SR2: Resolution Text

SR2, s. 100 Section 100. Senate rule 96 is created to read:

SR2,48,7 Senate Rule 96. Fiscal estimates. (1) The committee on senate organization may request from the legislative fiscal bureau an original fiscal estimate on any bill if the committee believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by the state agency assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the bill receives a public hearing, is voted on by a senate standing committee, or is considered by the senate.

SR2,48,13 (2) An original fiscal estimate prepared under sub. (1) shall be submitted to the legislative reference bureau for review by the requester under joint rule 48 and for reproduction and insertion in the bill jacket envelope. The fiscal estimate, however, may not be reproduced or inserted if the fiscal estimate prepared by the state agency is available for reproduction and insertion before the fiscal estimate prepared under sub. (1).

SR2,48,19 (3) Unless otherwise determined by the senate, failure to receive a fiscal estimate requested under sub. (1) on a bill that already has one or more original fiscal estimates shall not delay consideration of the bill. Unless otherwise determined by the senate, failure to receive a fiscal estimate requested other than under sub. (1) on a bill that already has one or more original fiscal estimates requested under sub. (1) shall not delay consideration of the bill.

SR2, s. 101 Section 101. Senate rule 97 is amended to read:

SR2,49,2 Senate Rule 97. Space assignments. At the commencement of each biennial term session, the committee on senate organization shall assign to each member the seat to be occupied by that member during the biennial term. The schedule of room assignments to members and committees, and the schedule of meetings of standing committees, shall follow the schedule of the previous sessions session unless changed by vote of the committee on senate organization.

SR2, s. 102 Section 102. Senate rule 98 is amended to read:

SR2,49,10 Senate Rule 98. Citations on behalf of the senate. Any member or members of the senate may sponsor a citation on behalf of the senate to a particular person or organization or to commemorate a particular occasion as specified in the citation. Citations may be issued during any floorperiod as well as during any committee work period or the period scheduled for the work of the interim committees. Citations are issued without formal approval by vote of the senate, but each citation requires prior approval by the committee on senate organization.

SR2,49,15 (1) Citations may be used in place of resolutions for commendations, congratulations, and condolences of persons or organizations or to give recognition to unusual and important events, except that the use of citations shall not be abused. The committee on senate organization may more specifically interpret this paragraph subsection.

SR2,49,19 (2) If desired by the issuing member, a citation on behalf of the senate may be coauthored by one or more other members or cosponsored by one or more representatives to the assembly, but in that case the proposal for issuing the citation shall be signed by each of the coauthors or cosponsors.

SR2,50,2 (3) Any A citation on behalf of the senate shall be signed by the presiding officer, president and by the chief clerk. If so signed, it is considered approved by the senate and shall be so recorded in the journal. If the president or chief clerk refuses to approve a citation, the committee on senate organization may require the president and chief clerk to approve it. A copy of the finished citation shall be provided to the issuing senator, and another copy thereof shall be filed in the legislative reference bureau.

SR2,50,5 (4) All citations on behalf of the senate shall be prepared on an artistic form, shall be approved by the committee on senate organization, shall be suitable for framing, and shall be in substantially the following form:

SR2,50,9 (Scrollwork Incorporating State Coat of Arms) ---------------------- CITATION BY THE SENATE ----------------------

SR2,50,10 Know You By These Presents:

SR2,50,12 Whereas, The Burlington Standard Press has been recognized by the Wisconsin Newspaper Association; and

SR2,50,14 Whereas, William E. Branen, Publisher of the Burlington Standard Press, has been named by....; now,

SR2,50,17 Therefore, The Members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of Senators Maurer and Cullen [and Representative(s)], under Senate Rule 98, congratulate William E. Branen for his accomplishments .... .

SR2,50,21 State Capitol Madison, Wisconsin .................................... (Date)

SR2,50,23 .............................................. (Presiding Officer President)

SR2,50,25 .............................................. (Chief Clerk)

SR2, s. 103 Section 103. Senate rule 99 is created to read:

SR2,51,3 Senate Rule 99. Definitions. The following are definitions of the major terms used in the senate rules or traditionally used in deliberations on the floor:

SR2,51,6 (1) Act: A bill that has passed both houses of the legislature, been enrolled, and been approved by the governor or passed over the governor's veto, or that becomes law without the signature of the governor, and published.

