SR2: Resolution Text

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This resolution makes the following changes to the senate rules:

Publication of daily journal

The resolution clarifies that the senate chief clerk prepares and publishes, not reproduces, the daily journal for all purposes.

Conduct of individuals in gallery and chamber

The resolution provides that individuals may not record any of the proceedings in the senate chamber.

Distribution of daily calendar

The resolution clarifies that a copy of the calendar must be distributed to members before the calendar is acted upon, but eliminates the requirement that the sergeant at arms must distribute it.

Advice and consent

The resolution provides that the senate must inform all appointing authorities of the senate's action on a nomination for appointment. Current rules require the senate to inform only the governor and assembly. The resolution also eliminates language that permits the senate to act on an identical appointment when that appointment has been refused confirmation by the senate. This conforms to the new advice and consent provisions in 2017 Wisconsin Act 369. Finally, the resolution provides that all nominations for appointments, if they have not otherwise been submitted to the senate, are considered to have been submitted to the senate on the fifth day after the individual is nominated for appointment and are then available for senate action.

Return of tabled proposals to committee on senate organization

The resolution clarifies that if a proposal is tabled on a certain day and is not removed from the table on that day, the proposal is returned to the committee on senate organization.

Citation form

The resolution clarifies that the committee on senate organization approves the form used for senate citations, and not each individual citation.

SR2,2,1 Resolved by the senate, That:

SR2,1 Section 1 . Senate rule 5 (2) (c) is amended to read:

SR2,2,5 Senate Rule 5 (2) (c) Prepare and publish for reproduction its daily journal after the adjournment of each daily session, and, if so directed by the president or as necessary, on any day on which the senate does not meet.

SR2,2 Section 2 . Senate rule 13m (10) is amended to read:

SR2,2,8 Senate Rule 13m (10) May not photograph or record any of the proceedings in the chamber.

SR2,3 Section 3 . Senate rule 18 (2) is amended to read:

SR2,2,11 Senate Rule 18 (2) The sergeant at arms shall distribute a A copy of the calendar shall be distributed to all members before the calendar is acted upon.

SR2,4 Section 4 . Senate rule 22 (2) is amended to read:

SR2,3,6 Senate Rule 22 (2) On the question of the confirmation of appointments, the vote shall be taken by ayes and noes, which shall be entered upon the journal. The question of confirmation of the appointments is not subject to a motion for reconsideration under rule 67. The senate may, but is not required to, act upon an appointment resubmitted to the senate when the identical appointment has once been refused confirmation by the senate. The chief clerk shall record the cumulative status of all appointments in the bulletin of proceedings. The senate shall inform the governor or other appointing authority of the senate's final action on confirmation of all nominations for appointment and the assembly of the senate's final action on confirmation of a nomination for appointment that requires assembly confirmation.

SR2,5 Section 5 . Senate rule 22 (3) is created to read:

SR2,3,10 Senate Rule 22 (3) All nominations for appointments, if they have not otherwise been submitted to the senate, shall be considered to have been submitted to the senate on the 5th day after the individual is nominated for appointment.

SR2,6 Section 6 . Senate rule 65 (2) is amended to read:

SR2,3,15 Senate Rule 65 (2) A motion to lay a proposal on the table, if approved, has the effect of returning the matter If a proposal is tabled on a certain day and is not removed from the table on that day, the proposal is returned to the committee on senate organization.

SR2,7 Section 7 . Senate rule 65 (3) is repealed.

SR2,8 Section 8 . Senate rule 98 (4) is repealed and recreated to read:

SR2,3,20 Senate Rule 98 (4) All citations on behalf of the senate must be prepared on an artistic form approved by the committee on senate organization, must be suitable for framing, and must be in substantially the following form:

SR2,3,21 (Scrollwork Incorporating State Coat of Arms)

SR2,3,22 CITATION BY THE SENATE

SR2,3,23 Know You By These Presents:

SR2,3,24 Whereas, ...; and

SR2,3,25 Whereas, ...; now,

SR2,4,2 Therefore, The Members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of Senator(s)...hereby .... .

SR2,4,3 State Capitol

SR2,4,4 Madison, Wisconsin

SR2,4,5 _________________

SR2,4,6 (Date)

SR2,4,7 _________________

SR2,4,8 (Appropriate Signatures)

SR2,4,9 (End)