SR2: Resolution Text

SR2, s. 14 Section 14. Senate rule 12 is amended to read:

SR2,9,21 Senate Rule 12. Privileges of senate to contestants for seats. Contestants for seats shall have the privilege of the senate until their respective cases are disposed of; the privilege to extend only so far as access to the chamber, during the time occupied in settling the contest.

SR2, s. 15 Section 15. Senate rule 13 is amended to read:

SR2,9,24 Senate Rule 13. Disturbance in lobby. Whenever any disturbance or disorderly conduct shall occur occurs on the senate floor or in the lobby or gallery, the president shall have the power to presiding officer may cause the same to be cleared of all persons except members and officers.

SR2, s. 16 Section 16. Senate rule 14 is amended to read:

SR2,10,6 Senate Rule 14. Hour for meeting. The senate shall meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday unless a different day or hour shall be is prescribed by a resolution or motion adopted by majority vote.

SR2, s. 17 Section 17. Senate rule 15 is amended to read:

SR2,10,15 Senate Rule 15. Roll call, quorum. Before proceeding to business, the roll of the members shall be called, and the names of those present and those absent shall be entered on the journal. A majority of the membership presently serving must be present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; a smaller number, however, can adjourn; and may compel the attendance of absent members. When any a roll call discloses the lack of a quorum, no further business may not be conducted until a quorum is obtained, but the members present may take measures to procure a quorum or may adjourn.

SR2, s. 18 Section 18. Senate rule 16 is amended to read:

SR2,10,20 Senate Rule 16. Leave of absence. Members of the senate shall not be absent themselves from the session during the entire day without first having obtained obtaining a leave of absence. Such leave may be granted by a majority vote of the senate at any time.

SR2, s. 19 Section 19. Senate rule 17 (1) (c), (f) and (o) and (2) to (4) are amended to read:

SR2,10,23 Senate Rule 17 (1) (c) Third order. Introduction, first reading, and reference of bills.

SR2,10,24 (f) Sixth order. Executive communications Advice and consent of the senate.

SR2,11,2 (o) Fifteenth order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.

SR2,11,14 (2) A bill, resolution proposal or other matter may be made a special order for a specified date and time by the committee on senate organization or by two-thirds of the members present. Once established, a special order can be postponed to a future date or time only by the committee on senate organization or by two-thirds of the members present. When the time for the special order has arrived and such the special order is announced by the chair presiding officer, or attention thereto is called by any member, such the special order shall have has precedence over the regular orders of business, and whenever. Whenever the rules shall be are suspended to advance such bill, resolution proposal or other matter to a subsequent stage, its precedence as a special order shall continue, and whenever continues. Whenever any such special order is under consideration, it shall not be interrupted by the arrival of the time for the consideration of another special order.

SR2,11,19 (3) Special orders, once established shall continue, continue to be special orders, and when laid over under the rules shall be are special orders on their proper calendar, unless otherwise ordered by the senate. Subsequent special orders shall be considered in their chronological order and their priority over regular orders on the calendars shall remain remains.

SR2,11,25 (4) With the prior consent of the majority leader and the minority leader and upon the motion by one of them under any order of business at any time, any member may be granted the floor for the purpose of introducing former members, state officers, and other persons of unusual achievement as guests of the senate. The member making the introduction shall submit in writing to the chief clerk the names of the guests so introduced.