SR2,51,7 (2) Adjourn: To conclude a legislative day's business [see also sub. (79)].

SR2,51,9 (3) Adoption: Approval of a motion, amendment, substitute amendment, simple resolution, or joint resolution.

SR2,51,12 (4) Amendment: A suggested alteration in any proposal, often referred to as a simple amendment in distinction to a substitute amendment, intended to take the place of the proposal.

SR2,51,14 (5) Appeal: A member's challenge of a ruling on a point of order. To prevail, an appeal requires the support of a majority of the members present.

SR2,51,18 (7) Bill: A proposed change of law originating in either house, requiring passage by one house and concurrence of the other house of the legislature and approval of the governor, or passage notwithstanding the objections of the governor by a two-thirds vote in each house, before becoming effective.

SR2,51,19 (8) Calendar: The agenda for any legislative day.

SR2,51,21 (9) Call of the house: A procedure for requiring the attendance of absent members.

SR2,51,23 (10) Certificate or citation: A formal legislative document of commendation, congratulations, or condolences.

SR2,51,24 (11) Chair: The position that the presiding officer fills.

SR2,52,2 (12) Chief clerk: The officer elected to perform and direct the clerical and personnel functions of one of the houses.

SR2,52,3 (13) Committee chairperson: The head of a committee.

SR2,52,4 (14) Committee executive action: The action of a committee on any proposal.

SR2,52,6 (15) Committee of the whole: The membership of one house organized in committee for the discussion of a specific matter.

SR2,52,8 (16) Concurrence: The action by which one house agrees to a proposal or action of the other house.

SR2,52,10 (17) Conference committee: A committee of representatives to the assembly and of senators, appointed to resolve differences on a specific proposal.

SR2,52,12 (18) Contested seat: A district in which 2 or more persons claim the right to represent the district.

SR2,52,14 (20) Current membership: The members of one of the houses, omitting those who have resigned, have been removed, or have died.

SR2,52,15 (22) Dilatory: To delay.

SR2,52,17 (23) Division of the question: To break a question into 2 or more separate propositions.

SR2,52,20 (24) Elected membership: The members of one of the houses, certified as elected in the last general election, including those who have subsequently resigned, have been removed, or have died.

SR2,52,23 (25) Engrossed proposal: A proposal incorporating all adopted amendments and all approved technical corrections in the house of origin, whether or not it is reproduced as engrossed.

SR2,53,3 (26) Enrolled proposal: A proposal that was passed, or adopted, and concurred in, incorporating any amendments and corrections that were approved by both houses.

SR2,53,4 (27) Expunge: To remove material from the record and thus undo some action.

SR2,53,9 (27m) Extraordinary session: The convening of the legislature by the assembly and senate committees on organization or by petition or joint resolution of the legislature to accomplish the business specified in the action calling the session. When used to continue a floorperiod of the regular session for a limited purpose, the extraordinary session is referred to as an extended session.

SR2,53,11 (28) Fiscal estimate: A memorandum by a state agency pursuant to joint rules 41 to 49, explaining the impact of a bill on state or local finances.

SR2,53,13 (29m) Floor of the senate: That portion of the senate chamber that is reserved for members, senate officers, and persons granted the privilege of the floor.

SR2,53,16 (30) Floor amendment: Any amendment offered for consideration at the 2nd reading stage, or for committee consideration, but not drafted by the legislative reference bureau.

SR2,53,17 (31) Germaneness: The relevance or appropriateness of amendments.

SR2,53,19 (32) Hearing: A committee meeting at which the public is invited to testify on a proposal or issue.

SR2,53,20 (33) History: A record of actions on any given proposal.

SR2,53,22 (33m) History file: The list of entries made by the chief clerk in the bulletin of proceedings, recording the actions of the legislature on a proposal.

