AR3,55,1715 (1) Act: A bill which that has passed both houses of the legislature, been
16enrolled, and been approved by the governor or passed over the governor's veto, or
17that becomes law without the signature of the governor,
and published.
AR3,55,2018 (6) Assembly chamber: The entire area west of the easternmost doors of the
19assembly, including the visitor's galleries, lobbies, offices of the speaker, majority
20leader, and minority leader, and hallways.
AR3,55,2521 (7) Bill: A proposed change of law originating in either house, requiring
22approval passage by both houses one house and concurrence of the other house of the
23legislature and approval of the governor, or passage notwithstanding the objections
24of the governor by a two-thirds vote in each house, or that becomes law without the
25signature of the governor,
before becoming effective.
AR3,56,2
1(9) Call of the assembly or "call of the house.": A procedure for requiring the
2attendance of absent members.
AR3,56,43 (10) Certificate or "citation.": A formal legislative document of
4commendation, congratulations, or condolences.
AR3,56,55 (11) Chair: The position that the presiding officer fills.
AR3,56,76 (17) Conference committee: A committee of representatives to the assembly
7and of senators, appointed to resolve differences on a specific proposal.
AR3,56,98 (20) Current membership: The members of the assembly , omitting those who
9have resigned, have been removed, or have died.
AR3,56,1210 (24) Elected membership: The members of the assembly , certified as elected
11in the last general election, including those who have subsequently resigned, have
12been removed, or have died.
AR3,56,1513 (25) Engrossed proposal: A proposal incorporating all adopted amendments
14and all approved technical corrections in the house of origin, whether or not it is
15reproduced as engrossed
.
AR3,56,1816 (26) Enrolled proposal: A proposal that was passed, or adopted, and
17concurred in, incorporating any amendments and corrections that were approved by
18both houses.
AR3,56,2019 (27) Expunge: To remove material from the record and, thus, undo some
20assembly action.
AR3,56,2521 (27m) Extraordinary session: The convening of the legislature by the
22assembly and senate organization committees on organization or by petition or joint
23resolution of the legislature to accomplish the business specified in the action calling
24the session. When used to continue a floorperiod of the regular session for a limited
25purpose, the extraordinary session is referred to as an extended session.
AR3,57,2
1(28) Fiscal estimate: A memorandum pursuant to joint rules 41 to 49,
2explaining the impact of any proposal a bill on state or local finances.
AR3,57,53 (29) Floor of the assembly: That portion of the assembly chamber which that
4is reserved for members, assembly officers, and persons granted the privilege of the
5floor.
AR3,57,76 (33m) History file: The list of entries made by the chief clerk in the bulletin
7of proceedings, recording the actions of the legislature on a proposal.
AR3,57,128 (34) Incidental motions and requests: A group of motions and requests which
9that generally relate relates to the proceedings, procedures, and subsidiary
10questions during debate, and which that must be disposed of before proceeding to the
11main question under consideration. Incidental questions have lower precedence
12than privileged questions, but higher precedence than subsidiary and main motions.
AR3,57,1413 (35) Indefinite postponement: A motion to kill a proposal in its house of origin
14for a legislative session in its house of origin.
AR3,57,1615 (36) Introduction: The formal presentation of a proposal bill before the
16assembly.
AR3,57,1817 (37) Joint convention, also called " joint session":; A joint meeting of the
18senate and the assembly.
AR3,57,1919 (43) Legislative day: Any day on which the legislature is in session.
AR3,57,2320 (44) Main motions and questions: The final affirmative question concerning
21a proposal during any stage of its consideration or any motion made or question
22raised when no other matter is before the assembly. Main questions have lower
23precedence than privileged, incidental, and subsidiary questions.
AR3,57,2424 (45) Majority: One more than half one-half.
AR3,58,3
1(46) Manual: The publication containing the rules of the assembly, the joint
2rules, the session schedule, the state constitution, alphabetical indexes, and other
3materials deemed considered relevant to a representative's job.
AR3,58,64 (52) Pair: A written agreement between 2 members on opposite sides of a
5question not to vote on that the question as long as if one or both are absent with
6leave, and which permits the absent member to influence the outcome of a vote.
AR3,58,87 (56) Point of order: A request that the presiding officer rule on some a matter
8of parliamentary procedure.
AR3,58,109 (57) Precedent: A previous ruling, decision, or action used to interpret
10legislative rules.
AR3,58,1211 (58) Previous question: A motion that debate on a proposal be ended on a
12proposal
.
AR3,58,1713 (59) Privileged motions and requests: A group of motions and requests
14relating to basic questions concerning the meetings, organization, rules, rights, and
15duties of the assembly and having the highest precedence for consideration.
16Privileged motions and requests take precedence over incidental, subsidiary, and
17main questions.
AR3,58,1918 (60) Proposal: A resolution, joint resolution, or bill put before the assembly for
19consideration.
AR3,59,220 (66) Regular session: The biennial session of the legislature established by the
21constitution and by section 13.02 of the statutes. The Wisconsin legislature convenes
22in the capitol on the first Monday of January in each odd-numbered year at 2 p.m.
23to take the oath of office, to select officers, and to organize itself for the conduct of its
24business, but (if the first Monday falls on January 1 or 2, the legislature organizes
25on January 3). Daily meetings begin in January in of each year and continue

