Public hearings, announced in schedule of committee
activities 27, 75
Q
Quorum, definition 99 (62)
Question before house: usually decided by the
majority of a quorum 12 (1), (3)
Question, definition 99 (61)
Quorum:
appropriation bills, quorum is 3/5 of elected membership,
ayes and noes required 11 (2)
generally 11 (1)
less than majority 11 (3)
vote required for banking bill, constitutional amendment,
expulsion of member, impeachment, judge or justice removal, retirement benefits increase, state debt and bonding, or
veto override 12 (2)
R
Recalling bill for further action:
from governor, joint resolution required 5
from other house, joint resolution required 6
Recede from amendment 2
Recess, definition 99 (63)
Recess in session for more than 3 days, joint resolution
required 13
Reconciliation of mutually inconsistent acts:
bill may include explanative notes 59
organization committee of either
house may offer bill for 81m (2)(b), 82 (1m)(d)
Reconsideration, definition 99 (64)
Regular order of business, definition 99 (65)
Regular session, definition 99 (66)
Rejection, definition 99 (67)
Relating clause (part of bill title), how treated in
amendment 52 (7)
Remain informal, definition 99 (68)
Report of committee on proposal or administrative rule 31
joint committee minority report 31 (3)
reproduction of materials, see copying
Request, definition 99 (69)
Rescind, definition 99 (70)
Resolution, definition 99 (71)
Resolution:
approval and jacketing of draft 54
carried forward to even‐numbered year, which 83 (3)
citation, when used in lieu of 7
clerical correction in, by chief clerk or legislative
reference bureau 56
enabling clause required 56 (3)(a)
engrossed copy, chief clerk may order reproduction of 63
history, information recorded 32 (1)
index to, published by subject and author 77 (1), (2)
introduction:
by request, name to be recorded 55 (2)
four copies required 54 (2)
prohibited following last general
business floorperiod 83 (5)
veto review session, by organization committee of
either house 82 (1m)(f)
jacket, identification of regular or special session 79 (2), (3)
joint, to adjourn for more than 3 days 13
to rescind, amend, or suspend joint rules
96
quantity reproduced 62
Retirement:
bill to increase benefits (vote of 3/4 of
all members elected to both houses
required) 12 (2)(am)
budget bill provision analyzed by joint survey committee 41 (1)(b)
chief clerks as retirement agents for members and
employees 92
schedule of committee activities may announce meetings
of research, joint survey committee 75
Revisor of statutes:
correction or revision bill may use descriptive
bill title 52 (1)(e)
display of text in revisor's bills 52 (5)(a), 64 (1)(a)
enrolled bill copies delivered to 60 (1)
explanative notes, may include in correction or
revision bill 59
limited-business floorperiod, may submit correction
and revision bills 81m (2)(a)
reproduction of notes with statutes, supervises 59
veto review session, may submit correction and
revision bills 82 (1m)(c)
Roll call day, definition 99 (73)
Roll call vote, definition 99 (74)
Roll call vote required:
appropriation bill (quorum of 3/5 of the members
elected required) 11 (2)
conference report approval (majority of quorum or
qualified majority) 3 (1)(b), (c)
constitutional amendment:
United States constitution (quorum of majority of
current membership required) 58 (2)
Wisconsin constitution (majority of elected
membership) 12 (2)(f)
expulsion of member (2/3 vote of members
elected required) 12 (2)(b)
fiscal bills defined (quorum of 3/5 of the members
elected required) 11 (2)
impeachment:
investigation by assembly (majority of elected
membership) 12 (2)(g)
trial by senate (2/3 vote of the members
elected required) 12 (2)(e)
joint rules: amend, create, or repeal, or suspend
(majority of the members elected) 96
judge, removal by address of the legislature (2/3 vote
required) 12 (2)(c)
pension bills (3/4 vote of all members elected to
both houses required) 12 (2)(am)
reproducing additional copies of proposal (majority of
quorum of actual membership) 62 (2)
state debt and bonding (majority of elected
membership) 12 (2)(f)
suspending joint rule (2/3 vote or unanimous consent) 96 (3)
veto override (2/3 of members present) 12 (2)(d)
Rules, joint, of senate and assembly:
amend, create, or repeal, or suspend (majority of the
members elected) 96
constitutional grant of authority, each house determines
its rules 10
continuity of joint rules
97
definitions 99
resolution rescinding or changing not to be acted on
until copies made available to
members for 24 hours 96 (2)
