AR3: Resolution Text

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AR3,14,16 Assembly Rule 15 (1) No A proposal may not be withdrawn from any committee until 21 calendar days have expired since the proposal was referred to the committee. After the 21-day period, proposals a proposal may be withdrawn either by motion or by petition, but:

AR3,14,17 (a) No A bill may not be withdrawn from a joint survey committee.

AR3,14,20 (b) No A bill requiring, but not having, an emergency statement for passage may not be withdrawn from the joint committee on finance or from the committee on rules.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

AR3,18,19 An Order of the.... (name of agency) relating to rules concerning....

AR3,18,20 No objection: Ayes, 6; Noes, 1.

AR3,18,22 ................................. Chairperson

AR3, s. 23 Section 23. Assembly rule 21 (1) to (3) and (6) are amended to read:

AR3,19,5 Assembly Rule 21 (1) Any resolution to reprimand, censure, or expel an officer or member of the assembly shall be referred to a special committee on ethics and standards of conduct, convened for the purpose of holding one or more public hearings on the resolution and submitting the committee's recommendation to the assembly. The special committee shall consist of 3 members of the majority party and 3 members of the minority party, appointed as are the members of standing committees.

AR3,19,9 (2) The hearing shall be scheduled as soon as possible, allowing reasonable time to ascertain the facts of the controversy, to furnish a copy of the detailed written charges to the officer or member cited, and to permit that person to prepare a proper defense.

AR3,19,12 (3) At the hearing, the officer or member cited may have the advice of counsel, may offer testimony to mitigate or refute the charges, and may cross-examine any witness testifying in support of the charges.

AR3,19,16 (6) Following assembly action on the committee's report, by passage adoption or rejection of the resolution, referral of the resolution to a standing committee, or return of the resolution to its primary author, the special committee on ethics and standards of conduct shall be is discharged.

AR3, s. 24 Section 24. Assembly rule 23 is amended to read:

AR3,20,2 Assembly Rule 23. Committee on assembly organization. (2) Corrections prior to before third reading. Any proposal ordered to a 3rd reading shall be examined by the chief clerk for the purpose of correcting grammatical, structural, or other errors in the proposal. The clerk shall call any proposal found to contain errors which that alter its real intent to the attention of the committee on assembly organization and the committee shall report any required corrections to the assembly in the form of amendments. When corrective amendments are reported by the committee, the affected proposal automatically and temporarily reverts to the engrossing stage for the limited purpose of considering the corrective amendment.

AR3,20,8 (3) Corrections in enrolling. Whenever in the process of enrolling the chief clerk or the legislative reference bureau discovers an error in a proposal which that alters its real intent, this fact the error shall be reported to the committee on assembly organization. If the committee concurs with the judgment of the clerk or bureau, the committee shall introduce offer a joint resolution to recall the proposal for further legislative action.

AR3,20,11 (4) Enrolled bill to governor. On motion of the assembly or by directive of the speaker, any assembly bill which that has been correctly enrolled may be immediately messaged to the office of the governor.

AR3, s. 25 Section 25. Assembly rule 24 (1), (2) (a) and (b), (3) (a) and (b) and (4) are amended to read:

AR3,20,18 Assembly Rule 24 (1) The committee on rules shall consist consists of the speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority leader, assistant majority leader, majority caucus chairperson, minority leader, assistant minority leader, minority caucus chairperson, and 2 members from the majority party and 2 members from the minority party appointed by the speaker.

AR3,20,22 (2) (a) For all proposals previously reported to the assembly by any standing committee, action of the committee on rules shall be is governed by those requirements and limitations provided in these the assembly rules which pertain to establishing calendars and special orders of business.

AR3,20,25 (b) For all other proposals, action of the committee on rules shall be is governed either by the rules for establishing calendars and special orders or by the rules which that apply to the consideration of proposals by standing committees.

AR3,21,4 (3) (a) If the proposal should have been referred to a joint survey committee or the joint committee on finance, but was not so referred , or is a senate proposal that, if it were an assembly proposal, should have been so referred, return the proposal to the speaker for referral.

AR3,21,6 (b) If the proposal is not referred under par. (a), refer the proposal to an appropriate order on a calendar dated at least 2 days after such the referral.

AR3,21,9 (4) Notwithstanding sub. (3) (b), any proposal in the committee on rules in the final week of the regularly scheduled last general-business floorperiod in the even-numbered year may be placed on any calendar for that floorperiod.

AR3, s. 26 Section 26. Assembly rule 25 (intro.), (1) and (3) are amended to read:

AR3,21,17 Assembly Rule 25. Admission to the floor of the assembly. (intro.) Members of the legislature, elected state officers, and only the following other persons, shall be admitted to the assembly floor within guidelines determined by the speaker during any session or for one-half one-quarter hour before and immediately one-quarter hour after any session. However, none of the following listed persons shall have has the privilege of the floor if registered as a lobbyist or directly or indirectly engaged in defeating or promoting any legislation before the assembly:

AR3,21,19 (1) The members of congress Congress, justices of the supreme court, and former members of the legislature.

AR3,21,23 (3) Representatives of news media that regularly publish or broadcast reports available to the general public who are actively engaged in reporting the proceedings of the assembly, except that during the sessions of the assembly the privilege shall extend extends only to the designated press area.

AR3, s. 27 Section 27. Assembly rule 26 (1) to (5), (6) (a) and (7) are amended to read:

AR3,22,2 Assembly Rule 26 (1) The presiding officer shall preserve order, decorum, and quiet on and about the assembly floor during sessions.

AR3,22,6 (2) While the presiding officer is addressing the assembly or submitting a question, no a member shall may not cross or leave the floor. While a member is speaking, no other a member shall may not walk between the speaking member and the presiding officer.

AR3,22,8 (3) No A person may not read any printed newspaper on the assembly floor or in the visitor galleries while the assembly is in session.

AR3,22,10 (4) No A person may not consume food on the assembly floor or in the visitor galleries.

AR3,22,11 (5) No A person may not smoke on the assembly floor or in the visitor galleries.

AR3,22,16 (6) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), no a person may not use a 2-way commercial mobile radio service (, such as a cellular telephone or personal communications service), or a 2-way mobile radio device, such as a cellular telephone, in the assembly chamber, other than in the parlor, lobbies, offices of the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader, and in hallways.

AR3,22,19 (7) No A person, except other than a person specified in rule 25 (3), may not possess or use in the assembly chamber a microphone designed to pick up conversation more than 10 feet away from the microphone.

AR3, s. 28 Section 28. Assembly rule 26 (6) (b) 4. and 5. are created to read:

AR3,22,22 Assembly Rule 26 (6) (b) 4. The assembly chief clerk or a person acting at his or her direction.

AR3,22,23 Assembly Rule 26 (6) (b) 5. A member in the parlor or lobbies.

AR3, s. 29 Section 29. Assembly rule 27 is amended to read:

AR3,23,3 Assembly Rule 27. Absences and leaves. No A member may not be absent from any daily session without a leave of absence. One member may request a leave for another.

AR3, s. 30 Section 30. Assembly rule 28 is amended to read:

AR3,23,8 Assembly Rule 28. Hour for convening. Unless a different hour is prescribed by law, resolution, or motion, the assembly, upon a simple motion to adjourn, shall convene at 9 a.m. on the next legislative day; except that if such the day is the first legislative day of any week, the hour of convening shall be is 10 a.m.