[(4) am. 1989 A.Res. 2]
[(4) and (6) am. 1995 A.Res. 2]
[(2), (4), (5)(b) and (6) am. 2001 A.Res. 3]
ar81 Assembly Rule 81. Tie loses question. Whenever the assembly casts a tie vote, the question is lost.
ar82 Assembly Rule 82. Interruptions of clerk during roll call. A person may not visit or remain at the clerk's desk while a roll call vote or tabulation is in progress.
Chapter 10:
PROCEDURES UNDER CALL
ar83 Assembly Rule 83. Call of the assembly.
ar83(1)(1) Any member who obtains the floor may request a call of the assembly to require absent members to be sent for.
ar83(2) (2) A call of the assembly is in order at any time, including while a motion to adjourn is pending, but not when voting is in progress or a request for a leave of absence or a motion to lift a call is pending.
ar83(2m) (2m) Notwithstanding subs. (3) and (4), the presiding officer may order a call of the house, without seconds.
ar83(3) (3) A call of the assembly requires 15 seconds.
ar83(4) (4) On a call of the assembly being requested, the presiding officer shall state substantially: “It requires 15 members to second a call of the assembly; those in favor of the call will rise." If 15 members rise, the call is ordered.
[(4) cr. 1995 A.Res. 2]
[(2m) cr. 2019 A.Res. 12]
ar84 Assembly Rule 84. Members to remain in chamber when under call. When a call of the assembly is ordered, the sergeant at arms shall close the doors and members may not leave the assembly chamber.
ar85 Assembly Rule 85. Sergeant to bring in absentees. When a call of the assembly is ordered, the chief clerk shall immediately call the roll of the members. At the conclusion of the call of the roll the names of absent members shall be read aloud and entered in the journal indicating those absent with leave and those absent without leave. The chief clerk shall furnish the sergeant at arms with a list of those who are absent without leave, and the sergeant at arms shall proceed to bring in such absentees.
ar85(1) (1) If summary process is required to secure the attendance of absentees, it shall be carried out as prescribed by law.
ar85(2) (2) Expenses incurred by the sergeant at arms in securing the attendance of absent members may, with the consent of the assembly, be imposed upon such members.
ar86 Assembly Rule 86. Business under call. While the assembly is under call:
ar86(1) (1) Business may be transacted as if there were no call except that further action may not be taken on the specific question under consideration when the call was ordered.
ar86(2) (2) A concurrent call may be ordered on any question taken up after an initial call.
ar86(3) (3) All motions relating to the call, adjournment, or any recess shall be decided by a roll call vote.
ar86(4) (4) The sergeant at arms may at any time report on the progress or completion of the call. Any such report shall be entered in the journal.
ar87 Assembly Rule 87. Lifting a call. A call of the assembly terminates or is lifted when any of the following occurs:
ar87(1) (1) The sergeant at arms or the chief clerk reports that all who were absent without leave are present.
ar87(2) (2) A motion to lift the call is approved by a majority of the current membership.
ar87(3) (3) The assembly recesses or adjourns.
ar88 Assembly Rule 88. Successive calls on same question. Successive calls on the same question are not in order unless significant business, a recess, or an adjournment has intervened.
Chapter 11:
CHANGE, SUSPENSION, AUTHORITY OF RULES
ar89 Assembly Rule 89. Changing assembly rules. Assembly rules may be rescinded or changed only with the approval of a majority of the current membership by roll call vote.