SJR1: Joint Resolution Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

SJR1,1,1 Joint committee on Legislative Organization...

SJR1,1,2 1995 Senate JOINT RESOLUTION 1

January 3, 1995 - Introduced by Joint committee on Legislative Organization.

SJR1,1,4 To create the session schedule for the 1995-1996 biennial session period and extending the deadline for the governor's budget message.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This joint resolution establishes a session schedule for the 1995-1996 biennial session of the legislature.

Proposed 1995-1996 Session Schedule at a Glance

January 3, 1995(Tuesday)1995 Inauguration

Jan. 4 and 5, 1995(Wed - Th)Floorperiod

Jan. 17 to Feb. 2, 1995(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

February 14, 1995(Tuesday)Governor's budget message

Feb. 14 to Mar. 9, 1995(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

April 4 to 6, 1995(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

May 11, 1995(Thursday)Bills sent to Governor

May 16 to June 1, 1995(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

June 13 to 29, 1995 OR budget passage (Tu - Th) Floorperiod

August 17, 1995(Thursday)Bills sent to Governor

Sept. 19 to Oct. 5, 1995(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

Nov. 7 to 16, 1995(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

December 14, 1995(Thursday)Bills sent to Governor

Jan. 9 to Feb. 1, 1996(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

Mar. 5 to 28, 1996(Tu - Th)Floorperiod

April 25, 1996(Thursday)Bills sent to Governor

May 7 to 17, 1996(Tu - Fr)Floorperiod

June 20, 1996(Thursday)Bills sent to Governor

July 9 to 11, 1996(Tu - Th)(Veto Review) Floorperiod

July 25, 1996(Thursday)Last bill to Governor

July 12, 1996, to Jan. 6, 1997(Fr - Mo)Interim, committee work

January 6, 1997(Monday)1997 Inauguration

The joint committee on legislative organization is required by s. 13.02 (3), stats., and by joint rule 81 (1) to develop a proposed session schedule early in each biennial session period. This session schedule must "include at least one meeting in January of each year" to implement the "annual sessions" intent, and is "to be submitted to the legislature" for approval in the form of a joint resolution.

Under joint rule 81 (2), by majority action of the 2 houses or of the organization committees of the 2 houses, any floorperiod may be convened earlier than its scheduled convening date or may be extended beyond its scheduled expiration date. Under this joint resolution, by majority action of the 2 houses, any floorperiod other than the floorperiod that commences on June 13, 1995, may be adjourned earlier than its scheduled expiration date; that floorperiod cannot be adjourned until the general fund executive budget bill has passed both houses.

Under joint rule 83 (2), during the periods of committee work preceding the final general-business floorperiod (the floorperiod that commences on May 7, 1996), bills, resolutions and amendments may be introduced.

Under joint rule 83 (4), May 17, 1996, is the day on which proposals die for the session unless the legislature, by joint resolution, extends the floorperiod that commences on May 7, 1996, and enumerates the proposals to be carried forward for consideration during the extension.

Under joint rule 83 (5), no new proposals (except proposals pertaining to the veto review session or to any special or extraordinary session) can be introduced after May 17, 1996.

SJR1,2,1 Resolved by the senate, the Assembly concurring, That:

SJR1, s. 1 Section 1. 1995-1996 Session schedule. (1) Biennial session period. The legislature declares that the biennial session period of the 1995 Wisconsin legislature began on Tuesday, January 3, 1995, and that the biennial session period ends at 12 noon on Monday, January 6, 1997.

SJR1,3,2 (2) Scheduled floorperiods and committee work periods. (a) Unreserved days. Unless reserved under this subsection as a day to conduct an organizational meeting or to be part of a scheduled floorperiod of the legislature, every day of calendar years 1995 and 1996 is designated as a day for committee activity and is available to extend a scheduled floorperiod, convene an extraordinary session or take senate action on appointments as permitted by joint rule 81.

SJR1,3,5 (b) Inauguration. Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the inauguration of the members of the 1995 legislature, and the organizing for business of the 2 houses, commences at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 1995.

SJR1,3,7 (c) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Wednesday, January 4, 1995, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, expires on Thursday, January 5, 1995.

SJR1,3,9 (d) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 17, 1995, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, expires on Thursday, February 2, 1995.

SJR1,3,13 (e) Budget deadline extended. The deadline of Tuesday, January 31, 1995, set by section 16.45 of the statutes for introduction of the executive budget bill or bills, submittal of the state budget report and delivery of the governor's budget message, is extended to Tuesday, February 14, 1995.

SJR1,3,15 (f) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 14, 1995, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, expires on Thursday, March 9, 1995.

SJR1,3,17 (g) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, April 4, 1995, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, expires on Thursday, April 6, 1995.

SJR1,3,21 (h) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, May 11, 1995, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having received final approval by both houses, in regular, extraordinary or special session, on or before May 5, 1995.

SJR1,3,23 (i) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, May 16, 1995, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, expires on Thursday, June 1, 1995.