A
Absence:
call of the senate 81 (1)
committee members not to be absent 23
granting of leave under call 85 (7)
leave of absence, members 16
members absent or not voting reported by chief clerk 72 (1)
missed roll calls 73m
motion to grant leave not debatable 68
number smaller than a quorum may compel
attendance of 15, 81 (1)
penalties 13n
position on issue, statement of, by absent member 75
temporary absence of president, president pro tem,
temporary presiding officer 2
under call of senate, prior leave expires upon return 85 (7)
Absentees during call, names to be read and entered
in journal 84
Act (definition) 99 (1)
Adjourn (definition) 99 (2)
Adjournment:
call of senate expires as the result of, may be renewed 85 (6)
call of senate superseded by motion for 85 (1), (5)
honors, under 15th order of business 17 (1)(o)
is 16th order of business 17 (1)(p)
member's limit to speak twice on question
continues through adjournment 59
motion to adjourn always in order, exceptions 64
motion to adjourn amendable only as to time 63 (1)(b)
motion to adjourn not debatable, may not be tabled 68
pending motion or question is lost by 59
precedence of motion for 63, 64
smaller number than quorum may adjourn 15, 85 (6)
Administrative rules, committee for review of
(
see also ss.
13.56 and
13.565 stats.)
20 (3)
bill to suspend rule, how placed in committee on
senate organization 41 (1)(d)
objection by standing committee to proposed rule,
president refers to JCRAR 46 (2)(am)
report concerning action (or inaction) on proposed rule 27 (2)
senate committee (JCRAR) may return proposal
referred by senate 20 (3)(b)
Administrative rules, review of:
bill to suspend proposed administrative rule: reference
to calendar after 30 days 41 (1)(d)
notice and report referred to committee
by president 46 (2)(am)
objection by standing committee to proposed rule,
president refers to JCRAR 46 (2)(am)
report concerning action (or inaction) on
proposed rule 17 (1)(f), 27 (2)
rereference to different standing committee 46 (2)(b)
Admission to senate floor:
contestants for seats admitted to 12
correspondents of news media admitted, limited to
press lobby while senate meeting in session;
recording by 11 (5), (7)
denied to person engaged in defeating or
promoting legislation 11 (3), (4)
disturbance on, and clearing of members and others 13
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)
staff lobby access granted to state officers,
members of congress, supreme court justices,
former legislators, and others 11 (2)
Admittance to senate spaces 13r
Adoption (definition) 99 (3)
Adverse disposition:
committee recommendation controls question 55
joint resolution for all pending business, includes
business under call 85 (1)
motion not permitted twice on same day at same
stage of proposal 66
Adverse and final disposition: 46 (6)
proposal not to be renewed in senate in same session 33 (2)
Advice and consent of senate 22
Advisement, presiding office may take point
of order under 56m (2), (2m), (3)
Amend, precedence of motion to 63 (1)(n)
Amendable stage in consideration of proposal 37, 47 (1)
revival of amendment not reported by committee 27 (3)
Amendment (definition) 99 (4)
Amendments:
adoption of, does not change question 55
adoption of, prior availability of copies required 34 (2)
amendment to, must be germane to both amendment
and proposal 50 (4)
assembly amendment to senate proposal: not to be
referred to committee 41 (2)
availability of 34 (2), 46 (5)
coauthors, cosponsors not to be changed while sitting
in session 17 (5)
committee, treated same as other 53
considered only on 2nd reading 47 (1)
constitution, to
2nd consideration, how to amend;
see Joint Rule
57 (2)
executive veto, bill not amendable 47 (5)
form and substance 49, 50
germaneness of 50
identical in effect with one previously offered to
same proposal 50 (6)(a)
in 3rd or higher degree prohibited 51
legislative reference bureau to put in proper form 49
motion for main question, pending and new amendments
considered immediately without debate 77 (3)
not permitted on motion to raise a call 85 (5)
offered for purpose of being reproduced,
form and contents 46 (5)
offered from floor 49
offering of, after main question is ordered, permitted 77 (3)
on 3rd reading, bill reengrossed 40
order of action on 47 (4)
question, not changed by amendment adoption 55
reading to members, required unless otherwise
made available 48