1throughout the biennium until the final adjournment of the session. The term
2"session" "Session" is also often used to refer to the daily meetings of the legislature.
AR3,59,63 (69) Request: A proposed action which that does not require a vote because:
4a) unanimous consent has been asked for; b) the action is required if there are
5sufficient seconds; or c) the presiding officer has the authority to take or order the
6action requested action.
AR3,59,107 (70) Rescind: An action by which the assembly nullifies an action or actions
8on a proposal so as to enable it the assembly to again consider a proposal from a given
9stage. When such a motion to recind prevails, the assembly resumes its
10consideration of a proposal at the stage indicated in the motion.
AR3,59,1211 (71) Resolution, assembly: A proposal; a) expressing the opinion of the
12assembly; or b) changing the assembly rules.
AR3,59,1413 (75) Rules of procedure: The legislative rules which that govern the conduct
14of legislative business.
AR3,59,1515 (76) Ruling: The chair's presiding officer's decision on a point of order.
AR3,59,1716 (78) Sergeant at arms: The officer elected by the members to perform and
17direct the police and custodial functions in of the assembly.
AR3,59,2018 (80) Speaker: A member of the assembly elected by the membership to preside
19over the assembly and carry out the duties as described in these the assembly rules,
20the joint rules,
and the statutes.
AR3,59,2321 (81) Speaker pro tempore: A member of the assembly elected by the
22membership to carry out the duties of the speaker in his or her absence until the
23return of the speaker or until a speaker is elected
.
AR3,60,224 (87) Subsidiary motions: A group of motions which that change, or delay or
25accelerate the consideration of, a proposal before the assembly. Subsidiary motions

1have lower precedence than privileged and incidental questions , but higher
2precedence than main motions.
AR3,60,53 (88) Substitute amendment: An amendment which that, if accepted, takes the
4place of the original proposal. The term more accurately describes a "substitute bill"
5or "substitute resolution.".
AR3,60,76 (89) Sufficient seconds: The support of 15 members necessary to initiate
7certain procedures in these the assembly rules.
AR3,60,118 (90) Suspension of the rules: A motion requiring the support of two-thirds
9majority support of the members present and by which a special action on a specific
10proposal is accomplished despite the existence of a rule blocking such the action. Any
11suspension of the rules is temporary.
AR3,60,1412 (92) Unanimous consent: A request to suspend the rules for a specific purpose;
13if no an objection is not heard, it is assumed that the request has the consent of the
14entire body.
AR3,60,1615 (94) Voice vote: A vote taken by asking the members in favor of a question to
16say "aye" simultaneously and then the members opposed to likewise say "no.".
AR3, s. 92 17Section 92. Assembly rule 95 (50m) and (57m) are created to read:
AR3,60,19 18Assembly Rule 95 (50m) Offer: The formal presentation of a joint resolution,
19resolution, substitute amendment, amendment, or motion before the assembly.
AR3,60,2120 (57m) Presiding officer: The person presiding over the assembly in session.
21[see also subs. (11), (80), and (81)]
AR3, s. 93 22Section 93. Assembly rule 96 is amended to read:
AR3,61,7 23Assembly Rule 96. Legislative citations. Any proposal for a certificate
24motion under joint rule 7 shall, when received by the assembly and whether
25originating in this house or in the senate, be laid aside to allow time for the committee

1on assembly organization to examine the proposal motion for its appropriateness
2under joint rule 7 (1) and (2). Upon approval by the committee on assembly
3organization and verbal notification thereof to the chief clerk, and if such proposal
4the motion has not been objected to by any member of the assembly, such proposals
5shall then be deemed the motion is approved by the assembly. A written committee
6report is not necessary. If objected to by any member, any motion under joint rule
77 may be brought before the body on the 13th order of business.
AR3, s. 94 8Section 94. Assembly rule 97 (1) and (5) (intro.) are amended to read:
AR3,61,13 9Assembly Rule 97 (1) Citations may be used in place of resolutions for
10commendations, congratulations, and condolences of persons or organizations or to
11give recognition to unusual and important events, except that the use of citations
12shall may not be abused. The committee on assembly organization may more
13specifically interpret this rule subsection.
AR3,61,1714 (5) (intro.) All citations on behalf of the assembly shall be typed prepared by
15employes employees assigned to the chief clerk, shall be prepared on an artistic form
16approved by the committee on assembly organization, shall be suitable for framing,
17and shall be in substantially the following form:
AR3, s. 95 18Section 95. Assembly rule 98 is created to read:
AR3,62,219 Assembly Rule 98. Campaign committee activity. (1) A member may not
20schedule, hold, attend, or contribute money for or at; or authorize a legislative
21campaign committee, as defined in section 11.01 of the statutes, to schedule, hold,
22attend, or contribute money for or at; and a member may not schedule, hold, attend,
23or contribute money for or at; or authorize the member's personal campaign
24committee, as defined in section 11.01 of the statutes, to schedule, hold, attend, or

1contribute money for or at; a fund-raising social event in Dane County during a
2floorperiod of the legislature or during a special or extraordinary session.
AR3,62,63 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a legislative
4campaign committee held during the period between the first day authorized for
5filing nomination papers for any special election to the assembly and the date of the
6special election.
AR3,62,127 (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a current
8member of the assembly or his or her personal campaign committee held during the
9period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any office for
10which a current member of the assembly is a candidate and the date of the election
11for that office, if the event is held within the boundaries of the jurisdiction or district
12served by the office for which the current member of the assembly is a candidate.
AR3,62,1713 (4) Subsection (1) does not apply to a fund-raising social event of a current
14member of the assembly or his or her personal campaign committee held during the
15period between the first day authorized for filing nomination papers for any office,
16other than representative to the assembly, for which a current member of the
17assembly is a candidate and the date of the election for that other office.
AR3,62,1818 (End)
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