sr6(2)(b) (b) Perform all the duties that may be assigned to the sergeant connected with the maintenance of decorum and good order in the chamber.

sr6(2)(c) (c) Supervise the coming and going of all persons to and from the chamber.

sr6(2)(d)(d) Enforce the provisions of rule 11 relating to lobbyists and lobbying.

sr6(2)(e) (e) Provide for the prompt delivery of messages from or within the senate.

sr6(2)(f) (f) Ensure that the chamber is open for the use of the members as directed by the presiding officer or from one hour preceding each daily session until one hour after that day's adjournment.

sr6(2)(g) (g) Perform all other services pertaining to the office of sergeant at arms.

sr6(2)(h)(h) Enforce the provisions of rule 13m relating to conduct of individuals in the gallery.

sr6(3) (3) The sergeant at arms is under the supervision of the chief clerk and the compensation of the sergeant at arms shall be determined by the chief clerk.

[(1) am. 1983 S.Res. 4]
[(1) and (2)(b) am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[(title) am. 2005 S.Res. 2]
[(3) cr. 2005 S.Res. 2]
[(2)(h) cr. 2009 S.Res. 2]
[(2)(f) am. 2017 S.Res. 2]

sr7 Senate Rule 7. Presiding officer to preserve order. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum.

sr8 Senate Rule 8. Conduct while sitting in session.

sr8(1)(1) Members, officers, and employees shall wear appropriate attire while the senate is sitting in session. Appropriate attire for men includes the wearing of a coat. Appropriate attire for men and women does not include denim jeans.

sr8(2) (2) While the presiding officer is addressing the senate, or submitting a question, a member may not cross the floor or leave the senate. While a member is speaking, a member may not walk between the speaking member and the presiding officer.

sr8(3) (3) A member or other person may not visit or remain by the clerk's table while the ayes and noes are being called. A member may not leave his or her seat or be disturbed by any other person while the ayes and noes are being called.

sr8(4) (4) A member or other person may not, within the senate chamber, read newspapers, periodicals, magazines, books, or similar materials, unless the publication is relevant to the debate on the senate floor; consume food, beverages, or tobacco products; or take photographs or make any video recording.

sr8(5) (5) A member or other person may not, within the senate chamber, display a chart, sign, or other visual aid or promote a private business by prominently displaying a branded product or logo.

[(2) and (3) am.; (4) r.cr. 1985 S.Res. 2]
[(1) am. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[(1) am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[(4) am. 2005 S.Res. 2]
[(5) cr. 2007 S.Res. 2]
[(4) am. 2015 S.Res. 2]
[(1) am. 2021 S.Res. 8]

sr11 Senate Rule 11. Who may be admitted to the floor; recording proceedings; listing of visitors.

sr11(1)(1) Persons of the following classes, and no others, shall be admitted to that portion of the floor of the senate where the members sit in session: the governor, the lieutenant governor, members of the legislature, members of the staff of the sergeant at arms, technical staff designated by the chief clerk, and designated members of the chief clerk's staff.

sr11(2) (2) Persons of the following classes, and no others, shall be admitted to that portion of the floor of the senate designated as the staff lobby while the senate is sitting in session: state officers, employees of either house of the legislature, of legislative committees, and of legislative service agencies while engaged in the performance of their duties, members of congress, justices of the supreme court, and former members of the legislature.

sr11(3)(3) However, none of those persons in subs. (1) and (2) who are registered as lobbyists or engaged in defeating or promoting any pending legislation have the privilege of the floor of the senate.

sr11(4) (4) A former senator or other person who is directly or indirectly interested in defeating or promoting any pending legislation, whether registered as a lobbyist or not, does not have the privilege of the floor of the senate at any time.

sr11(5) (5) All accredited correspondents of the news media, who confine themselves to their professional duties, have the privilege of the floor of the senate, except that while the senate is sitting in session the privilege extends only to the press lobby.

sr11(6)(6) Persons who are not specified in subs. (1) to (5) may be invited on the floor of the senate by the committee on senate organization.

sr11(7) (7) No persons other than members of the chief clerk's staff, members of the staff of the sergeant at arms, members of a senator's staff, and accredited correspondents of the news media may engage in any audio or video recording of the proceedings of the senate or any committee without permission of the committee on senate organization.