Wisconsin Legislature: Senate Rule 99 Index

unintroduced legislation, notice 25 (1)(c)

vacancy on, how filled 20 (6)

video, audio recordings 11 (7)

voting by ballot or polling 25 (4)

withdrawing matter from standing committee refers
it to committee on senate organization 41 (1)(c)

Committee of conference, see also Joint Rule 3:

definition 99 (14m)

members may be absent while senate is sitting
in session 23

report, action on 18 (1)

president appoints 20m

Committee of the whole 19

definition 99 (15)

Concurrence (definition) 99 (16)

failure is adverse and final disposition 46 (6)

Concurrence in assembly amendment to senate proposal:
question not to be referred to committee 41 (2)

Conduct in the senate chamber:

admission to floor 11

audio, video recordings 11 (7)

ayes and noes, members not to leave seat during
calling of 8 (3)

coauthors, cosponsors not to be changed while
sitting in session 17 (5)

coats to be worn; denim jeans prohibited 8 (1)

disorderly conduct of members and others 13

eating, tobacco products, reading not permitted 8 (4)

exceptional words to, taken down in writing 58

motives, not to questions 56

presiding officer preserves order and decorum 7 (1)

proper conduct while presiding officer or member
is speaking 8 (2)

recording proceedings 11 (7)

sergeant at arms supervises admission to chamber 6 (2)(c)

video recordings 11 (7)

Conference committee, see Committee of conference 20m, 23

Confirmation of executive nominations:

ayes and noes required 22 (2)

may be considered in any session 22 (1)

not subject to reconsideration 22 (2), 67 (7)

Congress, members of, privilege of staff lobby 11 (2)

Constitutional amendment:

second consideration, how to amend, see Joint Rule 57 (2)

standing committee, requires reference to 36

three readings required 35

Contested seat (definition) 99 (18)

Contested senate election, floor privilege of contestants 12

Copies of proposals to be available at least one day
before consideration 34

Corrections in proposals by chief clerk 31

Current membership determines quorum requirement
in most cases; for exceptions, see Joint Rule 11 39

definition 99 (20)

Current question, motion for 77

call of senate in order once on 80

main question remains before senate 79

not debatable, may not be tabled 68, 77 (1)

not in order in committee of the whole 19

precedence of motions for 63

Daily calendar, see Calendar

Debate:

call of senate 82 (1)

coauthors, cosponsors, not to be changed while
sitting in session 17 (5)

conduct of members prescribed 56

confined to question 56

disorderly conduct by members and others 13

exceptional words in, recording of 58

member may speak:

on proposal and on each amendment 53

only from assigned place 59

twice on same question 59

motions in order during 63

motions or questions decided without 68

motives, may not question other members 56

not permitted after main question is put, but
amendments may still be offered 77 (3)

personal privilege, limitations 60

personalities in, not allowed 56

precluded on all questions by ordering the
main question 77 (3)

presiding officer to name first speaker 57

reading briefly from printed material permitted
unless objected to 56

recognition of member before proceeding 56

time limits for 76, 77 (2)

what motions or questions decided without 68

Decorum in the senate chamber:

admission to floor 11, 13