sr90 Senate Rule 90. Creating, amending, or repealing rules. Senate rules may be created, amended, or repealed by resolution adopted by a vote of a majority of the senate membership presently serving. The vote is taken by ayes and noes. The resolution shall set forth the precise detail of the proposed creation, amendment, or repeal. After the senate rules have been established at the commencement of the biennial session, any resolution to change the senate rules must lay over one week.

sr91 Senate Rule 91. Suspending rules. Senate rules may be suspended by the senate by vote of two-thirds of the members present. The vote is determined by ayes and noes unless unanimous consent is given.

sr92 Senate Rule 92. Continuity of senate rules. Senate rules are effective until amended or repealed by the senate. Senate rules remain in force at the beginning of a succeeding biennial session until superseded by rules adopted by the senate in the succeeding biennial session of the legislature.

sr93 Senate Rule 93. Special or extraordinary sessions. Unless otherwise provided by the senate for a specific special or extraordinary session, the rules of the senate adopted for the biennial session, with the following modifications, apply to each special session called by the governor and to each extraordinary session called by the senate and assembly organization committees or called by a joint resolution approved by both houses:

sr93(1)(1) Except as provided in sub. (1d), a proposal or amendment may not be considered unless it accomplishes the special purposes for which the special session was convened or the business specified in the action authorizing the extraordinary session. Notwithstanding rule 46 (6), any proposal that is adversely and finally disposed of for the biennial session may be revived by specific inclusion in the action authorizing an extraordinary session, provided that the proposal had not failed a vote of concurrence or passage in the senate. Any proposal revived under this subsection is considered to be at the same stage of the proceedings as it had attained upon being adversely and finally disposed of.

sr93(1d) (1d) Resolutions offering commendations, congratulations, or condolences, memorializing congress or an individual, or affecting senate or legislative rules or proceedings, and nominations for appointments are declared not to be within the meaning of the term “business" under the constitutional provision limiting the matters to be considered during special sessions to those enumerated in the governor's call for a special session. All such matters may be considered during any extraordinary session. All such matters are not subject to sub. (1p).

sr93(1p) (1p) A senate proposal may not be considered unless it is recommended to be introduced, offered, or considered by the committee on senate organization, the senate committee on finance, the joint committee on finance, the joint committee on legislative organization, or by the joint committee on employment relations.

sr93(2) (2) A notice of a committee meeting is not required other than posting on the legislative bulletin board.

sr93(3) (3) The daily calendar is in effect immediately upon posting on the legislative bulletin boards. The calendar need not be distributed or otherwise made available.

sr93(4) (4) Any point of order shall be decided within one hour.

sr93(5) (5) A motion may not be entertained to postpone action to a day or time certain.

sr93(6) (6) Any motion to advance a proposal and any motion to message a proposal to the assembly may be adopted by a majority of those present and voting.

[cr. 1983 S.Res. 4]
[(intro.) am. 1989 S.Res. 3]
[(1) and (3) am. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[(1) to (3) and (5) am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[(intro.), (1), (1p) and (6) am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[(1d) (from rule 33 (3)) am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[(intro.), (1), (1d), (1p) and (2) am. 2005 S.Res. 2]
[(1d) and (2) am. 2015 S.Res. 2]
[(3) am. 2021 S.Res. 8]

sr94 Senate Rule 94. Publishing of senate rules.

sr94(3)(a)(a) Within one week after the adoption of a resolution significantly changing the senate rules, the chief clerk shall direct the production of a new pamphlet incorporating the entire text of the senate rules as affected by the resolution unless, in the judgment of the chief clerk, additional rule changes may soon be agreed to by the senate. Each pamphlet edition shall contain a revised table of contents and index prepared by the legislative reference bureau.

sr94(3)(b) (b) As directed by the chief clerk, a resolution amending the senate rules may be engrossed and made available.

[rn. from S.Rule 93 by 1983 S.Res. 4]
[am. 1987 S.Res. 3]
[(3)(a) am. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[(3) am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[(3)(a) and (b) am. 2021 S.Res. 8]

sr95 Senate Rule 95. Copies for senate. All publications for the senate and reproduction to be done for the senate shall conform to the senate and joint rules or be as determined by the committee on senate organization or the joint committee on legislative organization.

sr95m Senate Rule 95m. Governor's veto message. The governor's veto message shall be read at length unless a copy of the document has been made available to the members.

sr96 Senate Rule 96. Fiscal estimates.

sr96(1)(1) The committee on senate organization may request from the legislative fiscal bureau an original fiscal estimate on a bill if the committee believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by the state agency assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the bill receives a public hearing, is voted on by a senate standing committee, or is considered by the senate.