 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 70. Division of question. Any A member may call for the division of a question, which shall be divided if it consists of propositions in substance so distinct that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain remains for the decision of the senate. A motion to delete and substitute is indivisible, but a motion to delete being lost does not preclude an amendment or a motion to delete and substitute. Division of action directly upon the substance of a proposal, as to pass, advance to a 3rd reading, indefinitely postpone, or any equivalent, which division may be accomplished by an amendment, are not permitted under this rule.

SR3, s. 70 Section 70. Senate rule 72 (2) and (3) are amended to read:

Senate Rule 72 (2) Members shall remain in their seats and shall may not be disturbed by any other person while the ayes and noes are being called.

(3) A request for a roll call shall is not be in order after the result of the vote has been announced.

SR3, s. 71 Section 71. Senate rule 73 (1) is amended to read:

Senate Rule 73 (1) All members present when a question is put shall vote as their names are called. For a special cause the senate may excuse a member from voting, but it shall is not be in order for a member to be excused after the senate has commenced voting.

SR3, s. 72 Section 72. Senate rule 74 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 74. Explanation of vote not allowed. Explanation by a member of his or her vote, at the time of the calling of the member's name, shall is not be allowed.

SR3, s. 73 Section 73. Senate rule 76 is renumbered senate rule 76 (1) and amended to read:

Senate Rule 76 (1) The committee on senate organization may, or the majority leader and the minority leader if that committee does not object may jointly, designate time Time limits and schedules for debate may be designated in the manner described in sub. (2). The time limits may be rejected or modified by majority vote of the senate, but this question is not debatable. The schedules and time limits shall be announced by the presiding officer immediately upon being presented. Promptly at the expiration of the time allotted, the presiding officer shall put the question.

SR3, s. 74 Section 74. Senate rule 76 (2) is created to read:

Senate Rule 76 (2) Time limits and schedules for debate may be designated under sub. (1) by any of the following means:

(a) By the committee on senate organization.

(b) Jointly by the majority leader and the minority leader, if the committee on senate organization does not object.

SR3, s. 75 Section 75. Senate rule 77 (3) is amended to read:

Senate Rule 77 (3) When any a matter is under consideration any a member may move the "previous question" or that the "previous question be put." The motion shall is not be debatable and if carried by a majority the main question then pending before the senate shall be put without debate.

SR3, s. 76 Section 76. Senate rule 78 (1) and (3) are amended to read:

Senate Rule 78 (1) The previous question being moved, the question shall then be is: "Shall the main question be now put?", which question is determined by the ayes and noes. The main question being ordered to be now put, its effect is to end all debate, and bring the senate to a direct vote upon the main question.

(3) Ordering the previous question at any stage of a proposal shall preclude precludes debate on all questions under that order, but not upon a motion to reconsider the question terminating that order.

SR3, s. 77 Section 77. Senate rule 80 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 80. But one call of the senate in order. On motion for the previous question, and before the ordering of the main question, one call of the senate is in order; but after proceedings under the call have been once dispensed with, or after a majority has ordered orders the main question, a call is not in order before the decision of the question.

SR3, s. 78 Section 78. Senate rule 82 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 82. Putting question. (1) On a call of the senate being moved, the presiding officer shall say: "It requiring 5 senators to make a call of the senate, those in favor of the call will shall rise." And, if a sufficient number rise, the call shall be thereby ordered without debate.

(2) When a motion for a call of the senate has failed fails of the support of the necessary 5 members, and announcement of that fact has been is made, a 2nd motion for a call on the same question is not in order unless other business intervenes.

SR3, s. 79 Section 79. Senate rule 85 (5) is amended to read:

Senate Rule 85 (5) Raising call. A motion to raise one or more calls takes precedence over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn. The affirmative vote of a majority of the members who are then those present is required for adoption. Upon adoption of a motion to raise one or more calls, business shall be taken up at the point at which it was interrupted by the call, except that motions to recess or adjourn take precedence over the question on which the call was raised, and subsequent calls on motions unrelated to progress of a proposal are in order. The motion to raise a call is not amendable.

SR3, s. 80 Section 80. Senate rule 86 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 86. Sergeant at arms may report. The sergeant at arms may make a report of the proceedings under the call at any time. The motion to accept the report is determined by ayes and noes. The call may not be raised unless a majority of the members who are then those present vote in favor of the motion. If the report is not accepted, the sergeant at arms shall proceed to a completion of the duties under rule 84.

SR3, s. 81 Section 81. Senate rule 87 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 87. Call raised when absentees present and business disposed of. When the sergeant at arms reports that all who were absent without leave are present and names them, the report shall be entered on the journal. The call shall end ends as soon as the business, pending when the call was made, is disposed of.

SR3, s. 82 Section 82. Senate rule 88 (1) and (3) are amended to read:

Senate Rule 88 (1) The committee on senate organization shall have has general supervision and direction over all employees of the senate and may supervise or assign supervision over employees as it considers proper to the chief clerk, to the sergeant at arms, or to members of the senate.

(3) Employees may not be allowed compensation except for such time as they are actually in attendance, except when absent with leave granted by their superior officers. Employees are not exempt from this provision on any day of the week. All employees shall perform such duties in connection with the work of the senate as are assigned to them by their superior officers, and shall be available at such hours as their superior officers direct.

SR3, s. 83 Section 83. Senate rule 90 is amended to read:

Senate Rule 90. Creating, amending, or repealing rules. Senate rules may be created, amended, or repealed by resolution adopted by a vote of a majority of the senate membership presently serving. The vote is taken by ayes and noes. The resolution shall set forth the precise detail of the proposed creation, amendment, or repeal. After the senate rules have been established at the commencement of the legislative biennium biennial session, any resolution to change the senate rules shall must lay over one week.

SR3, s. 84 Section 84. Senate rule 92 is amended to read: