SR2,4,5 3Senate Rule 1 (2) The president is the senate's presiding officer and shall
4authenticate by personal signature all of the acts, orders, and proceedings of the
5senate.

SR2,4,9 8Senate Rule 1m. (1) The presiding officer shall, in general, represent and
9stand for the senate, declaring its will, and in all things obeying its commands.

SR2,4,12 10(2) Every officer of the senate is subordinate to the committee on senate
11organization and, in all that relates to the discharge of such that officer's several
12duties, is under the supervision of the committee on senate organization.

SR2,4,15 14Senate Rule 1m (title) Presiding officer; officers subordinate to
15committee on senate organization.

SR2,4,20 17Senate Rule 2 (2) When the president and president pro tempore are absent
18or unable to preside, one of the members shall be elected to temporarily perform all
19of the duties of the chair enumerated under rule 4 until the return of the president
20or president pro tempore returns and is able to preside.

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1(3) The presiding officer may call any member to the chair , but the substitution
2shall not extend beyond an adjournment or the return of the president.

SR2,5,11 4Senate Rule 3. Duties of president pro tempore and majority leader.
5When the president is separated by death, resignation, or removal from office, or is
6otherwise unable to serve, all of the powers and duties of the president not
7enumerated in rule 4 shall devolve upon the president pro tempore until a president
8is elected. When both the president and president pro tempore are separated by
9death, resignation, or removal from office, or are otherwise unable to serve, all of the
10powers and duties of the president not enumerated under rule 4 shall devolve upon
11the majority leader until a president is elected.

SR2,5,14 13Senate Rule 3m. Voting by presiding officer. No A senator may not be
14excused from voting on any question by reason of occupying the chair.

SR2,5,17 16Senate Rule 4 (4) Put to vote all questions which that are regularly moved, or
17which that necessarily arise in the course of proceedings, and announce the result.

SR2,5,2418 (10) Refer every notice and report concerning a proposed administrative rule
19received by him or her under section 227.19 of the statutes to the appropriate
20standing committee of the senate within 7 working days following receipt, and
21provide notice to that committee whenever the president is informed that a proposed
22rule is being withdrawn. The president shall refer any report received from a
23standing committee which that objects to a proposed rule to the joint committee for
24review of administrative rules.

SR2,6,7 2Senate Rule 5 (1) The chief clerk of the senate shall be elected at the
3commencement of each regular session, to hold office for the full 2-year term of the
4legislature (2 years) and until a successor is elected and qualified on the day of
5convening of the next legislature as established under section 13.02 (1) of the
6statutes unless removed by death, resignation, or the vote of a majority of the actual
7present membership of the senate.

SR2,6,98 (2) (b) Supervise the engrossing and enrolling of senate bills, resolutions and
9joint resolutions proposals by the legislative reference bureau.

SR2,6,1310 (c) Cause the daily journal of the proceedings to be kept and reproduced for
11distribution Prepare and transmit for reproduction its daily journal after the close
12of each daily session, and, if so directed by the president or chairperson of the
13committee on senate organization, on any day on which the senate does not meet.

SR2,6,1614 (d) Ensure that no records or papers belonging to the legislature are not
15removed from the custody of the chief clerk's office except as required in the regular
16course of business.

SR2,6,2117 (3) The chief clerk shall be responsible for all official acts of the employes
18employees assigned to that office, and may designate one of those employes
19employees as assistant chief clerk, who shall have general supervision under the
20direction of the chief clerk and in the absence of the chief clerk shall have all of the
21powers and duties of the chief clerk.

SR2,7,222 (4) On the day of convening of the next legislature as established under section
2313.02 (1) of the statutes, when the president and assistant majority leader are absent
24or unable to preside over the senate sitting in session and the senate does not elect

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1a substitute president under rule 2 (2), the chief clerk shall perform all of the duties
2of the chair enumerated under rule 4.

SR2,7,9 4Senate Rule 6 (1) The sergeant at arms of the senate shall be elected at the
5commencement of each regular session, to hold office for the full 2-year term of the
6legislature (2 years) and until a successor is elected and qualified on the day of
7convening of the next legislature as established under section 13.02 (1) of the
8statutes unless removed by death, resignation, or the vote of a majority of the actual
9present membership of the senate.

SR2,7,15 11Senate Rule 7 (title) President Presiding officer to preserve order;
12appeal. (1) The president presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, may
13speak to points of order in preference to others, rising for that purpose; and shall
14decide questions of order, subject to an appeal by a member, on which appeal each
15member may speak once not to exceed 5 minutes.

SR2,7,2016 (2) Whenever a point of order is raised, the president presiding officer may rule
17thereon forthwith, or may defer the decision not later than the 5th order of business
18on the 2nd legislative day to provide time for examination of the precedents.
19Questions not ruled on within the required time shall be decided by a majority of the
20senate.

SR2,7,2521 (3) Whenever the president presiding officer finds it necessary to take a point
22of order under advisement in order to consult all sources of parliamentary law and
23practice available, the president presiding officer shall submit the decision in
24writing, stating the source consulted and the reasons for the decision. The text of the
25president's presiding officer's decision shall be spread upon the journal.

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1(4) On appeal being taken, the question shall be "Shall the decision of the chair
2presiding officer stand as the judgment of the senate?" , which question, and the
3action thereon, shall be entered on the journal. The vote shall be is taken by ayes
4and noes. A tie vote sustains the ruling of the chair presiding officer.

SR2,8,8 6Senate Rule 8. Conduct during floor session. (1) Members, officers, and
7employes employees shall wear appropriate attire while the senate is in session.
8Appropriate attire for men shall include includes the wearing of a coat.

SR2,8,129 (2) While the president presiding officer is addressing the senate, or submitting
10a question, no a member may not cross the floor, or leave the senate. While a member
11is speaking, no a member may not walk between the speaking member and the chair
12presiding officer.

SR2,8,1513 (3) No A member or other person may not visit or remain by the clerk's table
14while the ayes and noes are being called. No A member may not leave his or her seat
15or be disturbed by any other person while the ayes and noes are being called.

SR2,8,1716 (4) No A member or other person may not, within the bar of the senate, read
17newspapers or consume food, beverages, or any tobacco products.

SR2,8,1918 (5) No A member or other person may not smoke within the bar of the senate,
19the staff and press lobbies, and the visitors' galleries.

SR2,9,2 21Senate Rule 11 (2) Persons of the following classes, and no others, shall be
22admitted to that portion of the floor of the senate designated as the staff lobby during
23the session thereof: state officers, employes employees of either house of the
24legislature, of legislative committees, and of legislative service agencies while

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1engaged in the performance of their duties, members of congress, justices of the
2supreme court, and ex-members former members of the legislature.

SR2,9,53 (3) However, none of those persons in subs. (1) and (2) who are registered as
4lobbyists or engaged in defeating or promoting any pending legislation shall have the
5privilege of the area.

SR2,9,96 (4) No ex-senator or any A former senator or other person who shall be is
7directly or indirectly interested in defeating or promoting any pending legislation,
8whether registered as a lobbyist or not, shall does not have the privilege of the floor
9of the senate at any time.

SR2,9,1310 (5) All accredited correspondents of the news media, who confine themselves
11to their professional duties, shall have the privilege of the floor of the senate, except
12that during the sessions of the senate such the privilege shall extend extends only
13to the press lobby.

SR2,9,1614 (6) The foregoing rule shall not exclude such other persons as Persons who are
15not specified in subs. (1) to (5) may be invited on the floor of the senate by the
16committee on senate organization.

SR2,9,21 18Senate Rule 12. Privileges of senate to contestants for seats. Contestants
19for seats shall have the privilege of the senate until their respective cases are
20disposed of; the privilege to extend only so far as access to the chamber, during the
21time occupied in settling the contest.

SR2,9,24 23Senate Rule 13. Disturbance in lobby. Whenever any disturbance or
24disorderly conduct shall occur occurs on the senate floor or in the lobby or gallery, the

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1president shall have the power to presiding officer may cause the same to be cleared
2of all persons except members and officers.

SR2,10,6 4Senate Rule 14. Hour for meeting. The senate shall meet at 10 a.m. on
5Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday unless a different day or hour shall be is
6prescribed by a resolution or motion adopted by majority vote.

SR2,10,15 8Senate Rule 15. Roll call, quorum. Before proceeding to business, the roll
9of the members shall be called, and the names of those present and those absent shall
10be entered on the journal. A majority of the membership presently serving must be
11present to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; a smaller number,
12however, can adjourn; and may compel the attendance of absent members. When any
13a roll call discloses the lack of a quorum, no further business may not be conducted
14until a quorum is obtained, but the members present may take measures to procure
15a quorum or may adjourn.

SR2,10,20 17Senate Rule 16. Leave of absence. Members of the senate shall not be absent
18themselves from the session during the entire day without first having obtained
19obtaining a leave of absence. Such leave may be granted by a majority vote of the
20senate at any time.

SR2,10,23 22Senate Rule 17 (1) (c) Third order. Introduction, first reading, and reference
23of bills.

SR2,10,2424 (f) Sixth order. Executive communications Advice and consent of the senate.

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1(o) Fifteenth order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under
2special privilege.

