SR2: Resolution Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Senate RESOLUTION 2

January 3, 1995 - Introduced by Committee on Senate Organization.

SR2,1,5 To repeal senate rule 96; to amend senate rules 5 (2) (c), 7 (4), 8 (1), 17 (1) (o), 18 (2) and (3), 21, 22 (2), 25 (1), 26 (1), 29, 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d), 31 (3), 32 (1) and (2), 33 (3), 34 (title), (1), (2) and (3), 35, 42 (1), 44, 45, 46 (1) and (5), 48, 50 (1), 89, 93 (1) and (3), 94 (3) (a), 95 and 98 (4) (intro); and to repeal and recreate senate rule 20 (1) and (2); relating to: the senate rules.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This resolution makes various changes to the senate rules:

Senate Rule 5 (2) (c): The rule is changed to permit legislative documents to be electronically transmitted to the department of administration for reproduction, rather than to a contract printer for printing.

Senate Rule 7 (4): The rule provides that, on the appeal from rulings of the chair, a tie vote sustains the ruling of the chair.

Senate Rule 8 (1): The rule is changed to delete the requirements that members take their seats when the senate is called to order and that members remain with their heads uncovered while the senate is in session.

Senate Rule 17 (1) (o): The rule provides that a member may make adjournment honors on the fifteenth order of business.

Senate Rule 18 (2) and (3): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 20 (1) and (2): The rule specifies who is a member of the committee on senate organization. It provides that the committee, rather than the senate rules, creates the standing committees of the senate. It provides that the chairperson of the committee on senate organization makes all committee appointments. It deletes the requirement that the committee on senate organization report to the senate, for senate approval, a proposal for the number of members on each standing committee and deletes the authority of the committee on senate organization, subject to review by the senate, to modify committee assignments at any time.

Senate Rule 21: The rule provides that the chairperson of the committee on senate organization, rather than the committee, appoints special committees.

Senate Rule 22 (2): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule removes the requirement that the bulletin of proceedings be published weekly.

Senate Rule 25 (1): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule requires that only the relating clause part of the title, not the entire title, be included in hearing notices.

Senate Rule 26 (1): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 29: See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule also permits legislative documents to be electronically transmitted between the legislative reference bureau and the office of the chief clerk, rather than requiring paper copies to be delivered.

Senate Rule 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule is changed to remove the requirement that the chief clerk write on the jacket envelopes, thereby permitting the chief clerk to record legislative action electronically.

Senate Rule 31 (3): See Senate Rule 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d) above.

Senate Rule 32 (1) and (2): See Senate Rules 5 (2) (c) and 25 (1) above.

Senate Rule 33 (3): The rule enumerates the types of resolutions that may be taken up in special session without first being enumerated in the governor's call.

Senate Rule 34 (title), (1), (2) and (3): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 35: See Senate Rule 25 (1) above.

Senate Rule 42 (1): See Senate Rule 30 (1), (2) and (3) (intro.) and (d) above.

Senate Rule 44: The rule is changed to remove the requirement that the chief clerk sign the original of all enrolled acts and resolutions.

Senate Rule 45: See Senate Rule 25 (1) above.

Senate Rule 46 (1): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 46 (5): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 48: See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 50 (1): The rule restates one part of the general rule on germaneness to provide that an amendment is nongermane if it would require a relating clause, rather than an entire title, essentially different.

Senate Rule 89: The rule provides that the chairperson of the committee on senate organization, rather than the presiding officer, approve the certification to the department of administration of the names of all persons employed by the senate.

Senate Rule 93 (1): The rule provides that senate proposals in extended or extraordinary session must be germane to the subjects enumerated by the committees on organization or in the joint resolution calling the extended or extraordinary session.

Senate Rule 93 (3): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 94 (3) (a): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 95: See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above.

Senate Rule 96: The rule is repealed to delete mention of expenditures from the statutorily created senate contingent fund that was repealed last session.

Senate Rule 98 (4) (intro.): See Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) above. The rule is changed to delete the requirements that senate citations be typed and that they be typed by employes assigned to the chief clerk.

SR2,3,1 Resolved by the senate, That:

SR2, s. 1 Section 1. Senate rule 5 (2) (c) is amended to read:

SR2,3,4 Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) Cause to be kept and prepared for the printer the daily journal of the proceedings to be kept and reproduced for distribution.

SR2, s. 2 Section 2. Senate rule 7 (4) is amended to read:

SR2,3,9 Senate Rule 7 (4) On appeal being taken, the question shall be "Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the senate?" which question, and the action thereon, shall be entered on the journal. The vote shall be taken by ayes and noes. A tie vote sustains the ruling of the chair.

SR2, s. 3 Section 3. Senate rule 8 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,3,14 Senate Rule 8 (1) When the senate is called to order the members shall take their seats and remain with their heads uncovered while the senate remains in session. Members, officers and employes shall wear appropriate attire while the senate is in session. Appropriate attire for men shall include the wearing of a coat.

SR2, s. 4 Section 4. Senate rule 17 (1) (o) is amended to read:

SR2,3,17 Senate Rule 17 (1) (o) Fifteenth order. Announcements , adjournment honors and remarks under special privilege.

SR2, s. 5 Section 5. Senate rule 18 (2) and (3) are amended to read: