sr20(1)(a) (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the members of the committee on senate organization are:

1. The majority leader as chairperson.

2. The president.

3. The assistant majority leader.

4. The minority leader.

5. The assistant minority leader.

sr20(1)(b) (b) If the 2 major political parties are represented in the senate by equal membership, the members of the committee on senate organization are:

1. The president.

2. The former majority and minority leaders and former majority and minority assistant leaders. The former majority leader shall be the chairperson.

3. The former minority caucus chairperson.

sr20(1)(c) (c) The other standing committees of the senate shall be created by the committee on senate organization as near to the commencement of the biennial session as possible.

sr20(2) (2)

sr20(2)(a) (a) The chairperson of the committee on senate organization, as near to the commencement of the biennial session as possible, shall make and report to the senate all committee appointments of members of the majority and minority parties. The chairperson of the committee on senate organization shall designate a chairperson for each senate committee and joint committee.

sr20(2)(b) (b) With regard to members of any minority party, the appointments shall be based on nominations by the leader of that party.

sr20(2)(c) (c) The majority and minority parties of the senate shall be represented on all senate standing committees and on all joint standing committees on the basis prescribed by the chairperson of the committee on senate organization, but at least in proportion to the representation of the 2 major political parties in the membership of the senate unless, for the senate membership of a joint committee, such proportional representation places the senate majority party in a minority position on the joint committee.

sr20(2)(d) (d) Unless the member is the chairperson, the first-appointed minority member of each standing committee is the ranking minority member of that committee.

sr20(3) (3)

sr20(3)(a) (a) The members of the senate committee for review of administrative rules are the senate members of the statutory joint committee for review of administrative rules.

sr20(3)(b) (b) When the joint committee for review of administrative rules fails to report a proposal referred to it by the senate, the proposal may be referred to the senate by the senate committee for review of administrative rules.

sr20(4) (4)

sr20(4)(a) (a) The members of the senate committee on finance are the senate members of the joint committee on finance.

sr20(4)(b) (b) When the joint committee on finance fails to report a proposal referred to it by the senate, the proposal may be returned to the senate by the senate committee on finance.

sr20(5) (5) Each member shall serve on at least one senate or joint standing committee or joint survey committee.

sr20(6) (6) If senate seats are vacant, assignments to standing committees may be reserved for the senators who are to fill the vacancies, or current members may be designated to fill the vacant assignments temporarily in addition to their regular standing committee assignments until the new senators have been elected and qualified.

sr20(7) (7) If a senate member of a senate committee or a joint committee is unable to serve, the senate majority leader may select a temporary replacement for a member of the majority party who is unable to serve from among those senators of the same party and may select a temporary replacement for a member of the minority party, upon recommendation of the minority leader, who is unable to serve from among those senators of the same party. The replacement takes effect when the member who is a temporary replacement answers the roll call of the senate committee or joint committee and terminates upon the adjournment of the senate committee or joint committee meeting or the return of the member who was unable to serve, whichever occurs first.

[(1)(a) am., (1)(c) cr. 1993 S.Res. 2]
[(1)(a), (c) and (d) am., (1)(b) cr., (1)(e) r.cr. 1993 S.Res. 3]
[(2) am. 1979 S.Res. 3, 4; 1981 S.Res. 2, 19, 27;
1983 S.Res. 4, 9, 11, 13; 1985 S.Res. 2, 6; 1987
S.Res. 2, 6; 1989, 1991, 1993 S.Res. 2; 1993 S.Res. 3]
[(3)(a) and (4)(a) am. 1993 S.Res. 3]
[(7) cr. 1979 S.Res. 4; am. 1987 S.Res. 2, 1993 S.Res. 3]
[(1) and (2) r.cr. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[(1)(b)1., (3) to (7) am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[(1)(c) and (2)(a) am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[(7) am. 2005 S.Res. 2]
[(7) am. 2007 S.Res. 2]
[(1)(b)2. am. 2013 S.Res. 3]
[(2)(d) cr. 2015 S.Res. 2]

sr20m Senate Rule 20m. Committees of conference. The president shall appoint the senate members of committees of conference.

[cr. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[am. 2003 S.Res. 3]

sr21 Senate Rule 21. Special committees. All special committees shall be created by the committee on senate organization, designating the number and object, and be appointed by the chairperson of the committee on senate organization. The member first named is the chairperson of the special committee.