jr23 Joint Rule 23. Joint committee on legislative organization.
jr23(1)(1) There is created a joint committee on legislative organization consisting of the speaker of the assembly, the president of the senate, the majority and minority leader of each house, and the assistant majority and minority leader of each house.
jr23(2) (2) The committee has the powers and responsibilities conferred upon it by statute or by the joint rules and may take appropriate action thereunder. The committee shall recommend to the houses any action it considers likely to more closely coordinate the work of the 2 houses or to save expenses or increase the efficiency of the legislature.
jr23(3) (3) The committee shall adopt a policy for the preservation of historically significant electronic records of legislative business that are maintained by the chief clerks of the 2 houses.
jr23(4) (4) The committee shall adopt a continuity of operations plan for the purpose of meeting at a temporary seat of government to conduct legislative business as provided under section 323.51 (1m) of the statutes.
[am. 1981 SJR-1]
[am. 1987 SJR-48]
[(2) am.; (3) and (4) cr. 2011 SJR-2]
jr25 Joint Rule 25. Funeral delegation. A joint delegation consisting of members of the senate appointed by the president and of members of the assembly appointed by the speaker shall attend the funeral of any deceased member of the legislature.
[am. 1981 SJR-1]
jr27 Joint Rule 27. Committee hearings open to public. Unless otherwise provided by law, every committee hearing, executive session, or other meeting is open to the public. If time permits, advance notice of every regularly scheduled committee hearing, executive session, or other meeting is published as provided in joint rule 75.
[rn. from Jt.Rule 31 (3), 1987 SJR-48]
[am. 2011 SJR-2]
Chapter 4:
CLERICAL PROCEDURES
jr31 Joint Rule 31. Record of committee proceedings.
jr31(1)(1) The chairperson or acting chairperson of each committee of the legislature shall keep a record of the committee's proceedings containing the following information:
jr31(1)(a) (a) The date, time, place, and subject of each hearing, and of each meeting of the committee.
jr31(1)(b) (b) The attendance of committee members at each meeting.
jr31(1)(c) (c) The name of each person appearing before the committee, with the name of the person or persons and the name of the group or organization on whose behalf the appearance is made.
jr31(1)(d) (d) The vote of each member on all motions, proposals, amendments, appointments, or administrative rules acted upon.
jr31(2) (2) The record shall be ready and approved before the expiration of 10 days after each committee meeting or at the next regular meeting of the committee, whichever is earlier.
jr31(3) (3) Any member of a joint committee who is opposed to the committee's majority report may, at the time of the committee's final vote on the matter, notify the chairperson of his or her intent to file a minority report and may then file the report with the chairperson no later than the 2nd business day after the vote. For any joint committee or committee of conference the committee report, including any minority report, may be provided to the members as decided by the presiding officer for each house.
jr31(4) (4) The committee shall file, in the jacket envelope of every proposal, appointment, or administrative rule reported by it, the original record of the committee's proceedings containing the information compiled under sub. (1) for the proposal, appointment, or administrative rule.
[(1), (2) and (4) am.; (3) cr. 1987 SJR-48]
[(3) am. 1999 AJR-18]
[(1)(d), (3) and (4) am. 2001 AJR-15]
[(1)(intro.) and (d) and (4) am. 2011 SJR-2]
jr32 Joint Rule 32. Certification of passage of, or adoption of and concurrence in, proposals.
jr32(1)(1) The chief clerk of each house shall supervise the entry of actions by that house in the history file for any proposal. The chief clerk of each house shall include the history entries in the jacket envelope before submitting the jacket to the chief clerk of the other house. The entries shall include the following:
jr32(1)(a) (a) The number and relating clause of the proposal.
jr32(1)(b) (b) The name of the member, members, or committee introducing or offering the proposal.
jr32(1)(c) (c) If appropriate, the name of the individual or organization requesting the proposal.
jr32(1)(d) (d) The dates of introduction, reference to committee, and all subsequent actions pertaining to the proposal, including any motion to end debate of the proposal.
jr32(1)(e) (e) If appropriate, the date on which a fiscal estimate is received.