Senate

Floor amendment (definition)   99 (30)

Floor leaders, see also Majority leader:

may schedule time limit for debate   76

members of committee on senate organization   20 (1)

Floor of the senate:

access to floor   11 (10)

audio, video recordings   11 (7)

contestants for seats admitted to   12

correspondents of news media admitted, limited to press
lobby while the senate is sitting in session,
recording by   11 (5), (7)

definition   99 (29m)

denied to person engaged in defeating or promoting
legislation   11 (3), (4)

display of visual material prohibited   8 (5)

disturbance on, and clearing of member by president,
others by presiding officer   13

floor access for person who delivers
opening prayer   11 (9)

floor access for technical services   11 (8)

floor access limited to governor, lieutenant governor,
members of legislature, certain senate staff
and technical staff   11 (1)

invitees of committee on senate organization
admitted to   11 (6)

legislative employees, admitted to staff lobby while
performing their duties   11 (2)

photographs   8 (4)

recording proceedings   8 (4), 11 (7)

staff lobby access granted to state officers, members
of congress, supreme court justices, former
legislators, and others   11 (2)

G

Gallery: disturbance in, and clearing of   13

access to gallery   11 (10)

conduct of individuals   13m

Germaneness:

amendments must be germane to proposal   50

definition   99 (31)

presiding officer rules on   50 (2)

question of, when may be considered   50 (3)

Governor:

admitted to senate floor during session   11 (1)

enrolled bills presented to   43

nominations for appointment   22

reference of, to committee   22 (1)

report on, by committee   22 (1)

senate notification of final action   22 (2)

veto, action on, how scheduled   18 (1)

veto, division of   70 (2), (3)

veto, question relating to, not to be referred
to committee   41 (2)

Gubernatorial and state superintendent nominations
for appointment   22

Guests:

introduction of, limited to persons of unusual
achievement   17 (4)

journal record of introduction   17 (4m)

visitors, journal record   17 (4m)

H

Hearing (definition)   99 (32)

Hearings:

cancellation of scheduled hearings, notice of   25 (1)(c)

committee, schedule of activities   26

date of, to be noted in history file   30 (3)(a)

list of, filed with the chief clerk (Monday)   26

publishing notice of, in schedule of committee
activities   26, 93 (2)

time and place of, posting on bulletin boards   25 (1)(c), 93 (2)

unintroduced legislature, notice of   25 (1)(c)

History (definition)   99 (33)

History file:

chief clerk directs recording of all significant action
on proposal   30 (3)

definition   99 (33m)

I

Improper exceptional language in debate   58

Incidental motions and requests (definition)   99 (34)

Indefinite postponement:

adverse and final disposition   46 (6)

definition   99 (35)

motion not permitted twice on same day at same
stage of proposal   66

precedence of motion   63 (1)(m)

reference to committee after, not in order   41 (2)

when committee recommends, question must be first put   55

Interpretation of senate rules   56m (3)

Introduction of proposals   33

definition   99 (36)

handwritten changes prohibited in proposal
submitted for introduction   33 (1)

Item veto, see veto

J

Jacket envelope:

contains only documents specified by chief clerk   30 (2)

legislative reference bureau must enter relating clause
and drafting number   30 (2)

must contain copies of proposal   29

Joint convention (definition), see also Joint Rule 1   99 (37)

Joint hearing (definition)   99 (38)

Joint legislative council, not to be deemed a legislative
committee (see also ss. 13.81 to 13.83, 13.91, stats.)   41 (3)

Joint resolution, see also Bill or resolution; or Resolution:

constitutional amendment, 3 readings required   35

constitutional amendment on 2nd consideration,
how to amend; see Joint Rule 57 (2)

definition   99 (39)

enrolling of   43

one day lay-over required unless privileged
under rule 69   34 (1)

privileged, messaged immediately upon adoption   42 (1)