AR3: Resolution Text

AR3,9,13 Assembly Rule 6 (1) (c) Supervise the provision of all legislative documents , except calendars, to the members.

AR3,9,15 (e) Supervise the employes employees assigned to the office of the sergeant at arms.

AR3,9,18 (f) Certify the names and titles of all persons employed through the office of the sergeant at arms and, with the approval of the speaker, the proper compensation due the sergeant at arms and each such employe employee.

AR3,9,22 (g) Maintain order and quiet in and about the chamber, remove disorderly persons or clear the galleries or other areas of the chamber when directed to do so by the presiding officer, and carry out any other instructions of the presiding officer in relation to any disturbance which that may occur in or near the chamber.

AR3,9,24 (k) Ensure that the U.S. flag is and Wisconsin flag are displayed in the room in which an assembly committee is meeting.

AR3,10,6 (2) The sergeant at arms shall designate one of his or her employes employees as assistant sergeant at arms to direct the duties of that office in his or her the temporary absence of the sergeant at arms until the return of the sergeant at arms. If the sergeant at arms is separated by death, resignation, or removal from office, the assistant sergeant at arms may exercise all of the powers and shall carry out all of the duties of sergeant at arms until a sergeant at arms is elected.

AR3, s. 10 Section 10. Assembly rule 7 is amended to read:

AR3,10,12 Assembly Rule 7. Employes Employees; appointment and supervision. (1) The appointment and removal of employes employees of the speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority and minority leaders, assistant majority and minority leaders, chairpersons, other members, chief clerk, and sergeant at arms shall be made by each such employe's the employee's appointing authority.

AR3,10,16 (2) Unless otherwise specifically provided, all assembly employes employees shall be paid in accordance with the compensation and classification plan adopted by the joint committee on legislative organization or the committee on assembly organization.

AR3,10,21 (3) No employe An employee may not be paid for any period of absence unless absent with leave granted by the employe's employee's appointing authority. Every employe employee shall perform the duties assigned by the employe's employee's appointing authority and shall be available at such hours as the employe's employee's appointing authority shall direct directs.

AR3,10,24 (4) The committee on assembly organization shall determine the number of assembly employes employees and the type of duties and responsibilities assigned to each employe employee.

AR3, s. 11 Section 11. Assembly rule 8 (intro.), (6) and (7) are amended to read:

AR3,11,4 Assembly Rule 8. Committee of the whole. (intro.) By motion, the assembly may at any time resolve itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of any matter. The assembly rules and Jefferson's manual shall govern govern the committee's proceedings except as follows:

AR3,11,6 (6) At the conclusion of its proceedings, the committee shall rise and report its actions recommendations to the assembly.

AR3,11,8 (7) The committee shall may not recess or postpone to a future time a subject before it for consideration.

AR3, s. 12 Section 12. Assembly rule 10 (1), (1m) (intro.) and (c) and (3) are amended to read:

AR3,11,12 Assembly Rule 10 (1) A special committee may be created only as provided in this section rule.

AR3,11,15 (1m) (intro.) Special committees A special committee may be created by the speaker by written order and or may be created by resolution. Any such committee shall cease ceases to exist:

AR3,11,17 (c) When the termination date established by the action creating the committee has arrived arrives.

AR3,11,20 (3) A special committee or temporary special committee may not be created by written order unless no an additional legislative employe employee will not be hired to staff the special committee.

AR3, s. 13 Section 13. Assembly rule 11 (1), (3m), (4), (5) (a), (7), (9), (10) and (11) (a) and (c) are amended to read:

AR3,11,24 Assembly Rule 11 (1) A majority of any a committee constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

AR3,12,3 (3m) A member who is connected to a committee meeting by means of a 2-way, audiovisual transmission shall be is considered present for all purposes and to the same extent as a member who is attending the meeting in person.

AR3,12,8 (4) All committee votes shall be taken in the presence of the committee. A member shall may not be recorded as voting unless the member was is present at the committee session when the vote was is taken. This subsection does not apply to the committee on assembly organization, to the joint committee on legislative organization, or to the joint legislative council.

AR3,12,11 (5) (a) Any A vote may be held open until the adjournment of the committee session to permit an absent member to vote. Any such vote shall may only be recorded if the member votes in the presence of the committee in session.

AR3,12,14 (7) In the temporary absence of the chairperson and the vice chairperson, committee members shall succeed to the chair in the order in which named to the committee.