SR2,11,143 (2) A bill, resolution proposal or other matter may be made a special order for
4a specified date and time by the committee on senate organization or by two-thirds
5of the members present. Once established, a special order can be postponed to a
6future date or time only by the committee on senate organization or by two-thirds
7of the members present. When the time for the special order has arrived and such
8the special order is announced by the chair presiding officer, or attention thereto is
9called by any member, such the special order shall have has precedence over the
10regular orders of business, and whenever. Whenever the rules shall be are
11suspended to advance such bill, resolution proposal or other matter to a subsequent
12stage, its precedence as a special order shall continue, and whenever continues.
13Whenever any such special order is under consideration, it shall not be interrupted
14by the arrival of the time for the consideration of another special order.

SR2,11,1915 (3) Special orders, once established shall continue, continue to be special
16orders, and when laid over under the rules shall be are special orders on their proper
17calendar, unless otherwise ordered by the senate. Subsequent special orders shall
18be considered in their chronological order and their priority over regular orders on
19the calendars shall remain remains.

SR2,11,2520 (4) With the prior consent of the majority leader and the minority leader and
21upon the motion by one of them under any order of business at any time, any member
22may be granted the floor for the purpose of introducing former members, state
23officers, and other persons of unusual achievement as guests of the senate. The
24member making the introduction shall submit in writing to the chief clerk the names
25of the guests so introduced.

SR2,12,19 2Senate Rule 18 (1) All bills, resolutions proposals, appointments, or other
3business, referred to a committee and reported by it to the senate or withdrawn from
4it by the senate, all proposals or amendments received from the assembly for senate
5concurrence, and all reports from conference committees and veto messages received
6by the senate, shall be placed in the committee on senate organization. Any such
7business deposited with the chief clerk on a day when the senate does not meet may
8be placed in the committee on senate organization immediately to permit that
9committee to schedule such business as expeditiously as possible, but shall be
10formally received by the senate on its next meeting day. The committee on senate
11organization shall establish a calendar, grouping together bills, resolutions
12proposals, appointments, or other business according to similar subjects and in an
13appropriate order, and in such numbers as to constitute a workable and up-to-date
14calendar schedule. The committee on senate organization shall place a bill,
15resolution proposal, appointment, or other business on the calendar when directed
16to do so by a majority vote of the senate. The chairperson of the committee on senate
17organization may place a proposal, appointment, or other business that is in the
18committee on senate organization on a calendar that has been established by the
19committee.

SR2,12,2420 (2) The sergeant at arms shall distribute a copy of the calendar to all members
21before the calendar is acted upon. The chairperson of the committee on senate
22organization shall provide at least 18 hours' notice of other matters to be taken up
23on the next session day, but the distributed calendar shall may not be changed within
24such 18-hour period.

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1(4) Unless otherwise ordered, after completion of the 9th order of business of
2the current calendar day, and prior to before consideration of the 10th and succeeding
3orders, unfinished calendars shall be taken up and completed.

SR2,13,64 (5) Every bill or resolution proposal ordered engrossed and read a 3rd time,
5unless otherwise ordered by the senate, shall be taken up under the 13th order of
6business on the senate's next business day.

SR2,13,17 8Senate Rule 19. Committee of the whole. During the consideration of any
9bill, resolution proposal or other matter, the senate may, on motion, which motion
10shall be is debatable, resolve itself into a committee of the whole for the consideration
11of such bill, resolution the proposal or such other matter. The rules of the senate shall
12govern, as far as practicable, the proceedings in committee of the whole, except that
13a member may speak more than twice on the same subject, and; that a call for the
14ayes and noes or for the previous question cannot be made in the committee, nor
15shall; the committee have the power to may not recess, nor to; and may not postpone
16to a future time a subject before it for consideration. The committee shall elect one
17of its members as chairperson of the committee of the whole.

SR2,13,19 19Senate Rule 20 (1) (b) 1. The president of the senate.

SR2,13,2220 (3) (a) The members of the senate committee for review of administrative rules
21shall be are the senate members of the statutory joint committee for review of
22administrative rules.

SR2,13,2523 (b) When the joint committee for review of administrative rules fails to report
24a proposal referred to it by the senate, such the proposal may be referred to the senate
25by the senate committee for review of administrative rules.

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1(4) (a) The members of the senate committee on finance shall be are the senate
2members of the joint committee on finance.

SR2,14,53 (b) When the joint committee on finance fails to report a proposal referred to
4it by the senate, such the proposal may be returned to the senate by the senate
5committee on finance.

SR2,14,76 (5) Each member shall serve on at least one senate or joint standing committee
7or joint survey committee.

SR2,14,128 (6) In case If senate seats are vacant, assignments to standing committees
9may be reserved for the senators who are to fill such the vacancies, or current
10members may be designated to fill such the vacant assignments temporarily in
11addition to their regular standing committee assignments until the new senators
12have been elected and qualified.

SR2,14,1613 (7) Whenever any member of the committee on senate organization is disabled
14and unable to serve, the senate may select a temporary replacement from among
15those senators of the same party affiliation. The replacement shall terminate
16terminates upon the return of the disabled member.