SR2: Resolution Text

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.

SR2,23,11 (b) Only one such reference shall be is required under this rule and the adoption of an amendment shall does not require rereference, but such rereference may be ordered by the senate at any time prior to before passage or concurrence.

SR2,23,18 (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), the presiding officer president may refer any bill which that pertains only incidentally to a matter of concern to a joint survey committee directly to the committee appropriate to the major substance of that bill, and in that case shall direct the appropriate joint survey committee to prepare its report on the bill while that bill is in the possession of the other committee. This rule does not suspend the requirement that the report of the appropriate joint survey committee must be received before the bill is given its 2nd reading.

SR2,23,25 (3) Whenever a bill, resolution proposal or other matter has been is referred to a special committee and such the special committee makes its report thereon, it shall the referral and report have the same effect as a reference to and a report by a standing committee and reference to a standing committee shall not be required by this rule, except that bills referred to a statutory joint survey committee shall, upon report by that committee, be referred by the presiding officer to the appropriate standing committee of the senate.

SR2, s. 42 Section 42. Senate rule 36 (1m) is created to read:

SR2,24,8 Senate Rule 36 (1m) (a) On any legislative day when a report, showing the number and relating clause of proposals offered for introduction together with the president's referral, has been provided to the members prior to the 2nd order of business, such provision shall serve as the first reading and the announcement of the referral of such proposals, and the content of the report shall be entered in the daily journal under the appropriate order of business. Rereferral under this rule may be made at any time, but may not be used to satisfy section 13.093 (1) of the statutes.

SR2,24,13 (b) Whenever the introduction and referral of a senate proposal or the receipt and referral of an assembly proposal occurs on a day on which the senate does not meet, the chief clerk shall record in the journal the appropriate information concerning the proposal and such recording shall constitute the proposal's first reading.

SR2, s. 43 Section 43. Senate rule 36 (2m) is created to read:

SR2,24,17 Senate Rule 36 (2m) Bills referred to a statutory joint survey committee shall, upon report by that committee, be referred by the president to the appropriate standing committee of the senate.

SR2, s. 44 Section 44. Senate rule 37 (3) is amended to read:

SR2,24,21 Senate Rule 37 (3) Amendments to a substitute already adopted shall be are in order prior to before the bill or resolution being is ordered engrossed and read a 3rd time without reconsideration of the adoption of the substitute.

SR2, s. 45 Section 45. Senate rule 38 is amended to read:

SR2,25,5 Senate Rule 38. Third reading; question. (1) Upon the 3rd reading of the bill the question shall be is stated thus: "This bill having been read 3 separate times, the question is, "Shall the bill pass' or "Shall the bill be concurred in'," as the case may be, or other appropriate language may be used. A bill or resolution proposal on the calendar for 3rd reading shall not be is not subject to amendment but it may, on motion or by unanimous consent be referred back to 2nd reading for the consideration of proposed amendments. Such a motion requires a majority vote and is debatable.

SR2,25,11 (2) The position of a bill or resolution proposal on the calendar for 3rd reading shall be is subject to removal from such that position if such removal is necessitated by a motion for reconsideration that is pending or decided under rule 67, but if such the motion is negatively decided prior to the bill or resolution being before the proposal is reached for consideration under that order, the position of the bill or resolution proposal under such the order shall remain remains unchanged.

SR2, s. 46 Section 46. Senate rule 39 is amended to read:

SR2,25,18 Senate Rule 39. Minimum affirmative vote and special quorum. On the question on bills and resolutions proposals ready for a 3rd reading in cases where a minimum affirmative vote or special quorum is required by constitution, statutes, rules, or otherwise, and when there are permanent vacancies in the senate, the membership presently serving shall be is the basis for determining such minimum affirmative vote or special quorum.

SR2, s. 47 Section 47. Senate rule 40 is amended to read:

SR2,26,2 Senate Rule 40. Bill amended on 3rd reading to be reengrossed. If a senate bill or resolution proposal ordered engrossed and read a 3rd time is amended or otherwise changed it shall be reengrossed before being read a 3rd time. Any senate bill or resolution which proposal that passed the senate with amendments shall be engrossed under the supervision of the chief clerk before being messaged to the assembly; provided, that. However, if the amendment is an unamended substitute, the original substitute shall be is the bill.

SR2, s. 48 Section 48. Senate rule 41 (1) (a), (b) and (d), (2) and (3) are amended to read:

SR2,26,9 Senate Rule 41 (1) (a) Any bill, resolution proposal or other matter may be rereferred at any time previous to its passage, except that in no case shall a motion to withdraw from committee may not take effect prior to before a committee hearing if such a hearing has been scheduled when the motion to withdraw is made during the week in which the bill, resolution proposal or other matter is scheduled for a public hearing.

