SR2: Resolution Text

SR2, s. 67 Section 67. Senate rule 62 is amended to read:

SR2,35,2 Senate Rule 62. Stating motions. When a motion is made, it shall be stated by the president presiding officer or read by the chief clerk, previous to debate. If any member requires it, all motions, except to adjourn, postpone, or refer, shall be reduced to writing. Except as provided in rule 67, any motion may be withdrawn by consent of the senate.

SR2, s. 68 Section 68. Senate rule 63 (1) (intro.), (d), (j) and (k) and (2) are amended to read:

SR2,35,6 Senate Rule 63 (1) (intro.) When a question is under debate, no a motion shall may not be received except:

SR2,35,8 (d) Personal privilege (not debatable, subject to time limit imposed by president the presiding officer, see rule 60).

SR2,35,10 (j) To refer to a standing committee (debatable, in order at any time prior to before passage, see rule 41).

SR2,35,12 (k) To refer to a special committee (debatable, in order at any time prior to before passage, see rule 41).

SR2,35,14 (2) These several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they stand arranged are set forth in this rule.

SR2, s. 69 Section 69. Senate rule 64 is amended to read:

SR2,35,22 Senate Rule 64. Motion to adjourn always in order. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order except when the senate is voting, but this rule shall not authorize any. However, a member to may not move an adjournment when another member has the floor, nor shall and 2 consecutive motions to adjourn be are not in order unless other business intervenes. A motion to adjourn to a time certain or to recess shall have the same privilege as a motion to adjourn, but such motions shall have the order of precedence prescribed in rule 63.

SR2, s. 70 Section 70. Senate rule 65 is amended to read:

SR2,36,3 Senate Rule 65. Laying on table. (1) A motion to lay on the table shall has only have the effect of disposing of the matter temporarily and it may be taken from the table at any time by order of the senate.

SR2,36,5 (2) A motion to lay a bill or resolution proposal on the table shall, if approved, have the effect of returning the matter to the committee on senate organization.

SR2,36,8 (3) A motion to remove a bill or resolution proposal from the table shall, if approved, have the effect of withdrawing the matter from the committee on senate organization and placing it on the calendar.

SR2, s. 71 Section 71. Senate rule 66 is amended to read:

SR2,36,15 Senate Rule 66. Motion to postpone. A motion to postpone to a day certain, to refer, or to postpone indefinitely, being decided, shall may not be again allowed on the same day unless the matter shall have has been altered by amendment or advanced to a subsequent stage. A 2nd motion to reject an amendment shall be is subject to the provisions of this rule and shall may not be twice allowed on the same day unless altered by amendment.

SR2, s. 72 Section 72. Senate rule 67 (1), (2) and (5) to (9) are amended to read:

SR2,36,23 Senate Rule 67 (1) A motion to reconsider a question may be made by any member having the floor who voted with the majority, or whose position recorded under rule 75 agreed with the majority. In the case of a voice vote or tie vote, the motion for reconsideration may be offered by any member not recorded absent on the question which it that is moved to reconsider be reconsidered. The motion for reconsideration shall be is subject to all rules governing debate as that apply to the question which it is moved to reconsider.

SR2,37,2 (2) On questions requiring by the constitution, statutes, rules, or otherwise, a specified number of affirmative votes, the prevailing side shall be deemed to be is the majority, but such minimum affirmative requirement shall does not apply to the question of reconsideration.

SR2,37,5 (5) After the time for receiving the motion has expired, a pending motion for reconsideration shall may not be challenged on the ground that the member making such the motion did not vote with the majority.

SR2,37,15 (6) A motion for reconsideration, when made on the same day as the action which it that is moved to reconsider be reconsidered, and not acted upon due to adjournment, other than adjournment under call on the question, shall expire expires with adjournment, but if made on the following day shall is not be lost by adjournment. A motion to reconsider amendments to a bill shall be is in order notwithstanding the bill's advancement to a 3rd reading and a motion to reconsider such the advancement shall be is in order notwithstanding the suspension of the rules to take final action if such the motions for reconsideration are otherwise timely and in order. Reconsideration of amendments under this rule shall have the same priority as to order of action as to amend under rule 63.

SR2,37,21 (7) Whenever a bill is returned from the assembly, the governor, or elsewhere for further action pursuant to the senate's request for such the return, motions for reconsideration necessarily incident to opening the bill for further action shall be admitted regardless of the time limitation otherwise imposed by this rule. Action on executive vetoes or appointments or any motion to suspend the rules shall in no case not be subject to a motion for reconsideration.