SR2, s. 20 Section 20. Senate rule 18 (1), (2), (4) and (5) are amended to read:

SR2,12,19 Senate Rule 18 (1) All bills, resolutions proposals, appointments, or other business, referred to a committee and reported by it to the senate or withdrawn from it by the senate, all proposals or amendments received from the assembly for senate concurrence, and all reports from conference committees and veto messages received by the senate, shall be placed in the committee on senate organization. Any such business deposited with the chief clerk on a day when the senate does not meet may be placed in the committee on senate organization immediately to permit that committee to schedule such business as expeditiously as possible, but shall be formally received by the senate on its next meeting day. The committee on senate organization shall establish a calendar, grouping together bills, resolutions proposals, appointments, or other business according to similar subjects and in an appropriate order, and in such numbers as to constitute a workable and up-to-date calendar schedule. The committee on senate organization shall place a bill, resolution proposal, appointment, or other business on the calendar when directed to do so by a majority vote of the senate. The chairperson of the committee on senate organization may place a proposal, appointment, or other business that is in the committee on senate organization on a calendar that has been established by the committee.

SR2,12,24 (2) The sergeant at arms shall distribute a copy of the calendar to all members before the calendar is acted upon. The chairperson of the committee on senate organization shall provide at least 18 hours' notice of other matters to be taken up on the next session day, but the distributed calendar shall may not be changed within such 18-hour period.

SR2,13,3 (4) Unless otherwise ordered, after completion of the 9th order of business of the current calendar day, and prior to before consideration of the 10th and succeeding orders, unfinished calendars shall be taken up and completed.

SR2,13,6 (5) Every bill or resolution proposal ordered engrossed and read a 3rd time, unless otherwise ordered by the senate, shall be taken up under the 13th order of business on the senate's next business day.

SR2, s. 21 Section 21. Senate rule 19 is amended to read:

SR2,13,17 Senate Rule 19. Committee of the whole. During the consideration of any bill, resolution proposal or other matter, the senate may, on motion, which motion shall be is debatable, resolve itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration of such bill, resolution the proposal or such other matter. The rules of the senate shall govern, as far as practicable, the proceedings in committee of the whole, except that a member may speak more than twice on the same subject, and; that a call for the ayes and noes or for the previous question cannot be made in the committee, nor shall; the committee have the power to may not recess, nor to; and may not postpone to a future time a subject before it for consideration. The committee shall elect one of its members as chairperson of the committee of the whole.

SR2, s. 22 Section 22. Senate rule 20 (1) (b) 1. and (3) to (7) are amended to read:

SR2,13,19 Senate Rule 20 (1) (b) 1. The president of the senate.

SR2,13,22 (3) (a) The members of the senate committee for review of administrative rules shall be are the senate members of the statutory joint committee for review of administrative rules.

SR2,13,25 (b) When the joint committee for review of administrative rules fails to report a proposal referred to it by the senate, such the proposal may be referred to the senate by the senate committee for review of administrative rules.

SR2,14,2 (4) (a) The members of the senate committee on finance shall be are the senate members of the joint committee on finance.

SR2,14,5 (b) When the joint committee on finance fails to report a proposal referred to it by the senate, such the proposal may be returned to the senate by the senate committee on finance.

SR2,14,7 (5) Each member shall serve on at least one senate or joint standing committee or joint survey committee.

SR2,14,12 (6) In case If senate seats are vacant, assignments to standing committees may be reserved for the senators who are to fill such the vacancies, or current members may be designated to fill such the vacant assignments temporarily in addition to their regular standing committee assignments until the new senators have been elected and qualified.

SR2,14,16 (7) Whenever any member of the committee on senate organization is disabled and unable to serve, the senate may select a temporary replacement from among those senators of the same party affiliation. The replacement shall terminate terminates upon the return of the disabled member.

SR2, s. 23 Section 23. Senate rule 20m is created to read:

SR2,14,20 Senate Rule 20m. Committees of conference. The chairperson of the committee on senate organization shall appoint the senate members of committees of conference.

SR2, s. 24 Section 24. Senate rule 21 is amended to read:

SR2,15,2 Senate Rule 21. Special committees. All special committees shall be provided for on motion or by resolution created by the committee on senate organization, designating the number and object, and unless otherwise ordered, shall be appointed by the chairperson of the committee on senate organization. The member first named shall act as chairperson of such the special committee.