SR2,26,13 (b) A motion to rerefer or withdraw shall be is in order, but the question shall be is divisible, and the senate having once refused to rerefer or withdraw a bill, resolution proposal or other matter from committee, any subsequent motion to rerefer or withdraw shall require a suspension of the rules.

SR2,26,20 (d) Whenever a bill is introduced in the senate or assembly 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 placed before the committee on senate organization if no a report is not received from the standing committee within 30 days of after the date of referral. This paragraph does not apply if the bill is introduced within 30 days of after the time at which no further proposals may not be introduced in the regular session under joint rule 83 (2).

SR2,26,25 (2) In no case shall reference Reference to committee be is not in order after a bill or resolution proposal has been passed or indefinitely postponed or finally disposed of by any action equivalent thereto. Questions of reconsideration, concurrence in amendments of the other house, or executive vetoes may be placed on the table, but shall in no case not be referred to any committee.

SR2,27,4 (3) The legislative council shall not be deemed to be is not a legislative committee within the meaning of this rule and reference of bills or resolutions proposals thereto for recommendation as in the case of standing or special committees shall not be is not in order.

SR2, s. 49 Section 49. Senate rule 42 is amended to read:

SR2,27,13 Senate Rule 42. Messaging to the assembly; proposals held during reconsideration period. (1) Every bill or joint resolution upon which such action has been taken that it is next to be messaged to the assembly shall be so messaged by the chief clerk, but shall be held in the chief clerk's office until the time for reconsideration of such the bill or joint resolution has expired. If the rules have been suspended for immediate messaging, the chief clerk shall enter such the action in the history file for the bill or joint resolution. Every privileged joint resolution shall be messaged immediately unless it is otherwise ordered by the senate.

SR2,27,19 (2) A bill or joint resolution which that has been ordered immediately messaged to the assembly by the suspension of this rule shall be is subject to further action by the senate as long as such while the bill or joint resolution is in actual possession of the senate, such. The further action , however, being is contingent upon a motion to rescind the action of ordering its immediate messaging being decided by a two-thirds vote.

SR2, s. 50 Section 50. Senate rule 43 is amended to read:

SR2,28,3 Senate Rule 43. Enrolling bills and joint resolutions. Promptly after a senate bill has passed both houses, and before it is presented to the governor for approval, the chief clerk shall deliver the jacket to the legislative reference bureau, which shall enroll the bill, prepare the requisite number of copies, and return the jacket and copies to the chief clerk, who shall record it correctly enrolled in the journal stating the day it was presented to the governor. As far as applicable, the same procedure shall be followed in the case of senate joint resolutions requiring enrolling.

SR2, s. 51 Section 51. Senate rule 44 is amended to read:

SR2,28,8 Senate Rule 44. Signing of documents. The original of all enrolled acts and joint resolutions, all engrossed resolutions, and all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of the senate shall be signed by the presiding officer president, and attested by the chief clerk.

SR2, s. 52 Section 52. Senate rule 45 is amended to read:

SR2,28,14 Senate Rule 45. Offering of privileged resolution. Any resolution privileged by rule 69 shall, when sent to the clerk's desk, be read at length by the chief clerk, but may be read by its relating clause if copies of the text have been distributed to the members. When so read, the privileged resolution shall be is considered to be before the senate.

SR2, s. 53 Section 53. Senate rule 46 (title), (1), (2) and (5) are amended to read:

SR2,28,23 Senate Rule 46. (title) Presentation of bills, resolutions, petitions, etc. proposals and other matters. (1) Bills, resolutions Proposals, amendments, petitions, reports, communications, or other documents that may properly come before the senate shall be presented by a member thereof to the chief clerk, or a staff member designated by the chief clerk, at anytime. A brief statement of the contents thereof shall appear thereon, together with the name of the members introducing or offering the same. If a document is to be reproduced, the chief clerk shall number the document.

SR2,29,4 (2) (a) The chief clerk shall advise the presiding officer president of documents which that must be referred under the rules and the presiding officer president shall promptly determine refer the document to the appropriate committee of reference for such documents so that they can be read and referred by the. The chief clerk shall announce the referral on the next session day upon reaching the appropriate order of business.

SR2,29,10 (b) Within 3 working days of after the time of initial referral by the president under rule 4 (10), a proposed rule may, with consent of the chair chairperson of the standing committee, be withdrawn from the standing committee to which it is referred and rereferred to another standing committee. Such action does not extend the standing committee review period. Rereferral may be made during any floorperiod or committee work period at any time.

SR2,29,17 (c) Within 5 working days of after the time of initial referral by the president under rule 36 (2), any bill, joint resolution, resolution proposal or appointment may, with the consent of the chair chairperson of the standing committee, be withdrawn from the standing committee to which it is referred and rereferred to another standing committee. Rereferral under this rule may be made during any committee work period at any time, but may not be used to satisfy section 13.093 (1) of the statutes.