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speaker refers to standing committee, special committee,
to next calendar, or to committee on rules
  42 (1)(a)
special and extraordinary session:
advancement to 3rd reading and
messaging by vote of majority
present and voting
  93 (7)
germaneness to call   93 (1)
introduction by committees on finance,
organization, rules, or JCOER   93 (2)
stage (definition)   95 (85)
suspending administrative rule, to be considered within
40 days   33 (7)
Blanks, available from chief clerk for:
certificates by legislature or by assembly
(see joint rule 7)
  96, 97 (5)
floor amendments by assembly or committee   53 (2), (3)
pairs   79
Budget and other bills may be referred simultaneously
to joint survey committees and to joint committee on
finance,
see also s. 13.093 (2)(b), stats.   42 (1)(c)
Bulletin of committee hearings, see Schedule of committee activities
Bulletin of proceedings (histories and indexes):
chief clerk supervises preparation of histories,
see also Joint Rules 76 and 78   5 (1)(b), (c)
legislative reference bureau prepares indexes,
see
Joint Rules 77 and 78
sergeant at arms supervises provision to members   6 (1)(c)
Business, regular orders of   31
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Calendar:
business referred to   24 (3)(b), 42 (1)(a), 43 (2), 45, 46 (5), 73 (3)(a), (4)(a), 74
chief clerk supervises provision to members   5 (1)(bm)
committee reports shown for proposals on 2nd reading   29 (1)(c)
definition of “calendar"   95 (8)
delayed calendar, debate limited: 5 min/member,
20 min/question   60 (1)
furnished to members at least 24 hours
before being acted upon; exception   29 (3)
not required for special, extended, or extraordinary session
proposals
  93 (4)
lists motions for reconsideration and name of each
maker   29 (1)(b)
lists proposals by name of author and relating clause   29 (1)(a)
lists regular orders of business   29 (1)
lists special orders of business   29 (1)(d)
preparation by chief clerk under
supervision of committee on rules   5 (1)(b), (r), 29 (1), (2)
proposal withdrawn from committee on rules placed on   15 (5)
published routinely for Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (except holidays)
  29 (2)
second reading proposals, calendar shows
all pending committee reports
  29 (1)(c)
special and extraordinary sessions, measures
referred to: may be taken up immediately   93 (4)
unfinished calendars taken up prior to 5th order of
business   29 (4)
veto, how referred to   24 (5), 44
Call of the assembly (or “call of the house")   83 to 88
adjournment may be moved while assembly is under call   70 (1)
adjournment terminates call (roll call required)   86 (3), 87 (3)
call may be moved while motion to adjourn is pending   83 (2)
cannot be demanded while voting is in progress   83 (2)
chief clerk to call roll and furnish sergeant with list of
members absent without leave
  85
definition of “call of the assembly"   95 (9)
expenses incurred in securing attendance may be
imposed on absent members
  85 (2)
lifted when all reported absentees present or absent with
leave
  87 (1)
majority of current membership may vote to lift
call (roll call required)
  87 (2)
majority of those present (even if less than a quorum)
may adjourn under call (roll call required)
  86 (3), 87 (3)
may again be made after reconvening after adjournment
under call   88
motion to adjourn in order under call   70 (1)
motion to lift a call: roll call required; majority of current
membership required
  87 (2)
other business may be transacted during   86 (1)
presiding officer may order call   83 (2m)
privilege of motion or request   65 (1)(b), (e)
question stated   83 (4)
seconding by 15 members required   83 (2m), (3)
sergeant at arms may report at any time   86 (4)
successive calls on same question not permitted
unless significant business or adjournment intervenes
  88
summary process under call   85 (1)
Call of the roll, see Roll call, Voting machine
Calling member to order:
presiding officer determines if there has been violation   58
specific language objected to put in writing by member
questioning language
  58 (3)
Campaign Committee activity   98
Caucus chairperson; majority, minority:
duties   2
election, removal, term   2 (1)
member of:
committee on assembly organization   9 (3)
committee on rules   24 (1)
officers certified by caucus chairperson   2 (3)
presides, when   4(1)
Cellular telephones   26 (6)
Certificate or “citation" (definition), see also Joint Rule 7   95 (10)
appropriateness examined by committee on organization   96
citations by assembly   97
considered under 13th order when objected to   96
Chair (definition)   95 (11)
Chairperson of committee, standing and special, see also
Committee, Special committee, Standing committee:
appointment by speaker   9 (2)(bm), (c)
definition of “committee chairperson"   95 (13)
determines when committee action shall be reported
to assembly   11 (9), 17m
determines when executive action shall be taken,
exception
  11 (9), 17d
determines when proposals will be scheduled for public
hearing   11 (9)
files list of public hearings with chief clerk
on or before Monday noon of each week
  14 (2)
floor amendment offered in committee,
forwards to legislative reference bureau
  53 (3)
joint committees have cochairpersons, see Joint Rule 22
joint hearings, see Joint Rule 21
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