Business, see also Order of business:
for quorum on passage of “fiscal bills",
see Joint Rule
11 (2)
in committees, proceedings 25 (1)
orders of 17 (1)
other business while under call 85 (3)
quorum, is of the membership presently
serving required 15, 39
roll call, quorum required before proceeding to 15
special orders 17 (2), (3), 70 (3)
under call of senate, business on which call
imposed stops 85 (1)
unfinished, of the senate 18 (4)
C
Calendar:
committee, schedule of activities 26
contents determined by committee on
senate organization 18 (1)
daily, general rules 18
definition 99 (8)
made available to members at least 18 hours ahead
of scheduled action on 18 (1)
exception for special and extraordinary sessions 93 (3)
orders of business on 17 (1)
second reading, calendar prepared by committee
on senate organization 18 (1)
special orders 17 (2), (3), 70 (3)
unfinished, taken up after 9th order of current day 18 (4)
Call of the roll, see Roll call
Call of the senate (or “Call of the house") 81 to 87
absentees, sergeant to bring in 84
adjourn, or adjourn to a certain time permitted 85 (1)
adjourn or recess, motion takes precedence 85 (5)
assistance of law enforcement officers 84
concurrent calls 85 (2)
definition 99 (9)
doors closed during 83
ended by adjournment, may be renewed 85 (6)
ended when all members present or absent with
leave and pending business is disposed of 87
in order on any motion or question before the senate,
including motion to adjourn (exception) 81 (2)
insufficient seconds, renewal only after
intervening business 82 (2)
intervening business, another call permitted on
same question 85 (4)
motion to raise call not amendable 85 (5)
moved as any other motion, in order anytime
before vote is commenced 81 (2)
not debatable 68, 82 (1)
only one call in order on main question 80
other business, while under, in order 85 (3)
purposes 81
putting question for 82 (1)
raising call, motion carried by majority of members
then present 85 (5), 87
renewal of, in order only if other business intervened 82 (2)
report of sergeant, accepting 86
seconding by 5 members required 82
successive calls 80, 85 (4)
transacting business while under 85 (1), (3)
vote to raise, majority of members then
present carries 85 (5)
Cancellation of public hearing (immediately
notify chief clerk) 25 (1)
Certificate under Joint Rule
7, examined for
compliance with
98 (5)
citation on behalf of the senate 98
Certification or citation (definition) 99 (10)
Chair (definition) 99 (11)
Chairperson of committee:
designated by majority leader (chairperson of
committee on senate organization) 20 (2)(a)
determines whether to hold committee hearing 25 (1)
files list of scheduled hearings with chief clerk by
Monday of preceding week 26
joint committees have cochairpersons,
see Joint Rule
22 and s.
13.45 (4m), stats.
joint hearings,
see Joint Rule
21
may agree to rereference of proposal or appointment 46 (2)(c)
notifies chief clerk of scheduled hearing 26
signs committee reports 27 (1)
Chamber, senate:
admission to 11
audio, video recordings 11 (7)
definition 99 (77)
disorderly member may be removed 13
doors closed when senate under call 83
open for use of members, when 6 (2)(f)
recording proceedings 11 (7)
Chief clerk,
see also Wis. Con. XIII-6; ss.
13.15 to
13.17, stats.:
administrative rule, withdrawn from standing committee:
journal entry 27 (4)(b)
attests to warrants, writs, and subpoenas 44
bulletin of proceedings, supervises preparation of,
see also Joint Rules
76 and
78
corrections to proposals, entered in journal 31 (3)
definition 99 (12)
duties in general, term of office, assistant 5
election,
see also s.
13.15 (1), stats. and art. IV-30, Wis. Con.
enrolling bills, procedure 43
errors in proposals, authorized to correct minor 31 (1)
payroll for persons employed by senate, certifies 89
permits no records to be taken from custody
of that office 5 (2)(d)
presides temporarily 5 (4)
proposals, when recorded in journal 46 (1)(b)
reads amendments not yet made available 48
records in journal date enrolled bill is submitted
to governor 43
records status of executive appointments 22 (2)
