Assembly

committee on rules   24 (1)

Floor managers for proposals on special order   33 (1)(a)

Floor of the assembly (definition)   95 (29)

Forestry, committee on (standing committee)   9 (1)(k)

Fund-raising activities   98

Further action on proposal after passage (recall requires
joint resolution)   23 (3), 51

G

Germaneness (definition)   95 (31)

Germaneness of amendments:

an amendment to an amendment   54 (5)

general requirements stated   54 (1)

list of amendments that are germane   54 (4)

list of assembly amendments that are not germane   54 (3)

motion, germaneness requirements apply   68

procedure in raising question of   54 (2)

raising question not in order after amendment adopted   54 (2)

raising question only applicable to assembly amendments   54 (2)

ruled on only when question is raised   54 (2)

special session, must be germane both to proposal
and governor's call   93 (1)

Governor:

call of special session, germaneness of proposals to   93 (1)

enrolled bill may be immediately messaged to
(on motion or by speaker's directive)   23 (4)

message from, may be received and read, proposal
referred, or taken up   32 (1)

veto, how scheduled for action   31 (5), 44, 73 (3m)

H

Health, committee on (standing committee)   9 (1)(L)

Hearing (definition), see also Public hearing   95 (32)

History (definition)   95 (33)

Homeland security and state affairs, committee
on (standing committee)   9 (1)(m)

Hour for meeting:

daily session begins: 9 a.m. except first day of week   28

inauguration day and first session of biennial
session: 2 p.m.   95 (66)

Housing, committee on (standing committee)   9 (1)(n)

I

Improper or disorderly language in debate   58

Incidental motions, requests and questions during debate   66

definition of “incidental motions and requests"   95 (34)

Indefinite postponement (assembly bills):

definition of “indefinite postponement"   95 (35)

final and adverse disposition   49 (1)(a)

not permitted twice on same day at same stage of proposal   72

precedence of motion for   65 (2)(h)

Information policy and technology, joint committee on,
see s. 13.58, stats.

Insurance, committee on (standing committee)   9 (1)(o)

Intent of proposal frustrated, corrective amendment by committee
on assembly organization   23 (2), (3)

Interpretation of rules, see also Points of order   3m (1)(g), 91

Interruption of member holding floor   57

Introduction (definition)   95 (36)

Introduction and offering of proposals, see Assembly
resolution, Bill, Joint resolution

Item veto, see Veto

J

Jefferson's manual applicable when no specific assembly
or joint rule governs procedures, unless inconsistent
with constitutional or statutory provisions   91 (1)

Jobs, economy, and small business, committee on
(standing committee)   9 (1)(p)

Joint committee for review of administrative rules (JCRAR), see
Administrative rules

Joint committee on employment relations (JCOER), see
Employment relations committee, assembly and joint

Joint committee on finance, see Finance committee, assembly and joint

Joint committee on information policy and technology, see Information
policy and technology, committee on

Joint convention, see also Joint Rule 1:

assembly chief clerk acts as chief clerk of   32 (2)

definition of “joint convention"   95 (37)

interrupts business of the assembly   32 (2)

senate president (or speaker) presides   32 (2)

Joint hearing (definition)   95 (38)

Joint resolution:

copies to be provided 24 hours before consideration
unless privileged   35 (1)

definition of “joint resolution"   95 (39)

division not proper   80 (4)

executive action, 24 hours after proposal public   17d

introduction by committee   18 (5)

presentation of   39

privileged when relating to members, procedures, or
organization   43 (1)

proposing amendment to Wisconsin constitution:

question on 3rd reading   75 (1)(b)

receives 3 readings before adoption   41 (2)

second consideration, what may be amended, see
Joint Rule 57 (2)

ratifying amendment to U.S. constitution   41 (2)

readings required   41

referred to standing committee, special committee,
next calendar, or committee on rules, unless privileged   42

relating to legislative rules (roll call required;
a majority of current membership required
to adopt)   43 (2), 89

rereferred to committee   13 (1)(am), 42 (3)(c), 45

stating question of adoption or concurrence   75 (1)(b)

to recall proposal (after passage) for further action   23 (3), 51

Joint rules:

definition of “joint rules"   95 (40)

together with assembly rules govern parliamentary practice   91

Joint session, see Joint convention

Joint survey committee:

bills may not be withdrawn from   15 (1)(a)

referral of bill returned by standing committee and
committee on rules   24 (3)(a)