SR2, s. 25 Section 25. Senate rule 22 is amended to read:

SR2,15,13 Senate Rule 22. Gubernatorial nominations for appointment Advice and consent of the senate. (1) Whenever the governor or the state superintendent of public instruction submits to the senate a nomination for an appointment as required by law, the presiding officer president shall refer the nomination to that the standing committee which the presiding officer that the president deems to be the most appropriate committee to pass upon the qualifications of the candidate. Said The committee shall report its findings and recommendations to the senate in writing. Nominations by the governor and the state superintendent of public instruction may be considered, and the persons so nominated may with the advice and consent of the senate be appointed, in special as well as in regular sessions.

SR2,15,22 (2) On the question of the confirmation of appointments by the governor or the state superintendent of public instruction, the vote shall be taken by ayes and noes, which shall be entered upon the journal. The question of the confirmation of such the appointments shall is not be subject to a motion for reconsideration under rule 67, and the. The senate may, but shall is not be required to, act upon an appointment resubmitted by the governor or the state superintendent of public instruction when the identical appointment has once been refused confirmation by the senate. The chief clerk shall record the cumulative status of all appointments in the bulletin of proceedings.

SR2, s. 26 Section 26. Senate rule 23 is amended to read:

SR2,16,3 Senate Rule 23. Committee not to be absent. Members of a committee, except a conference committee, shall may not be absent themselves by reason of their appointment during the sitting of the senate, without special leave.

SR2, s. 27 Section 27. Senate rule 24 is amended to read:

SR2,16,13 Senate Rule 24. Committee quorum; subcommittees. A majority of any committee shall constitute constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. Solely for the purpose of determining a quorum of a committee necessary to hold a public hearing, a member who is connected to the hearing by means of a 2-way, audiovisual transmission shall be is considered present. Subcommittees may be appointed to take charge of any part of the committee's business and to report to the committee. Motions to reconsider may be made in committee, before the papers are reported to the senate. Rereference shall give gives the committee full power to act without reconsidering its former action.

SR2, s. 28 Section 28. Senate rule 25 is amended to read:

SR2,16,21 Senate Rule 25. Business in committees; notice of meeting. (1) Any A chairperson who determines to hold a hearing shall schedule the hearing as early in the session as practicable. The day, hour, and place of hearing before any committee shall be posted on the bulletin board of each house, and such notice shall state the number, author, and relating clause of the bill or resolution proposal to be considered. Whenever a scheduled hearing is canceled, the chairperson shall immediately notify the chief clerk and post cancellation notices on the bulletin boards of each house.

SR2,17,2 (2) Whenever a bill, resolution proposal or other matter has been referred to committee, such bill, resolution the proposal or other matter shall be is within the sole jurisdiction of the majority of the committee and no. A directive by the senate with respect to the committee's action thereon shall be in order, other than a motion to withdraw from such the committee , is not in order.

SR2, s. 29 Section 29. Senate rule 26 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,17,10 Senate Rule 26 (1) On or before Monday noon of each week the chairperson of each senate committee shall file with the chief clerk a list of the public hearings on measures before that committee which will be held during the following week. Such The list shall be reproduced in full in the weekly schedule of committee activities. The chairperson of any senate committee may file notice of hearing on or before Monday noon of the 2nd week prior to before the week in which the public hearing is scheduled so as to post advance notice of the hearing.

SR2, s. 30 Section 30. Senate rule 27 (2) (intro.), (4) and (5) are amended to read:

SR2,17,19 Senate Rule 27 (2) Each committee to which a proposed administrative rule is referred under rule 4 (10) 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. Whenever a committee schedules a public hearing or a 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:

SR2,17,22 (4) (a) A committee may report out a bill, resolution proposal or appointment without recommendation only if the vote is tied. The committee report shall indicate the actual numerical vote on the motion on which the recommendation is based.

SR2,17,25 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph par. (a), the chief clerk shall record in the journal that a bill is reported without recommendation whenever the bill is withdrawn from committee under rule 18 or 41 (1) (d).

