jr98(2)(a)(a) The chief clerk shall make the spelling and other minor corrections authorized by joint rule
56 and shall consult with the legislative reference bureau to make any references to provisions of the constitution, statutes, joint rules, senate rules, or assembly rules conform to the numbers then assigned to the provisions.
jr98(2)(b)
(b) Each pamphlet edition shall contain a revised table of contents and index prepared by the legislative reference bureau.
jr98(2)(c)
(c) Each pamphlet edition shall also contain the biennial session schedule adopted under section
13.02 (3) of the statutes.
jr98(3)
(3) The chief clerk of each house shall supervise the reproduction of the joint rules.
jr98(4)
(4) As directed by the chief clerk of the house of origin, any joint resolution amending the joint rules may be enrolled and may be duplicated for distribution.
jr99
Joint Rule 99.
Definitions. The following are definitions of the major terms used in joint rules
1 to
99 or traditionally used in deliberations on the floor and statutes governing legislative proceedings:
jr99(1)
(1)
Act: A bill that has passed both houses of the legislature, been enrolled, and been approved by the governor or passed over the governor's veto, or that becomes law without the signature of the governor, and published.
jr99(2)
(2)
Adjourn: To conclude a legislative day's business [see also sub.
(79)].
jr99(3)
(3)
Adoption: Approval of a motion, amendment, substitute amendment, simple resolution, or joint resolution [see also subs.
(16) and
(54)].
jr99(4)
(4)
Amendment: A suggested alteration in any proposal or amendment, often referred to as a simple amendment in distinction to a substitute amendment, which is intended to take the place of the proposal.
jr99(5)
(5)
Appeal: A member's challenge of a ruling on a point of order. To prevail, an appeal requires the support of a majority of the members present, pursuant to the rules of a house.
jr99(6)
(6)
Assembly chamber: The entire area west of the easternmost doors of the assembly, including the visitor's galleries, lobbies, offices of the speaker, majority leader, and minority leader and hallways.
jr99(7)
(7)
Bill: A proposed change of law originating in either house, requiring passage by one house and concurrence of the other house of the legislature and approval of the governor, or passage notwithstanding the objections of the governor by a two-thirds vote in each house, or that becomes law without the signature of the governor, before becoming effective.
jr99(8)
(8)
Calendar: The agenda for any legislative day.
jr99(9)
(9)
Call of the house: A procedure for requiring the attendance of absent members.
jr99(10)
(10)
Certificate or “citation": A formal legislative document of commendation, congratulations, or condolences.
jr99(11)
(11)
Chair: The position that the presiding officer fills.
jr99(12)
(12)
Chief clerk: The officer elected to perform and direct the clerical and personnel functions of a house.
jr99(13)
(13)
Committee chairperson: The head of a committee.
jr99(14)
(14)
Committee executive action: The action of a committee on any proposal or veto.
jr99(14m)
(14m)
Committee of conference: A committee of representatives to the assembly and of senators, appointed to resolve differences on a specific proposal.
jr99(15)
(15)
Committee of the whole: The membership of one house organized in committee for the discussion of a specific matter.
jr99(16)
(16)
Concurrence: The action by which one house agrees to a proposal or action of the other house [see also subs.
(3) and
(54)].
jr99(18)
(18)
Contested seat: A district in which 2 or more persons claim the right to represent the district.
jr99(20)
(20)
Current membership: The members of one of the houses omitting those who have resigned, have been removed, or have died.
jr99(22)
(22)
Dilatory: To delay.
jr99(23)
(23)
Division of the question: To break a question into 2 or more separate propositions.
jr99(24)
(24)
Elected membership: The members of one of the houses, certified as elected in the last general election, including those who have subsequently resigned, have been removed, or have died.