AR3,12,17 (9) The chairperson shall determine when proposals or other business will be are scheduled for public hearing or executive action, and, subject to rule 17m, when committee actions shall be are reported to the assembly.

AR3,12,19 (10) The chairperson is responsible for notifying shall notify committee members of all committee meetings.

AR3,12,21 (11) (a) No A committee may not meet outside the city of Madison without prior authorization under section 13.123 (3) (a) of the statutes.

AR3,13,2 (c) Beginning on the day on which a special election to the legislature is called, and ending on the day on which the special election is held, no a committee may not meet within the legislative district in which the special election is called, except in the city of Madison, without the prior joint authorization by the speaker and the minority leader.

AR3, s. 14 Section 14. Assembly rule 12 is amended to read:

AR3,13,6 Assembly Rule 12. Committees not to meet during daily session. Except for conference committees, no a committee may not meet while the assembly is in session.

AR3, s. 15 Section 15. Assembly rule 13 (1) (a) and (c) and (2) are amended to read:

AR3,13,8 Assembly Rule 13 (1) (a) Upon introduction or offering [see rule 42].

AR3,13,12 (c) By a motion, offered under the 13th order of business, while such the business is pending on any reproduced calendar awaiting assembly action. Any such The motion requires a majority vote of a majority of the members present and voting for adoption.

AR3,13,18 (2) (a) Each notice and report by an administrative agency concerning an administrative rule for review by a standing committee shall be referred by the speaker to the appropriate standing committee within 7 working days following receipt. The speaker shall provide notice to notify that committee whenever he or she is informed that a proposed rule or portion thereof is withdrawn by the administrative agency.

AR3,13,23 (b) Within 3 working days after initial referral by the speaker under rule 3 (1) (r), the speaker, with the consent of the chairperson, may withdraw a proposed rule from the standing committee to which it is referred and rerefer it to another standing committee. Such action The rereferral does not extend the standing committee review period.

AR3, s. 16 Section 16. Assembly rule 14 (2) and (3) are amended to read:

AR3,14,8 Assembly Rule 14 (2) On or before Monday noon of each week or on or before Friday noon of the first week of the biennial session, the chairperson of each standing committee shall post on the assembly bulletin board and file with the chief clerk a list of the public hearings which that will be held before such the committee during the following week. The announcement of any hearing shall give the day, hour, place, and nature of the business, or number, author, and relating clause of any proposal, to be considered. These lists shall be reproduced in the weekly schedule of committee activities.

AR3,14,10 (3) No A hearing shall may not be held until copies of any of the legislation scheduled for hearing are available to the public.

AR3, s. 17 Section 17. Assembly rule 15 (1) to (3), (4) (b) and (c), (5) and (6) are amended to read:

AR3,14,16 Assembly Rule 15 (1) No A proposal may not be withdrawn from any committee until 21 calendar days have expired since the proposal was referred to the committee. After the 21-day period, proposals a proposal may be withdrawn either by motion or by petition, but:

AR3,14,17 (a) No A bill may not be withdrawn from a joint survey committee.

AR3,14,20 (b) No A bill requiring, but not having, an emergency statement for passage may not be withdrawn from the joint committee on finance or from the committee on rules.

AR3,14,24 (2) The motion to withdraw a proposal from committee shall be is in order only on the first day in any week on which the call of the roll is taken under the first order of business. Such The motions shall be decided by majority vote of a majority of the members present and voting.

AR3,15,5 (3) Once a motion to withdraw a proposal from a committee which requires a majority vote of a majority of the members present and voting fails, all subsequent motions to withdraw that proposal from the same committee shall require a vote of two-thirds majority of the members present and voting for adoption and shall must be decided without debate.

AR3,15,8 (4) (b) Each withdrawal petition signature shall be dated by the signer. Withdrawal petitions may not be circulated prior to before the expiration of the 21-day period.

AR3,15,11 (c) Any withdrawal petition shall be filed with the chief clerk, who shall immediately examine it for compliance with this rule. All questions concerning the adequacy of a withdrawal petition shall be decided by the speaker.

AR3,15,16 (5) Immediately upon adoption of any a withdrawal motion or the chief clerk's announcement of receipt of a proper withdrawal petition, the affected proposal shall be is taken from committee and placed in the committee on rules for calendar scheduling, but, if the withdrawal was is from that committee, the affected proposal shall be is placed directly on the calendar for the 2nd legislative day thereafter.

