jr55(2) (2) When a proposal or amendment is introduced or offered by request, the name of the person requesting introduction or the offering of the proposal or offering of the amendment shall be made a part of the record of the proposal.

jr56 Joint Rule 56. Clerical corrections in legislative proposals and amendments.

jr56(1)(1) The chief clerks and the legislative reference bureau shall correct all minor clerical errors found in any proposal or amendment. Any correction under this rule shall be entered by the chief clerk in the history file for the proposal of the house having possession of the proposal.

jr56(2) (2) The current edition of Webster's new international dictionary is the standard on questions of correct spelling, word usage, and proper grammar.

jr56(3)(3) Except as enumerated in pars. (a) to (e), corrections under this rule require in each instance the specific prior authorization of the presiding officer of the house having possession of the proposal. The following corrections do not require prior authorization:

jr56(3)(a)(a) Inserting the enacting clause required for any bill by section 17 (1) of article IV of the constitution, or inserting the usual enabling clause in any resolution.

jr56(3)(b) (b) Correcting the title of a proposal so that the enumeration of sections affected accurately reflects the statutes, session laws, Wisconsin Acts, sections of the constitution, or legislative rules treated in the proposal.

jr56(3)(c) (c) Correcting the title of a bill so that the relating clause complies with joint rule 52 (1) (d).

jr56(3)(d) (d) Correcting the text of the proposal so that it conforms to sub. (2).

jr56(3)(e) (e) Correcting erroneous numeric references.

jr57 Joint Rule 57. Amendments to state constitution.

jr57(1)(1) Every joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution introduced for the purpose of a first approval shall, in the closing paragraph, refer such proposed amendment to the legislature to be chosen at the next general election. Every joint resolution proposing the 2nd legislative approval of an amendment to the constitution shall, in the closing paragraph, provide for submission of the amendment to the people in accordance with section 1 of article XII of the constitution.

jr57(2)(a) (a) The text of a proposed constitutional amendment is not subject to change when a joint resolution submits such text for “2nd consideration" after the joint resolution was adopted on “first consideration" by the last preceding legislature, unless appropriate changes are made to revert the status of the constitutional amendment to “first consideration."

jr57(2)(am) (am) While the constitutional amendment has “2nd consideration" status, only the relating clause and those paragraphs of the joint resolution pertaining to the ballot question and to the date of submission to the voters may be changed by amendment.

jr57(2)(b) (b) Because any change in the text of a proposed constitutional amendment before the senate or assembly for “2nd consideration" reverts that proposed amendment to “first consideration" status, any change shall be presented to the senate or assembly in the form of a substitute amendment that, in its title, its resolving clauses, and its instructions for transmittal to the next succeeding legislature, properly sets forth the resultant “first consideration" status of the proposed constitutional amendment.

jr58 Joint Rule 58. Amendments to U.S. constitution.

jr58(1)(1) Any amendment to the constitution of the United States, submitted to the legislatures of the several states for ratification, shall be considered in the form of a joint resolution.

jr58(2) (2) Every joint resolution to ratify an amendment to the constitution of the United States shall be given 3 readings in each house. The vote on adoption or concurrence shall be a roll call vote with the ayes and noes entered in the journal.

jr58(3) (3) That part of a joint resolution to ratify an amendment to the constitution of the United States which correctly sets forth the text of the proposed amendment may not be amended.

jr59 Joint Rule 59. Explanative notes. In addition to such notes as are required by law or joint rule, explanative notes may be included in revision and correction bills prepared by the revisor of statutes, in reconciliation bills introduced by the committee on organization of either house, and in proposals introduced or offered and in substitute amendments or amendments offered by the joint legislative council or its law revision committee, at the request of the judicial council, and by or at the request of any other official interim study or investigative group. The notes shall be prepared by the requester, shall be factual in nature, shall be as brief as may be and, where feasible, shall follow the section of the proposal or amendment to which they relate. Notes may appear in the original reproduced version of the proposal or amendment only, and may not appear in the Wisconsin Acts or session law volumes unless the chief of the legislative reference bureau determines that including them is essential or in the statutes unless the revisor determines that including them is essential. The notes constitute no part of the proposed act or engrossed or enrolled resolution.