SR2,18,3 (5) Whenever a bill or resolution proposal is reported by or withdrawn from committee, all amendments or substitute amendments to the proposal shall remain in the jacket envelope regardless of the committee's action thereon.

SR2, s. 31 Section 31. Senate rule 27 (6) is repealed.

SR2, s. 32 Section 32. Senate rule 28 is amended to read:

SR2,18,11 Senate Rule 28. Minority reports. Any member or members dissenting from a report of a committee may make a separate report stating the reasons and conclusions; and all reports, if decorous in language and respectful to the senate, shall be entered at length on the journal. Such Any minority report, if any, shall be filed on the same or the next legislative day as the majority report or recommendation.

SR2, s. 33 Section 33. Senate rule chapter 4 (title) is amended to read:

SR2,18,15 Chapter 4: BILLS, RESOLUTIONS, ETC. PROPOSALS — PROCEDURE

SR2, s. 34 Section 34. Senate rule 29 is amended to read:

SR2,18,20 Senate Rule 29. Copies of bills and resolutions proposals. Copies of all bills and resolutions proposals to be introduced or offered shall be presented by the primary author to the chief clerk, enclosed in a jacket envelope as provided in rule 30.

SR2, s. 35 Section 35. Senate rule 30 (1), (2), (3) (intro.), (a) and (c) to (e) are amended to read:

SR2,19,2 Senate Rule 30 (1) The legislative reference bureau shall provide jacket envelopes of a suitable size to hold any bill or resolution proposal and the papers pertaining thereto, respectively, without folding or rolling. The clerk shall not file any paper for any purpose, the cover of which has been either folded or rolled. Such The jacket envelopes shall be distinguished from those of the assembly by color.

SR2,19,8 (2) The legislative reference bureau shall enter the relating clause and drafting number of the bill or resolution proposal on the envelope, and the clerk shall enter the proposal number, the date of introduction on which it is introduced or offered, the name of the member or committee introducing or offering it, and the name of the committee of reference in the history file for the measure proposal. Only those documents specified by the chief clerk shall may be placed in the envelope.

SR2,19,10 (3) (intro.) The chief clerk shall also enter in the history file for the measure proposal:

SR2,19,11 (a) The actual date of each public hearing on the measure proposal.

SR2,19,14 (c) The date, and the resolution number (,if any), of a request for an opinion of the attorney general on the proposal and the date on which such the opinion was returned.

SR2,19,16 (d) The reproduction of a measure proposal with all adopted amendments engrossed therein.

SR2,19,18 (e) Any clerical correction of the measure proposal made as authorized by rule 31.

SR2, s. 36 Section 36. Senate rule 31 (1), (2) and (4) are amended to read:

SR2,19,24 Senate Rule 31 (1) Minor clerical errors in any bill or resolution proposal, such as errors in orthography or grammar, or the use of one word for another , such as "affect" for "effect,", wrong numberings numbering or references, whether such the errors occur in the original bill or in any amendment thereto, shall be corrected by the chief clerk.

SR2,20,5 (2) The chief clerk shall insert the enacting or usual enabling clause in any bill before its passage if the same shall have has been omitted. When necessary, the chief clerk shall correct the title of any bill so that the title will show the sections affected, the subject to which the bill relates, and the making of an appropriation, if such is made by the bill.

SR2,20,7 (4) The current edition of Webster's New International Dictionary shall be is the standard.

SR2, s. 37 Section 37. Senate rule 32 is amended to read:

SR2,20,18 Senate Rule 32. Reference to bills, resolutions, etc. proposals and other matters. (1) When first considered and thereafter each time that a proposal is considered after business relating to another subject has intervened, it shall be identified in the journal by number and relating clause. Thereafter all reference to any bill, resolution, joint resolution proposal or petition either in the journal, or messages shall be by number only, excepting except in the journal where the ayes and noes are entered. The chief clerk shall read the relating clauses except where when the senate directs otherwise, except that in messages of approval of bills by the governor the chief clerk shall read the bill number only unless a member requests the relating clause to be read.

