jr99(27) (27) Expunge: To remove material from the record and thus undo some action.

jr99(27m) (27m) Extraordinary session: The convening of the legislature by the committees on organization of each house or by petition or joint resolution of the legislature to accomplish the business specified in the action calling the session. When used to continue a floorperiod of the biennial session for a limited purpose, the extraordinary session is referred to as an extended session.

jr99(28) (28) Fiscal estimate: A memorandum pursuant to joint rules 41 to 50 and the rules of each house, explaining the impact of a bill on state or local finances.

jr99(29) (29) Floor of the assembly: That portion of the assembly chamber that is reserved for members, assembly officers, and persons granted the privilege of the floor.

jr99(29m) (29m) Floor of the senate: That portion of the senate chamber that is reserved for members, senate officers, and persons granted the privilege of the floor.

jr99(30) (30) Floor amendment: Any amendment offered for consideration at the 2nd reading stage, or for committee consideration, but not drafted by the legislative reference bureau.

jr99(31) (31) Germaneness: The relevance or appropriateness of amendments.

jr99(32) (32) Hearing: A committee meeting at which the public is invited to testify on a proposal or issue.

jr99(33) (33) History: A record of actions on any given proposal.

jr99(33m) (33m) History file: The list of entries made by the chief clerk in the bulletin of proceedings, recording the actions of the legislature on a proposal.

jr99(34) (34) Incidental motions and requests: A group of motions and requests that generally relates to the proceedings, procedures, and subsidiary questions during debate, and that must be disposed of before proceeding to the main question under consideration. Incidental questions have lower precedence than privileged questions but higher precedence than subsidiary and main motions.

jr99(35) (35) Indefinite postponement: A motion to kill a proposal in its house of origin for a legislative session.

jr99(36) (36) Introduction: The formal presentation of a bill before one of the houses [see also sub. (50m)].

jr99(37) (37) Joint convention, also called “joint session." A joint meeting of the senate and the assembly.

jr99(38) (38) Joint hearing: A hearing held by committees of both houses.

jr99(39) (39) Joint resolution: A proposal requiring adoption by both houses, to: a) express the opinion of the legislature; b) change joint rules of the legislature; c) propose an amendment to the state constitution; or d) propose or ratify an amendment to the U.S. constitution.

jr99(40) (40) Joint rules: Common rules of proceedings adopted by both houses.

jr99(41) (41) Journal: The official publication of one of the houses.

jr99(42) (42) Leave: Permission to be absent from one of the houses.

jr99(43) (43) Legislative day: Any day on which the legislature is in session.

jr99(44) (44) Main motions and questions: The final affirmative question concerning a proposal during any stage of its consideration or any motion made or question raised when no other matter is before the house. Main questions have lower precedence than privileged, incidental, and subsidiary questions.

jr99(45) (45) Majority: One more than one-half.

jr99(46) (46) Manual: The publication containing the rules of a house, the joint rules, the session schedule, the state constitution, alphabetical indexes, and other materials considered relevant to a legislator's job.

jr99(47) (47) Member: A duly elected senator or representative to the assembly.

jr99(48) (48) Members present: Those members in attendance at a daily session.

jr99(48m) (48m) Measure: Another term for “proposal."

jr99(49) (49) Motion: A proposed action requiring approval by a vote of a house.

jr99(50) (50) Nonconcurrence: The refusal of one house to agree to a proposal, amendment, or action of the other.

jr99(50m) (50m) Offer: The formal presentation of a joint resolution, resolution, substitute amendment, amendment, or motion before a house [see also sub. (36)].