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Revised by Legislative Reference Bureau
June 2021
  Senate Rule
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Absence:
call of the senate   81 (1)
committee members not to be absent   23
granting of leave under call   85 (7)
leave of absence, members   16
members absent or not voting reported by chief clerk   72 (1)
missed roll calls   73m
motion to grant leave not debatable   68
number smaller than a quorum may compel
attendance of   15, 81 (1)
penalties   13n
position on issue, statement of, by absent member   75
temporary absence of president, president pro tem,
temporary presiding officer   2
under call of senate, prior leave expires upon return   85 (7)
Absentees during call, names to be read and entered
in journal   84
Act (definition)   99 (1)
Adjourn (definition)   99 (2)
Adjournment:
call of senate expires as the result of, may be renewed   85 (6)
call of senate superseded by motion for   85 (1), (5)
honors, under 15th order of business   17 (1)(o)
is 16th order of business   17 (1)(p)
member's limit to speak twice on question
continues through adjournment   59
motion to adjourn always in order, exceptions   64
motion to adjourn amendable only as to time   63 (1)(b)
motion to adjourn not debatable, may not be tabled   68
pending motion or question is lost by   59
precedence of motion for   63, 64
smaller number than quorum may adjourn   15, 85 (6)
Administrative rules, committee for review of
(see also ss. 13.56 and 13.565 stats.)   20 (3)
bill to suspend rule, how placed in committee on
senate organization   41 (1)(d)
objection by standing committee to proposed rule,
president refers to JCRAR   46 (2)(am)
report concerning action (or inaction) on proposed rule   27 (2)
senate committee (JCRAR) may return proposal
referred by senate   20 (3)(b)
Administrative rules, review of:
bill to suspend proposed administrative rule: reference
to calendar after 30 days   41 (1)(d)
notice and report referred to committee
by president   46 (2)(am)
objection by standing committee to proposed rule,
president refers to JCRAR   46 (2)(am)
report concerning action (or inaction) on
proposed rule   17 (1)(f), 27 (2)
rereference to different standing committee   46 (2)(b)
Admission to senate floor:
contestants for seats admitted to   12
correspondents of news media admitted, limited to
press lobby while senate meeting in session;
recording by   11 (5), (7)
denied to person engaged in defeating or
promoting legislation   11 (3), (4)
disturbance on, and clearing of members and others   13
floor access limited to governor, lieutenant governor,
members of legislature, certain senate staff
and technical staff   11 (1)
invitees of committee on senate organization
admitted to   11 (6)
legislative employees, admitted to staff lobby
while performing their duties   11 (2)
staff lobby access granted to state officers,
members of congress, supreme court justices,
former legislators, and others   11 (2)
Admittance to senate spaces   13r
Adoption (definition)   99 (3)
Adverse disposition:
committee recommendation controls question   55
joint resolution for all pending business, includes
business under call   85 (1)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same
stage of proposal   66
Adverse and final disposition:   46 (6)
proposal not to be renewed in senate in same session   33 (2)
Advice and consent of senate   22
Advisement, presiding office may take point
of order under   56m (2), (2m), (3)
Amend, precedence of motion to   63 (1)(n)
Amendable stage in consideration of proposal   37, 47 (1)
revival of amendment not reported by committee   27 (3)
Amendment (definition)   99 (4)
Amendments:
adoption of, does not change question   55
adoption of, prior availability of copies required   34 (2)
amendment to, must be germane to both amendment
and proposal   50 (4)
assembly amendment to senate proposal: not to be
referred to committee   41 (2)
availability of   34 (2), 46 (5)
coauthors, cosponsors not to be changed while sitting
in session   17 (5)
committee, treated same as other   53
considered only on 2nd reading   47 (1)
constitution, to
2nd consideration, how to amend; see Joint Rule 57 (2)
executive veto, bill not amendable   47 (5)
form and substance   49, 50
germaneness of   50
identical in effect with one previously offered to
same proposal   50 (6)(a)
in 3rd or higher degree prohibited   51
legislative reference bureau to put in proper form   49
motion for main question, pending and new amendments
considered immediately without debate   77 (3)
not permitted on motion to raise a call   85 (5)
offered for purpose of being reproduced,
form and contents   46 (5)
offered from floor   49
offering of, after main question is ordered, permitted   77 (3)
on 3rd reading, bill reengrossed   40
order of action on   47 (4)
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