SR2,20,23 (2) No later than one-half hour following the adjournment of each day's session, members may submit to the chief clerk in writing a listing of visitors from their districts who witnessed a part of such the day's session. Such The list, together with the record of the guests introduced on that day under rule 17 (4), shall be entered at the end of the day's journal.

SR2, s. 38 Section 38. Senate rule 33 is amended to read:

SR2,21,8 Senate Rule 33. Introduction or offering of new proposals; admissibility of identical proposals; admissibility of resolutions in special session. (1) Any member may introduce or offer new proposals in accordance with rule 46 (1). Prior to Before introducing or offering a new proposal to the senate, the member shall cause the legislative reference bureau to prepare the proposal in the proper form, and with the requisite number of copies for introduction . No or offering. A proposal shall may not be received for introduction if it contains handwritten changes in the copies prepared by the legislative reference bureau.

SR2,21,14 (2) No bill or resolution A proposal identical with one already rejected shall may not be introduced, but this rule shall not bar the consideration of or offered. However, an assembly bill or joint resolution on the ground of its being that is identical with to a senate bill or joint resolution previously rejected by the senate, nor shall or any bill or resolution be barred on the grounds of repealing a former act of the same session may be introduced.

SR2,21,19 (3) Resolutions offering commendations, congratulations, or condolences, memorializing congress or an individual, or affecting senate or legislative rules or procedures are declared not to be within the meaning of the term "business" under the constitutional provision limiting the matters to be considered during special sessions to such as are those enumerated in the governor's call for a special session.

SR2, s. 39 Section 39. Senate rule 34 (2) to (4) are amended to read:

SR2,21,23 Senate Rule 34 (2) The requirement for a one-day layover shall does not apply to amendments, but copies of the full text of each amendment shall be distributed to the members before adoption of the amendment.

SR2,22,3 (3) Reading at length shall be is required for resolutions privileged under rule 69 and for any governor's veto message unless copies of the full text of such the documents have been distributed to the members.

SR2,22,12 (4) Any proposal for a certificate under joint rule 7 shall, when received by the senate and whether originating in this house or in the assembly, be laid aside to allow time to the committee on senate organization to examine the proposal for its appropriateness under joint rule 7 (1) and (2). Upon approval by the committee on senate organization and verbal notification thereof to president and the chief clerk, such the proposals shall then be are deemed approved by the senate and shall be so recorded in the journal. If the president or chief clerk refuses to approve a proposal for a certificate, the committee on senate organization may require the president and chief clerk to approve it. A written committee report is not necessary.

SR2, s. 40 Section 40. Senate rule 35 is amended to read:

SR2,22,17 Senate Rule 35. Three separate readings. Every bill, and every joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution, shall receive 3 separate readings by relating clause previous to its passage except where otherwise provided, but shall not receive 2 readings on the same day.

SR2, s. 41 Section 41. Senate rule 36 is amended to read:

SR2,23,2 Senate Rule 36. First reading; reference to committee. (1) On the first reading, every bill requiring 3 readings under rule 35 and all other resolutions not privileged by rule 69 shall be referred to the appropriate committee. The appropriate committee shall be determined by the presiding officer president under rule 46 and shall be announced by the chief clerk under the proper order of business unless the senate, on motion, makes a different order in relation thereto; and this. This rule shall apply as well to bills and resolutions applies to proposals originating in either house.

SR2,23,8 (2) (a) All bills introduced in the senate which by any provision of statute require reference to a particular committee shall be so referred upon first reading and all assembly bills when received from the assembly shall be so referred upon first reading except where the assembly record on such the bill discloses that such the statutory requirement has been satisfied by reference to such the committee in the assembly.