SR2,54,2 (34) Incidental motions and requests: A group of motions and requests that generally relates to the proceedings, procedures, and subsidiary questions during debate, and that must be disposed of before proceeding to the main question under consideration. Incidental questions have lower precedence than privileged questions but higher precedence than subsidiary and main motions.

SR2,54,4 (35) Indefinite postponement: A motion to kill a proposal in its house of origin for a legislative session.

SR2,54,5 (36) Introduction: The formal presentation of a bill before one of the houses.

SR2,54,7 (37) Joint convention, also called joint session: A joint meeting of the senate and the assembly.

SR2,54,9 (38) Joint hearing: A hearing held by a joint committee or by committees of both houses.

SR2,54,13 (39) Joint resolution: A proposal requiring adoption by both houses, to: a) express the opinion of the legislature; b) change joint rules of the legislature; c) propose an amendment to the state constitution; or d) propose or ratify an amendment to the U.S. constitution.

SR2,54,14 (40) Joint rules: The common rules of procedure adopted by both houses.

SR2,54,15 (41) Journal: The official publication of one of the houses.

SR2,54,16 (42) Leave: Permission to be absent from one of the houses.

SR2,54,17 (43) Legislative day: Any day on which the legislature is in session.

SR2,54,21 (44) Main motions and questions: The final affirmative question concerning a proposal during any stage of its consideration or any motion made or question raised when no other matter is before the house. Main questions have lower precedence than privileged, incidental, and subsidiary questions.

SR2,54,22 (45) Majority: One more than one-half.

SR2,54,25 (46) Manual: The publication containing the rules of a house, the joint rules, the session schedule, the state constitution, alphabetical indexes, and other materials relevant to a legislator's job.

SR2,55,1 (47) Member: A duly elected senator or representative to the assembly.

SR2,55,2 (48) Members present: Those members in attendance at a daily session.

SR2,55,3 (48m) Measure: Another term for proposal.

SR2,55,4 (49) Motion: A proposed action requiring approval by a vote of a house.

SR2,55,6 (50) Nonconcurrence: The refusal of one house to agree to a proposal or action of the other.

SR2,55,8 (50m) Offer: The formal presentation of a joint resolution, resolution, substitute amendment, amendment, or motion before a house.

SR2,55,10 (51) Opinion of the attorney general: A formal reply by the attorney general to a specific question.

SR2,55,13 (52) Pair: A written agreement between 2 members on opposite sides of a question not to vote on that question while one or both are absent with leave, thereby permitting the absent member to influence the outcome of a vote.

SR2,55,15 (53) Parliamentary inquiry: A request for an explanation of a legislative rule or procedure.

SR2,55,16 (54) Passage: Final approval in the first house of a bill introduced in that house.

SR2,55,18 (55) Petition: A request that one of the houses take a particular course of action.

SR2,55,20 (56) Point of order: A request that the presiding officer rule on some matter of parliamentary procedure.

SR2,55,22 (57) Precedent: A previous ruling, decision, or action used to interpret legislative rules.

SR2,55,25 (57d) President: A member of the senate, elected by the membership to preside over the senate and carry out the duties as described in the senate rules, the joint rules, and the statutes.

SR2,56,2 (57m) President pro tempore: A member of the senate, elected by the membership to carry out the duties of the president in his or her absence.

SR2,56,3 (58) Previous question: A motion that debate on a proposal be ended.

SR2,56,8 (59) Privileged motions and requests: A group of motions and requests relating to basic questions concerning the meetings, organization, rules, rights, and duties of the senate and having the highest precedence for consideration. Privileged motions and requests take precedence over incidental, subsidiary, and main questions.

SR2,56,10 (60) Proposal: A resolution, joint resolution, or bill put before a house for consideration.

SR2,56,11 (61) Question: A statement before one of the houses for decision.

SR2,56,13 (62) Quorum: A majority of the current membership of one of the houses, unless otherwise required by the state constitution.

SR2,56,14 (63) Recess: A temporary suspension of business during a day of the year.

SR2,56,16 (64) Reconsideration: A motion to nullify a decision and again consider and vote on the question involved.