Presentment of enrolled bills to governor Rule 34 Assignment of enrolled joint resolution numbers Rule 35 Chapter 5: Fiscal Estimate Procedure
When fiscal estimates required or permitted Rule 41 General procedures Rule 42 Reliable dollar estimate Rule 43 Bill jackets to display “FE” Rule 44 Duties of legislative reference bureau Rule 45 Duties of department of administration and state agencies Rule 46 Duties of joint committee on finance Rule 47 Review of agency-prepared fiscal estimates Rule 48 Bills not conforming Rule 49 Waiver of requirement to transmit electronically Rule 50 Chapter 6: Style and Form of Proposals
Use of LRB legal services Rule 51 Analyses on substitute amendments Rule 51m Format; text display; structure of proposals Rule 52 Incorporation of law into the statutes Rule 53 Approval and jacketing of drafts Rule 54 Authors and cosponsors Rule 55 Clerical corrections in legislative proposals and amendments Rule 56 Amendments to state constitution Rule 57 Amendments to U.S. constitution Rule 58 Explanative notes Rule 59 Enrolled proposals Rule 60 Chapter 7: Reproduction of Proposals
Reproduction of engrossed proposals and amendments Rule 63 Display of text in amendatory proposals and acts Rule 64 Inserting date of enactment and publication date of acts Rule 65 Enrolled joint resolutions Rule 66 Chapter 8: Other Legislative Documents
Legislative manuals Rule 71 Journals in book form Rule 74 Schedule of committee activities Rule 75 Bulletins of senate and assembly proceedings Rule 76 Index to bulletin of proceedings Rule 77 Bulletin and index to actions concerning proposed administrative rules Rule 78 Biennial record continuity; special sessions Rule 79 Chapter 9: Session Schedule
Scheduled floorperiods and committee work Rule 81 Limited-business floorperiod Rule 81m Limited-business floorperiod; bills introduced by the joint committee for review of administrative rules Rule 81r Veto review session, even-numbered year Rule 82 Introduction and disposition of proposals Rule 83 Committees continue throughout biennial session Rule 84 Reimbursement for expenses Rule 85 Continuation of employees during periods of committee work Rule 86 Duties of the chief clerk after floorperiods and sessions Rule 87 Chapter 10: Legislative Employees
Compensation and classification plan Rule 91 Retirement system agents for legislative employees Rule 92 Chapter 11: Joint Rules
Rescinding, amending, or suspending rules Rule 96 Continuity of joint rules Rule 97 Publishing of joint rules Rule 98 J O I N T R U L E S
As last affected by 2013 Senate Joint Resolution 6
(Concurred in February 12, 2013)
Chapter 1:
JOINT PROCEDURES OF THE TWO HOUSES
jr1Joint Rule 1. Joint convention. Whenever there is a joint convention of the 2 houses, the president of the senate shall preside over the joint convention, if present, and the speaker of the assembly shall preside if the president is not present, and the chief clerk of the assembly shall act as clerk thereof, assisted by the chief clerk of the senate. jr2Joint Rule 2. Receding from position on amendment. Whenever an amendment has been nonconcurred in by the other house, any member may move to recede from the amendment. If the motion prevails the amendment is thereby reconsidered and rejected and the bill or joint resolution or amendment to which the amendment had been adopted by the house is thereby passed or concurred in, as the case may be, so that further action is not required thereon in either house. jr3Joint Rule 3. Committee of conference. jr3(1)(1) In all cases of disagreement between the senate and assembly on amendments, adopted by either house to a bill or joint resolution passed by the other house, a committee of conference consisting of 3 members from each house may be requested by either house, and the other house shall appoint a similar committee. At least one member from each house shall be a member of the minority party. jr3(1)(a)(a) The usual manner of procedure is as follows: If a bill or joint resolution of one house has been amended and passed by the other house, and has been returned to the house of origin and the house of origin has refused to concur in an amendment, the house of origin may appoint members to a committee of conference and notify the other house, which shall appoint members to the committee of conference unless it votes to recede from its amendment. The members of the committee shall be appointed as provided in the rules of each house. jr3(1)(am)(am) The members of the committee shall meet and state to each other, orally or in writing, the reasons of their respective houses for or against the disagreement, and confer thereon, and shall report to their respective houses any agreement they arrive at by the vote of at least a majority of the members of the committee representing each house. jr3(1)(b)(b) When the committee of conference has reached agreement the report shall be first presented, if a senate bill or joint resolution, to the assembly and, if an assembly bill or joint resolution, to the senate. The vote by each house to approve the conference report constitutes final action on the proposal and may not be reconsidered. jr3(1)(c)(c) Approval of the conference report by a roll call vote in each house sufficient to constitute final passage of the proposal is final passage of the bill or final adoption and concurrence in the joint resolution in the form and with the changes proposed by the report. jr3(1)(d)(d) If the committee of conference is unable to agree, another committee of conference consisting of new members may be appointed as provided in the rules of each house and may proceed to further consideration of the proposal. jr3(2)(2) A committee of conference shall meet on the call of either cochairperson. jr3(3)(3) A report of a committee of conference may not be amended and may not be divided. jr5Joint Rule 5. Bill recalled from governor. Any bill may be recalled by joint resolution from the governor for further consideration and shall, after having been returned to the house where it originated, be before the house for its action thereon. The bill may be reconsidered or otherwise acted upon without any reconsideration or other action thereon being first had in the other house. Any action taken shall be messaged to the other house for its concurrence. jr6Joint Rule 6. Proposal recalled from other house. The recall of a proposal from outside the jurisdiction of the house requires the adoption of and concurrence in a joint resolution recalling the proposal. jr7Joint Rule 7. Citations by the legislature. jr7(1)(1) For the purpose of extending the commendations, condolences, or congratulations of the legislature to a particular person, group, or organization, or to recognize a particular event or occasion, there may be issued a “citation by the legislature.” The approval of the citations shall in each house be governed by the rules of that house. jr7(1m)(1m) Citations may be used in place of resolutions for commendations, congratulations, or condolences to past or present state officials or other public figures, groups, or organizations, or to give recognition to an important event or occasion. Citations may not be used for procedural matters or in place of resolutions memorializing the U.S. Congress, but only if appropriate to express the feeling of one house or of both houses of the legislature with reference to a person, group, or organization or to an event or occasion. jr7(2)(2) Citations may not be used for matters of an inappropriate, controversial, or partisan political nature. jr7(3)(3) Each house shall establish a procedure for reviewing each proposed citation, whether originating in that house or received from the other house with the request for concurrence, for its compliance with subs. (1), (1m), and (2).
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