SJR1: Joint Resolution Text

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2015 - 2016 LEGISLATURE

2015 Senate JOINT RESOLUTION 1

January 5, 2015 - Introduced by Joint Committee on Legislative Organization.

SJR1,1,1 Relating to: the session schedule for the 2015-2016 biennial session period.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This joint resolution establishes a session schedule for the 2015-2016 biennial session of the legislature.

Proposed 2015-2016 Session Schedule at a Glance

January 5, 2015     2015 Inauguration

January 7, 2015     Floorperiod

January 13, 2015     Floorperiod

January 20 to 29, 2015     Floorperiod

February 3 and 4, 2015     Floorperiod

February 10 to 12, 2015     Floorperiod

February 24 to March 5, 2015     Floorperiod

March 12, 2015     Bills sent to Governor

March 17 to 19, 2015     Floorperiod

April 14 to 23, 2015     Floorperiod

May 5 to 14, 2015     Floorperiod

June 9 to 30, 2015, OR budget passage   Floorperiod

August 6, 2015     Nonbudget Bills sent to Governor

August 6, 2015 (or later)     Budget Bill sent to Governor

September 15 to 24, 2015     Floorperiod

October 20 to November 5, 2015     Floorperiod

December 10, 2015     Bills sent to Governor

January 12 to 21, 2016     Floorperiod

February 9 to 18, 2016     Floorperiod

March 8 to 17, 2016     Floorperiod

April 5 to 7, 2016     Last general-business Floorperiod

April 21, 2016     Bills sent to Governor

April 26 to 28, 2016     Limited-business Floorperiod

May 5, 2016     Bills sent to Governor

May 17 and 18, 2016     Veto Review Floorperiod

April 8, 2016, to January 3, 2017     Interim, committee work

June 1, 2016     Bills sent to Governor

January 3, 2017     2017 Inauguration

SJR1,2,1 Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:

SJR1,1 Section 1. 2015-2016 session schedule. (1) Biennial session period. The legislature declares that the biennial session period of the 2015 Wisconsin legislature began on Monday, January 5, 2015, and that the biennial session period ends at noon on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

SJR1,2,9 (1m) Budget deadline extended. The deadline of Tuesday, January 27, 2015, set by section 16.45 of the statutes for introduction of the executive budget bill or bills, submittal of the state budget report, and delivery of the governor's budget message, is extended to Wednesday, February 4, 2015.

SJR1,2,15 (2) Scheduled floorperiods and committee work periods. (a) Unreserved days. Unless reserved under this subsection as a day to conduct an organizational meeting or to be part of a scheduled floorperiod of the legislature, every day of the biennial session period is designated as a day for committee activity and is available to extend a scheduled floorperiod, convene an extraordinary session, or take senate action on appointments as permitted by joint rule 81.

SJR1,2,18 (b) Inauguration. Pursuant to section 13.02 (1) of the statutes, the inauguration of the members of the 2015 legislature, and the organizing for business of the 2 houses, commences at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 5, 2015.

SJR1,3,2 (c) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Wednesday, January 7, 2015, at 10 a.m., and ends on January 7, 2015.

SJR1,3,4 (cm) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 13, 2015, at 10 a.m., and ends on January 13, 2015.

SJR1,3,6 (d) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, January 29, 2015.

SJR1,3,8 (e) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 3, 2015, at 10 a.m., and ends on Wednesday, February 4, 2015.

SJR1,3,10 (f) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, February 12, 2015.

SJR1,3,12 (g) Floorperiod. A floorperiod commences on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 10 a.m., and, unless adjourned earlier, ends on Thursday, March 5, 2015.

SJR1,3,17 (h) Bills to governor. No later than Thursday, March 12, 2015, at 4:30 p.m., the chief clerk of each house shall submit to the governor for executive action thereon all enrolled bills originating in the chief clerk's house and having been passed by both houses, in regular, extraordinary, or special session, on or before Thursday, March 5, 2013.