AR3,15,23 (6) Whenever a bill is introduced in the assembly or senate under section 227.19 (5) (e) or 227.26 (2) (f) of the statutes, the bill shall be is considered reported without recommendation and shall be is placed before the committee on rules if no a report is not received from the standing committee within 30 days of after the date of referral. This subsection does not apply if the bill is introduced within 30 days of after the time at which no further proposals may not be introduced or offered in the regular session under joint rule 83 (2).

AR3, s. 18 Section 18. Assembly rule 17 (2) and (3) are amended to read:

AR3,16,3 Assembly Rule 17 (2) No A claim shall may not be considered by the assembly until it has been reported on by the claims board and then only in bill the form of a bill.

AR3,16,5 (3) If the claims board recommends rejection of a claim, a member may resubmit such the claim in the form of a bill.

AR3, s. 19 Section 19. Assembly rule 17m is amended to read:

AR3,16,10 Assembly Rule 17m. Committee reports; time limits. A committee chairperson shall report a proposal to the assembly within 7 working days after the committee takes executive action on the proposal if the committee recommends that the proposal be adopted, passed, or concurred in.

AR3, s. 20 Section 20. Assembly rule 18 (intro.), (1) (intro.) and (5) (intro.) are amended to read:

AR3,16,16 Assembly Rule 18. Committee report with recommendations. (intro.) When the committee to which a proposal was is referred makes recommendations, the chairperson shall report in concise form the executive action of the committee. The report shall be signed by the chairperson.

AR3,16,19 (1) (intro.) The committee report shall indicate the actual numerical vote on the motion on which the recommendation is based; and the form of such the report shall be is as illustrated in the following example:

AR3,16,22 (5) (intro.) Whenever a committee introduces or offers a proposal for introduction, it shall include in the bill jacket a report in the following form, and shall deposit the jacket with the chief clerk:

AR3, s. 21 Section 21. Assembly rule 19 (1) (a) and (b), (2) (intro.) and (3) are amended to read:

AR3,17,2 Assembly Rule 19 (1) (a) If a vote for passage, adoption, or concurrence is a tie; or

AR3,17,4 (b) If successive motions for indefinite postponement, rejection, or nonconcurrence, and passage, adoption, or concurrence fail.

AR3,17,6 (2) (intro.) When no a recommendation is not made, the committee shall report as illustrated in the following example:

AR3,17,10 (3) The report of the committee shall be reproduced in the journal. Notwithstanding subs. (1) and (2), the chief clerk shall record in the journal that a bill is reported without recommendation whenever the bill is withdrawn from committee under rule 15 (6) prior to before the committee's vote on the bill.

AR3, s. 22 Section 22. Assembly rule 20 (intro.) and (1) are amended to read:

AR3,17,20 Assembly Rule 20. Committee reports concerning proposed rules. (intro.) Each committee to which a proposed administrative rule is referred under rule 3 (1) (r) shall submit a report within the review period specified in section 227.19 (4) (b) of the statutes in the form specified in this rule, authenticated by the personal signature of the chairperson or cochairpersons. The report of the committee shall be reproduced in the journal. Whenever a committee schedules a public hearing or meeting with an agency representative concerning a proposed rule, or whenever modifications to a proposed rule are agreed to be made or received, the committee shall submit an interim report. The form of the report shall be is as follows:

AR3,17,21 (1) For standing committees:

AR3,17,22 The committee on .......... reports [and recommends]:

AR3,17,23 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-1

AR3,17,24 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....

AR3,17,25 Public hearing scheduled.

AR3,18,1 (list date, time, and place of public hearing)

AR3,18,2 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-2

AR3,18,3 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....

AR3,18,4 Meeting with agency representative scheduled.

AR3,18,5 (list date, time, and place of meeting)

AR3,18,6 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-3

AR3,18,7 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....

AR3,18,8 Modifications to be made by agency.

AR3,18,9 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-4

AR3,18,10 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....

AR3,18,11 Modifications received from agency.

AR3,18,12 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-5

AR3,18,13 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....

AR3,18,14 No action taken.

AR3,18,15 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-6

AR3,18,16 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....

AR3,18,17 Objection: Ayes, 5; Noes, 1; Absent, 1.

AR3,18,18 Clearinghouse Rule [year]-7