SR2,37,24 (8) A motion for reconsideration, once entered, may only be withdrawn by the member making such the motion, within the time when such the motion by another member would still be timely; later only by consent of or action by the senate.

SR2,38,3 (9) The motion for reconsideration having been put and lost shall may not be renewed but, if carried, subsequent motions for reconsideration of the same action shall be are in order.

SR2, s. 73 Section 73. Senate rule 68 is amended to read:

SR2,38,11 Senate Rule 68. Questions to be decided without debate. A motion to adjourn, to adjourn to a fixed time, to take a recess, to lay on the table, to take from the table, to place a call, to raise a call, to grant a leave, to suspend the rules, or to reconsider a nondebatable question or a call for the current or previous question, shall be are decided without debate. And all incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for any of the questions named in this rule, and pending such the motion, shall be is decided, whether on appeal or otherwise, without debate.

SR2, s. 74 Section 74. Senate rule 69 is amended to read:

SR2,38,17 Senate Rule 69. Privileged motion or resolution. Any A motion or resolution relating to the organization or procedure of the senate, or to any of its officers, members, or committees, shall be is privileged in that it need not lie over for consideration, but may be taken up immediately unless referred to the calendar or committee.

SR2, s. 75 Section 75. Senate rule 70 is amended to read:

SR2,39,2 Senate Rule 70. Division of question. Any member may call for the division of a question, which shall be divided if it consists of propositions in substance so distinct that, one being taken away, a substantive proposition shall remain for the decision of the senate. A motion to delete and substitute shall be deemed is indivisible, but a motion to delete being lost shall does not preclude an amendment or a motion to delete and substitute. Division of action directly upon the substance of a bill or resolution proposal, as to pass, advance to a 3rd reading, indefinitely postpone, or any equivalent, which division may be accomplished by an amendment, shall are not be permitted under this rule.

SR2, s. 76 Section 76. Senate rule 71 is amended to read:

SR2,39,7 Senate Rule 71. Putting question. All questions may be put in this form.: "Those who are of the opinion that the bill pass, be concurred in, etc., (as the case may be) say, `Aye'. Those of contrary opinion say, `No';" or other appropriate words may be used.

SR2, s. 77 Section 77. Senate rule 72 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,39,13 Senate Rule 72 (1) The ayes and noes may be ordered by the president presiding officer for any vote and shall be ordered when demanded by one-sixth of the members present. The chief clerk shall record the votes taken by ayes and noes, report the result, and enter the report in the journal together with the names of those absent or not voting.

SR2, s. 78 Section 78. Senate rule 73 (2) is amended to read:

SR2,39,17 Senate Rule 73 (2) In case When the vote is by ayes and noes, a member entering the chamber after the question is put and before it is decided , may have the question stated and vote, such with the vote to be being counted in the outcome.

SR2, s. 79 Section 79. Senate rule 75 is amended to read:

SR2,40,2 Senate Rule 75. Recording position of absent member. Any member absent from all or part of a day's session by leave of the senate under rule 16 or 23 may, within one week after returning, instruct the chief clerk in writing, on a form entitled "statement of position" to be provided by the chief clerk, to have the journal show that had the member been present when a certain vote was taken the member would on that issue have voted aye or have voted no. If the member returns before the vote is taken, such the statement of position shall be is void and the member shall cast his or her vote as required under rule 73.

SR2, s. 80 Section 80. Senate rule 76 is amended to read:

SR2,40,11 Senate Rule 76. Scheduling time limits for debate. The committee on senate organization may, or the majority leader and the minority leader if that committee does not object may jointly, designate time limits and schedules for debate. The time limits may be rejected or modified by majority vote of the senate, but this question shall is not be debatable. Such The schedules and time limits shall be announced by the chair presiding officer immediately upon being presented. Promptly at the expiration of the time allotted, the president presiding officer shall put the question.

SR2, s. 81 Section 81. Senate rule 77 is amended to read:

SR2,40,17 Senate Rule 77. Current or previous question; time limit on debate. (1) When any matter is under consideration any member may move the "current question" or that the "current question be put". Such." The motion shall be is not debatable and if carried by a majority the subsidiary question then pending before the senate shall be put without debate.

SR2,40,20 (2) A motion to establish the amount of time to be given a particular matter may be made in the same manner as provided in sub. (1), except that this motion shall be is subject to amendment, which also shall be is decided without debate.

SR2,40,24 (3) When any matter is under consideration any member may move the "previous question" or that the "previous question be put". Such." The motion shall not be debatable and if carried by a majority the main question then pending before the senate shall be put without debate.

