Wisconsin constitution, amendments to:
bulletin of proceedings shows full text of constitution
sections affected by amendments ratified since
last statute publication 77 (7)
display of text 64
enrolling required 60
index to, legislative reference bureau prepares 77 (7)
mandatory paragraphs (first or 2nd consideration) 57
reproduction in session laws 66 (1)
secretary of state receives 4 copies after enrolling 60 (1)
vote required (majority of members elected) 12 (2)(f)
X Y Z
Yeas and nays required:
appropriation bill (quorum of 3/5 of 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) 58 (2)
Wisconsin constitution (majority of members
present) 12 (2)(f)
expulsion of member (2/3 vote of members elected
required) 12 (2)(b)
fiscal bills defined (quorum of 3/5 of members elected
required) 11 (2)
impeachment:
investigation by assembly (majority of members
elected) 12 (2)(g)
trial by senate (2/3 vote of members present) 12 (2)(e)
joint rules: amend, create, or repeal (majority of
elected membership) 96
joint rules: suspend (2/3 of members present) 96 (3)
judge, removal by address of the legislature
(2/3 vote of members elected required) 12 (2)(c)
pension bills (vote of 3/4 of the members of both houses
required) 12 (2)(am)
state debt and bonding (majority of members elected) 12 (2)(f)
suspending joint rule (2/3 vote or unanimous consent) 96 (3)
veto override (quorum of 2/3 of members present
required) 12 (2)(d)
J O I N T R U L E S *
As last affected by 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 6
Concurred in February 12, 2013
Chapter 1: Joint Procedures of the Two Houses
Receding from position on amendment Rule 2
Committee of conference Rule 3
Bill recalled from governor Rule 5
Proposal recalled from other house Rule 6
Citations by the legislature Rule 7
Chapter 2: Procedures Derived from State Constitution
Each house determines its rules Rule 10
Required vote total Rule 12
Adjournment for more than 3 days Rule 13
Stationery; reproduction of legislative documents Rule 14
Chapter 3: Committee Activities
Joint hearings of standing committees Rule 21
Cochairpersons of joint committees Rule 22
Joint committee on legislative organization Rule 23
Funeral delegation Rule 25
Committee hearings open to public Rule 27
Chapter 4: Clerical Procedures
Record of committee proceedings Rule 31
Certification of passage of, or adoption of and concurrence in, proposals Rule 32
Book of enrolled bills Rule 33
Presentment of enrolled bills to governor Rule 34
Assignment of enrolled joint resolution numbers Rule 35
Chapter 5: Fiscal Estimate Procedure
When fiscal estimates required or permitted Rule 41
General procedures Rule 42
Reliable dollar estimate Rule 43
Bill jackets to display FE" Rule 44
Duties of legislative reference bureau Rule 45
Duties of department of administration and state agencies Rule 46
Duties of joint committee on finance Rule 47
Review of agencyprepared fiscal estimates Rule 48
Bills not conforming Rule 49
Waiver of requirement to transmit electronically Rule 50
Chapter 6: Style and Form of Proposals
Use of LRB legal services Rule 51
Analyses on substitute amendments Rule 51m
Format; text display; structure of proposals Rule 52
Incorporation of law into the statutes Rule 53
Approval and jacketing of drafts Rule 54
Authors and cosponsors Rule 55
Clerical corrections in legislative proposals andamendments Rule 56
Amendments to state constitution Rule 57 Amendments to U.S. constitution Rule 58
Explanative notes Rule 59
Enrolled proposals Rule 60
Chapter 7: Reproduction of Proposals
Reproduction of engrossed proposals and amendments Rule 63
Display of text in amendatory proposals and acts Rule 64
Inserting date of enactment and publication date of acts Rule 65
Enrolled joint resolutions Rule 66
Chapter 8: Other Legislative Documents
Legislative manuals Rule 71
