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1997 - 1998 LEGISLATURE
February 10, 1997 - Introduced by Representatives Schneider, Handrick, M.
Lehman
and Musser, cosponsored by Senator Wirch. Referred to Committee
on Assembly Organization.
AB62,1,2 1An Act to amend 13.90 (3) of the statutes; relating to: assignment of office space
2to members of the legislature.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Currently, the joint committee on legislative organization (JCLO) assigns office
space to members of the legislature.
This bill directs JCLO to ensure that, no later than the time of completion of the
capitol renovation project that is currently in progress, office space is assigned to
members of the legislature by district number, with the exception of offices occupied
by the speaker of the assembly, president of the senate, assembly majority leader,
senate majority leader, assembly minority leader, senate minority leader and
cochairpersons of the joint committee on finance. The bill also provides that upon
completion of the renovation project, each member of a house, except a member who
is appointed or elected to a position specified above, shall occupy the office space that
is assigned by JCLO to his or her district for the duration of his or her continuous
service as a member of that house.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB62, s. 1 3Section 1. 13.90 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB62,2,164 13.90 (3) The joint committee on legislative organization shall assign office
5space for legislative offices and the offices of the legislative service agencies as

1defined in sub. (1m). The joint committee may assign any space in the capitol not
2reserved for other uses under s. 16.835. Except as provided in ss. 13.09 (6) and 13.45
3(4) (c), the joint committee may locate any legislative office or the office of any
4legislative service agency outside the capitol at another suitable building in the city
5of Madison. The joint committee shall ensure that, no later than the time of
6completion of the capitol renovation project in progress on the effective date of this
7subsection .... [revisor inserts date], office space is assigned to members of the
8legislature by district number, with the exception of offices occupied by the speaker
9of the assembly, president of the senate, assembly majority leader, senate majority
10leader, assembly minority leader, senate minority leader and cochairpersons of the
11joint committee on finance. Upon completion of the capitol renovation project in
12progress on the effective date of this subsection .... [revisor inserts date], each
13member of a house, except a member who is appointed or elected to a position
14specified in this subsection, shall occupy the office space that is assigned by the
15committee to his or her district for the duration of his or her continuous tenure as a
16member of that house.
AB62,2,1717 (End)
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