SR2, s. 82 Section 82. Senate rule 78 is amended to read:

SR2,41,5 Senate Rule 78. Putting of motion; ending debate. (1) The previous question being moved, the question shall then be: "Shall the main question be now put?", which question shall be is determined by the ayes and noes. The main question being ordered to be now put, its effect shall be to put an end to is to end all debate, and bring the senate to a direct vote upon the main question.

SR2,41,8 (2) Amendments or substitute amendments may be offered, but not debated, and shall be considered immediately, and a. A motion to lay on the table shall is not be in order after the main question has been is ordered.

SR2,41,11 (3) Ordering the previous question at any stage of a bill or resolution proposal shall preclude debate on all questions under that order, but not upon a motion to reconsider the question terminating that order.

SR2, s. 83 Section 83. Senate rule 79 is amended to read:

SR2,41,16 Senate Rule 79. Main question may remain before the senate. When, on taking the previous question, the senate shall decide decides that the main question shall not now be put, the main question shall remain as the question before the senate, in the same stage of proceedings as before the previous question was moved.

SR2, s. 84 Section 84. Senate rule 80 is amended to read:

SR2,41,23 Senate Rule 80. But one call of the senate in order. On motion for the previous question, and prior to before the ordering of the main question, one call of the senate shall be is in order; but after proceedings under such the call shall have been once dispensed with, or after a majority shall have has ordered the main question, no a call shall be is not in order prior to before the decision of such the question.

SR2, s. 85 Section 85. Senate rule 81 (2) is amended to read:

SR2,42,4 Senate Rule 81 (2) A call of the senate may be ordered on any motion or question before the senate, including a motion to adjourn, but a call of the senate on a motion to adjourn shall is not be in order once the senate is under call on any other question.

SR2, s. 86 Section 86. Senate rule 82 is amended to read:

SR2,42,9 Senate Rule 82. Putting question. (1) On a call of the senate being moved, the president presiding officer shall say: "It requiring 5 senators to make a call of the senate, those in favor of the call will rise." And, if a sufficient number shall rise, the call shall be thereby ordered without debate.

SR2,42,13 (2) When a motion for a call of the senate has failed of the support of the necessary 5 members, and announcement of that fact has been made, a 2nd motion for a call on the same question shall is not be in order unless other business intervenes.

SR2, s. 87 Section 87. Senate rule 83 is amended to read:

SR2,42,18 Senate Rule 83. Doors to be closed. A call of the senate being ordered, the sergeant at arms shall close the doors, and no member shall be allowed to members may not leave the chamber, but the public shall be permitted to may come and go under such regulations as the sergeant at arms may find finds necessary.

SR2, s. 88 Section 88. Senate rule 85 (1) and (5) to (7) are amended to read:

SR2,43,2 Senate Rule 85 (1) General rule. While the senate is under call no, business shall may not be transacted with reference to the matter on which the call is made except: a) to receive and act upon the report of the sergeant at arms, b) to act on a motion to raise one or more calls, c) to adjourn, or d) to adjourn to a time certain. A roll call on a call of the senate must be completed before the senate may take up a special order fixed for that time. A joint resolution to dispose of all measures matters before the senate and to recess includes measures matters under call.

SR2,43,10 (5) Raising call. A motion to raise one or more calls shall take takes precedence over every other motion, except a motion to adjourn. Such motion shall require the The affirmative vote of a majority of the members who are then present, is required for adoption. Upon adoption of a motion to raise one or more calls, business shall be taken up at the point at which it was interrupted by the call, except that motions to recess or adjourn take precedence over the question on which the call was raised, and subsequent calls on motions unrelated to progress of a proposal are in order. Such The motion to raise a call is not amendable.

SR2,43,14 (6) Effect of adjournment upon call of senate. A majority of those present may adjourn, but upon reconvening, the senate shall not be considered to be is not under call, but the call of the senate may again be ordered in the same manner as above described provided in this rule.

SR2,43,18 (7) Granting leave under call. Absent members may be granted leave during a call of the senate by majority vote but. Leave cannot be cancelled canceled after a call of the senate has been ordered. Prior leave expires when the senator returns although it is before the time limit set.

SR2, s. 89 Section 89. Senate rule 86 is amended to read:

SR2,43,25 Senate Rule 86. Sergeant at arms may report. The sergeant at arms may make a report of the proceedings under the call at any time. The motion to accept such the report shall be is determined by ayes and noes, and the. The call shall may not be raised unless a majority of the members who are then present vote in favor of the motion. If such the report is not accepted, the sergeant at arms shall proceed to a completion of the duties under rule 84.

