ar52(1)(1) Amendments to proposals may be offered after introduction of and preceding a decision on the proposal at the end of the 2nd reading stage.

ar52(2) (2) Amendments to amendments may be offered, but amendments in the 3rd degree may not be accepted.

ar52(2)(a) (a) A substitute amendment, if adopted, takes the place of the original proposal; therefore, an amendment to a simple amendment to a substitute amendment is in order.

ar52(2)(b) (b) Solely for the purpose of amending, senate amendments presented to the assembly for concurrence are treated like proposals; therefore, an amendment to a simple amendment to a senate amendment is in order.

ar52(3) (3) Every amendment received by the chief clerk shall be provided as provided by the assembly rules.

ar52(4) (4) An amendment to a report of a committee of conference may not be offered.

ar53 Assembly Rule 53. Drafting of amendments. Except as authorized in sub. (2), amendments shall be drafted by the legislative reference bureau before being offered for consideration to the assembly, or to any committee by a person other than a member thereof. An amendment prepared by the legislative reference bureau may not be received for consideration if changes have been made to the draft prepared by the bureau. Amendments may be deposited at the chief clerk's office on any day of the legislative session for the purpose of allowing them to be provided before the 2nd reading stage for the proposals to which the amendments pertain.

ar53(1) (1) Every amendment shall show the number of the bill or resolution it proposes to amend. The name of each member or committee sponsoring the amendment shall be entered in the history file for the bill. The chief clerk shall number amendments in the order received.

ar53(2) (2) When a proposal is under active consideration by an assembly committee or by the assembly on 2nd reading, floor amendments may be drafted by members as provided by the chief clerk.

ar53(3) (3) Whenever a floor amendment on a form is adopted in committee, the chairperson shall forward a copy to the legislative reference bureau for review and redrafting. When the version of the amendment drafted by the legislative reference bureau is in satisfactory form, the chairperson shall deposit it in the chief clerk's office and the clerk shall substitute it for the original version.

[(intro.), (1), (2), (3) and (4)(intro.) and (b) am. 1995 A.Res. 2]
[(intro.), (2) and (4)(intro.) and (b) am. 1999 A.Res. 3]
[(intro.) am. 2001 A.Res. 3]
[(4) rp. 2013 A.Res. 3]

ar54 Assembly Rule 54. Germaneness of assembly amendments.

ar54(1)(1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.

ar54(2) (2) Procedure: The presiding officer shall rule on the admissibility of any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment when the question of germaneness is raised, but any such question is not in order once the amendment is adopted.

ar54(3) (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:

ar54(3)(a) (a) One individual proposition amending another individual proposition.

ar54(3)(b) (b) A general proposition amending a specific proposition.

ar54(3)(c) (c) An amendment substantially similar to an amendment already acted upon.

ar54(3)(d) (d) An amendment: 1) amending a statute or session law when the purpose of the bill is limited to repealing the law; or 2) repealing a statute or session law when the purpose of the bill is limited to amending the law.

ar54(3)(e) (e) An amendment that negates the effect of another assembly amendment previously adopted.

ar54(3)(f) (f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.

ar54(3)(g) (g) An amendment to a bill when legislative action on that bill is by law limited to passage, concurrence, indefinite postponement, or nonconcurrence as introduced.