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question, not changed by amendment adoption   55
reading to members, required unless otherwise
made available   48
received from assembly for concurrence   18 (1)
rejection recommended by committee or not adopted,
not reported   27 (3)
remain in jacket envelope regardless of action   27 (5)
report of committee of conference, may not be
amended, see Joint Rule 3 (3)
revival permitted for amendments not adopted
by committee   27 (3)
speaking on   53
substitute, considered only on 2nd reading   47 (1)
substitute, see Substitute amendment
Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under
special privilege:
15th order of business   17 (1)(o)
Appeal:
by a member, speaking on, only once, not to exceed
5 minutes   56m (1)
debatable   56m (1)
decision of presiding officer subject to, by member   56m (1)
definition   99 (5)
judgment of the senate   56m (4)
nondebatable, when   68
Appointment, nomination for:
action on, not subject to reconsideration   22 (2), 67 (7)
considered as submitted   22 (3)
may be considered in any session   22 (1)
proceedings   22
rereference to different standing committee   46 (2)(c)
vote on confirmation by ayes and noes, entered
on journal   22 (2)
Appointment to committee:
committee of conference members, by president   20m
proportional representation on committee   20 (2)(c)
special committee, by chairperson of committee
on senate organization   21
standing committee, by chairperson of
committee on senate organization   20 (2)
Assembly:
amendment by assembly to senate proposal or amendment,
considered main proposition   51
bills may be considered even if identical to rejected
senate bill   33 (2)
messages from   17 (1)(h), 18 (1)
messages to   42
Assistant chief clerk, duties and powers   5 (3)
Assistant majority leader:
member of committee on senate organization   20 (1)(a) 3
Assistant minority leader:
member of committee on senate organization   20 (1)(a) 5
Attendance, roll call taken under first order
of business   15, 17 (1)(a)
Attestation of documents by chief clerk   44
Attire, appropriate, men to wear coats but denim
jeans not allowed   8 (1)
Attorney general, opinion of, date requested and
received entered in history file   30 (3)(c)
Ayes and noes, see also Roll Call, Quick Finder:
appeal from decision of presiding officer (roll call vote)   56m (4)
attendance roll call entered in journal   15
call of the senate:
adjournment under call   85 (6)
roll called on motion for   84
vote to raise   85 (5)
clerk not to be interrupted during calling of   8 (3)
committee of the whole, not in order in   19
confirmation of appointments   22 (2)
demand for, not in order after voice vote
result announced   72 (3)
governor's or state superintendent's nomination for
appointment   22 (2)
journal entry of   72 (1)
loitering, visiting at podium, prohibited during roll call   8 (3)
main question, motion   77 (3)
member arriving late, may have question stated   73 (2)
members not to leave seats nor be disturbed
during calling of   8 (3)
membership presently serving, majority required
for quorum   15, 39
presiding officer may order on any vote   72 (1)
proposal's relating clause to be entered in journal   32
quorum is of membership presently serving   15, 39
rules (senate):
repealing, creating, or amending (majority of
membership presently serving)   90
suspending (two-thirds of members present)   91
voice vote (definition)   99 (94)
when demanded by one-sixth of members,
see
art. IV-20, Wis. Con.   72 (1)
B
Beverages, not to be consumed in senate chamber   8 (4)
Bill (definition)   99 (7)
Bill or resolution:
amendment, consideration of, in order only upon
2nd reading   47 (1)
amendment, legislative reference bureau
prepares, exception   49
amendment, reengrossed if amended on 3rd reading   40
coauthors, cosponsors not to be changed while
sitting in session   17 (5)
confidentiality of bills pending referral   46 (2)(a)
copies to be available one day before action   34 (1)
corrections of minor clerical errors in, by chief clerk   31 (1)
date of hearing on, to be entered in history file   30 (3)(a)
day bill presented to governor recorded in journal   43
distributed at least one day before action   34 (1)
division of question, motion for, not permitted when
purpose can be accomplished by amendment   70
division of partial veto   70 (2), (3)
enabling or enacting clause lacking, inserted
by chief clerk   31 (2)
engrossing   37 (3), 40
engrossing and enrolling supervised by
chief clerk   5 (2)(b), 43
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