SR2, s. 90 Section 90. Senate rule 87 is amended to read:

SR2,44,6 Senate Rule 87. Call raised when absentees present and business disposed of. When the sergeant at arms reports that all who were absent without leave (naming them) are present, such and names them, the report shall be entered on the journal. The call shall be at an end as soon as the business, pending when the call was made, is disposed of.

SR2, s. 91 Section 91. Senate rule chapter 9 (title) is amended to read:

SR2,44,9 Chapter 9: EMPLOYES EMPLOYEES

SR2, s. 92 Section 92. Senate rule 88 is amended to read:

SR2,44,16 Senate Rule 88. Employment and supervision of senate employes employees. (1) The committee on senate organization shall have general supervision and direction over all employes employees of the senate and may supervise or assign supervision over employes employees as it may consider considers proper to the chief clerk, to the sergeant at arms, or to members of the senate.

SR2,44,21 (2) On recommendation of the respective appointing officers, the committee on senate organization shall allocate the number of employes employees of the senate within the limits established by the staffing resolution pattern then in force and the duties and responsibilities assigned to each employes employee. The committee on senate organization shall assign each position to the proper pay range.

SR2,45,3 (3) Employes shall Employees may not be allowed compensation except for such time as they are actually in attendance, except when absent with leave granted by their superior officers. Upon no day of the week shall employes be exempted Employees are not exempt from this provision on any day of the week. All employes employees shall perform such duties in connection with the work of the senate as are assigned to them by their superior officers, and shall be available at such hours as their superior officers shall direct direct.

SR2, s. 93 Section 93. Senate rule 89 is amended to read:

SR2,45,10 Senate Rule 89. Certification of payroll. The chief clerk and the sergeant at arms of the senate shall certify to the department of administration the names of all persons employed in their respective departments offices by the senate, the capacity in which employed, and the amounts respectively due them, which if the certificate shall be is approved by the chairperson of the committee on senate organization.

SR2, s. 94 Section 94. Senate rule 90 is amended to read:

SR2,45,18 Senate Rule 90. Creating, amending, or repealing rules. Senate rules may be created, amended, or repealed by resolution adopted by a vote of a majority of the senate membership presently serving. The vote shall be is taken by ayes and noes. Any such The resolution shall set forth the precise detail of the proposed creation, amendment, or repeal. After the senate rules have been established at the commencement of the legislative biennium, any resolution to change the senate rules shall lay over one week.

SR2, s. 95 Section 95. Senate rule 91 is amended to read:

SR2,45,22 Senate Rule 91. Suspending rules. These Senate rules may be suspended by the senate by vote of two-thirds of the members present. The vote shall be is determined by ayes and noes unless unanimous consent is given.

SR2, s. 96 Section 96. Senate rule 92 is amended to read:

SR2,46,3 Senate Rule 92. Continuity of senate rules. These Senate rules shall be are effective until amended or rescinded by the senate. The Senate rules shall also remain in force at the beginning of a succeeding regular biennial session until superseded by rules adopted by the senate in such the succeeding session of the legislature.

SR2, s. 97 Section 97. Senate rule 93 (intro.), (1) to (3) and (5) are amended to read:

SR2,46,10 Senate Rule 93. Special, extended, or extraordinary sessions. (intro.) Unless otherwise provided by the senate for a specific special, extended , or extraordinary session, the rules of the senate adopted for the regular session shall, with the following modifications, apply to each special session called by the governor and to each extended or extraordinary session called by the senate and assembly organization committees or called by a joint resolution approved by both houses:

SR2,46,17 (1) No A senate bill, senate joint resolution or senate resolution shall proposal may not be considered unless it is germane to the subjects enumerated by the governor in the proclamation calling the special session or to the subjects enumerated by the committees on organization or in the joint resolution calling the extended or extraordinary session and is recommended for introduction to be introduced or offered by the committee on senate organization or by the joint committee on employment relations.

SR2,46,20 (2) No A notice of hearing before a committee shall be is not required other than posting on the legislative bulletin board, and no a bulletin of committee hearings shall may not be published.

SR2,46,22 (3) The daily calendar shall be is in effect immediately upon posting on the legislative bulletin boards. The calendar need not be distributed.

SR2,46,24 (5) No A motion shall may not be entertained to postpone action to a day or time certain.

SR2, s. 98 Section 98. Senate rule 94 (1) and (3) are amended to read: