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
enrolled bill, journal records date presented
to governor 43
enrolling, performed by legislative reference bureau 43
errors in, chief clerk authorized to correct minor 31 (1)
filing of proposals 30
copies must be in jacket envelope 29
jacket envelopes not to be filed if folded or rolled 30 (1)
notations in history file by chief clerk 30 (2), (3)
handwritten changes prohibited in copies prepared
by legislative reference bureau 33 (1)
hearings required 18 (1m)
identical with one already rejected not allowed,
exceptions 33 (2)
introduction of 17 (1)(c), 33 (1), 45, 46
jacket envelope 30 (1)
to contain all amendments regardless of action 27 (5)
journal, references to by number, relating clause 32
jurisdiction over, while in committee 25 (2)
legislative reference bureau prepares all proposals
for introduction 33 (1)
messaging delayed for reconsideration period 42 (1)
messaging immediately under suspension of rules 42
offering of resolutions 33 (1), 45
orders of business 17
position of on calendar, when reconsideration
motion pending 38 (2)
presentation of 44m, 46 (1)
privileged resolutions 69
considered immediately 45
joint, messaged immediately 42
readings, 3 separate 35
amendments considered only on 2nd reading 47 (1)
committee on senate organization builds 2nd reading
calendar 18 (1)
committee reference on first reading 36
constitutional amendments, required on joint
resolutions for 35
ordering to 3rd reading 18 (5), 37 (1)
third reading 38
two readings on same day prohibited 35
reconsideration period, messaging delayed for 42 (1)
reengrossed, if amended on 3rd reading 40
reference to committee:
by president 36 (1)
chief clerk advises president 46 (2)(a)
made on first reading of proposal 36
simultaneous reference to joint survey committee 36 (2)(c)
rereference generally, when in order 41 (1)
rereference of administrative rule 46 (2)(b)
rereference of bill or resolution 46 (2)(c)
signed by president and attested by chief
clerk after enrolling 44
simultaneous reference to joint survey committee 36 (2)(c)
special session, see Special session
withdrawing from committee 41 (1)(a)
Bulletin of proceedings, preparation,
see also Joint Rules
76 to
78 22 (2)
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)
