Senate

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

audio, video recordings   11 (7)

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

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

disorderly conduct by members and others   13

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

exceptional words to, taken down in writing   58

president may order removal of member   13

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)

Dictionary, Webster's current edition to be used   31 (4)

Dilatory (definition)   99 (22)

Disposal, adverse and final   46 (6)

Disturbance or disorderly conduct, presiding officer may
order clearing of senate floor and lobby, president
may order member removed   13

Division of question, members may call for, when   70

definition   99 (23)

report of committee of conference not divisible,
see Joint Rule 3 (3)

veto   70 (2), (3)

Documents, signing of by president and attestation
by chief clerk   44

Drinking, not permitted in chamber   8 (4)

E

Eating, not permitted in chamber   8 (4)

Elected membership (definition)   99 (24)

Election, contested, floor privilege of contestant   12

Election of officers by the senate, see also Wis. Con. IV-30,
ss. 13.02 (1), 13.13, 13.15 (1), 13.18 (1), stats.:

chief clerk   5

president, president pro tempore   1

sergeant at arms   6

substitute president   2

Employees:

coats to be worn by   8 (1)

employment and supervision   88

of legislature, admitted to senate staff lobby while
performing their duties   11 (2)

payroll certification for   89

Enacting clause, inserted by chief clerk when omitted   31 (2)

Engrossed proposal (definition)   99 (25)

Engrossed publication of senate resolution
amending rules   94 (3)(b)

Engrossed reproduction of amended proposal   30 (3)(d)

Enrolled proposal (definition)   99 (26)

Enrolling bills and resolutions   43

Executive nominations for appointment   22

Explanation of member's vote, not allowed during roll call   74

Expunge (definition)   99 (27)

Extraordinary or special session, rules modified for   93

committees permitted to introduce or offer, as
authorized introduction as offering of, proposals   93 (1p)

definition   99 (27m)

proposal within call   93 (1)

F

Filing of proposals   30

Finance; committee on (see also ss. 13.09 to 13.095,
13.10 to 13.11, stats.)   20 (4)

rereferral to committee on senate organization   41 (1)(e)

senate committee may return proposal referred
by senate   20 (4)(b)

First reading of proposals   36

chief clerk's report used in lieu of   36 (1m)(b)

journal record of introduction, on day senate
does not meet, constitutes first reading   36 (1m)(b)

simultaneous reference to joint survey committee   36 (2)(c)

Fiscal estimate (definition), see also Joint Rules 41 to 50
and s. 13.093 (2), stats.   99 (28)

Fiscal estimate request to legislative fiscal bureau   96 (1m)

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)