LRB-3040/1
RAC:emw
2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE
September 21, 2015 - Introduced by Representatives Barca, Doyle, Hebl, Sinicki,
Kolste, Wachs, Mason, Pope, Bowen, Sargent, Milroy, Ohnstad, Riemer,
Spreitzer, Goyke, Shankland, Hesselbein, Subeck, Brostoff, Considine,
Berceau, Jorgensen and Zamarripa. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AR13,1,1
1To create assembly rule 14m;
relating to: notice for committee meetings.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This resolution amends the assembly rules to provide that public notice of every
assembly committee meeting must be given at least 24 hours before the
commencement of the meeting, unless the chairperson and ranking minority
member of the committee determine that for good cause such notice is impossible or
impractical. In no case, however, may notice be provided less than two hours in
advance of a meeting.
The public notice for assembly committee meetings must be in such form as is
reasonably likely to apprise members of the public and the news media of the meeting
and must indicate the day, hour, and place of the meeting and the number, author,
and relating clause of each proposal to be considered. The resolution requires that
every assembly committee meeting must be publicly held in a place reasonably
accessible to members of the public and must be open to all citizens at all times.
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2Resolved by the assembly, That:
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3Section
1. Assembly rule 14m is created to read:
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4Assembly Rule 14m.
Conduct and notice of committee meetings. (1)
5Public notice of every meeting of an assembly committee shall be given at least 24
6hours before the commencement of the meeting, unless the chairperson and ranking
1minority member of the committee determine that for good cause such notice is
2impossible or impractical. In no case may notice be provided less than 2 hours in
3advance of a meeting. A public notice may be amended at any time to delay the
4commencement of the meeting or to delete items from the agenda of the meeting.
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(2) The public notice under sub. (1) shall be in such form as is reasonably likely
6to apprise members of the public and the news media of the meeting. The notice shall
7indicate the day, hour, and place of the meeting and the number, author, and relating
8clause of each proposal to be considered.
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(3) Every assembly committee meeting shall be publicly held in a place
10reasonably accessible to members of the public and shall be open to all citizens at all
11times.
