LRB-0987/4
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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
January 30, 2007 - Introduced by Representatives Huebsch and J. Fitzgerald.
Referred to Committee on Rules.
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1To amend assembly rule 13 (2) (a), assembly rule 32 (3), assembly rule 32 (3) (a),
2assembly rule 39 (4) (c) and assembly rule 73 (3) (a); and
to create assembly
3rule 29 (5);
relating to: the assembly rules.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
Referral of proposals
Generally, the speaker must refer a properly jacketed proposal within 14
working days after the office of the chief clerk receives the proposal for introduction
or to be offered. The resolution requires the speaker to refer the proposal within ten
working days.
Special order proposals
Currently, the rules provide that whenever any proposal has been made a
special order of business, the assembly must proceed to the special order at the
designated time. Also, the rules provide that special orders have precedence over the
regular orders of business and must be considered in chronological order. The
resolution provides that the assembly must proceed to the special order at the
designated time or at a later time, as determined by the presiding officer, and that
special orders must be considered in any order, as determined by the presiding
officer.
Motions for reconsideration
Currently, the rules provide that a motion for reconsideration of the vote by
which a proposal is passed, adopted, concurred in, indefinitely postponed, rejected,
or nonconcurred in may be entered as late as the seventh order of business on the
second legislative day thereafter. This resolution provides that such a motion may
be entered as late as the seventh order of business on the next legislative day
thereafter, as opposed to the second legislative day thereafter.
Referral of certain notices and reports
Current rules require the speaker of the assembly to refer each notice and
report by an administrative agency concerning an administrative rule for review by
a standing committee to the appropriate standing committee within seven working
days following receipt. This resolution changes the deadline to ten working days.
Limited-business floorperiod calendars
The resolution provides that any proposal in the committee on rules that can
be considered during a limited-business floorperiod may be placed on any day's
calendar during the limited-business floorperiod and taken up immediately.
Currently, with exceptions, a calendar must be provided to members at least 18 hours
before the calendar is acted on.
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1Resolved by the assembly, That:
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2Section
1. Assembly rule 13 (2) (a) is amended to read:
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3Assembly Rule 13 (2) (a) Each notice and report by an administrative agency
4concerning an administrative rule for review by a standing committee shall be
5referred by the speaker to the appropriate standing committee within
7 10 working
6days following receipt. The speaker shall notify that committee whenever he or she
7is informed that a proposed rule or portion thereof is withdrawn by the
8administrative agency.
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9Section
2. Assembly rule 29 (5) is created to read:
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10Assembly Rule 29 (5) Notwithstanding sub. (3), any proposal in the committee
11on rules that can be considered during a limited-business floorperiod under joint
12rule 81m or 81r may be placed on any day's calendar during the limited-business
13floorperiod and taken up immediately. A calendar need not be provided.
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14Section
3. Assembly rule 32 (3) is amended to read:
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1Assembly Rule 32 (3) Whenever any proposal has been made a special order
2of business, the assembly shall proceed to the special order at the designated time
3or at a later time, as determined by the presiding officer.
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4Section
4. Assembly rule 32 (3) (a) is amended to read:
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5Assembly Rule 32 (3) (a) Special orders have precedence over the regular
6orders of business and shall be considered in
chronological any order
, as determined
7by the presiding officer.
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8Section
5. Assembly rule 39 (4) (c) is amended to read:
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9Assembly Rule 39 (4) (c) The speaker shall refer a properly jacketed proposal
10within
14 10 working days after the office of the chief clerk receives the proposal for
11introduction or to be offered or on the final legislative day of the last
12general-business floorperiod preceding the veto review session, whichever is earlier.
13The chief clerk shall publish the referral in the first journal published after the
14referral is made.
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15Section
6. Assembly rule 73 (3) (a) is amended to read:
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16Assembly Rule 73 (3) (a) A motion for reconsideration of the vote by which a
17proposal is passed, adopted, concurred in, indefinitely postponed, rejected, or
18nonconcurred in may be entered: 1) before the relating clause of the next proposal
19is read by the clerk, the next order of business is announced by the presiding officer,
20or other business is begun; or 2) on the 7th order of business on the
2nd next 21legislative day thereafter. Any motion to reconsider such final action shall be taken
22up immediately if the roll call day on which it is entered is already the
2nd or a later 23next actual day following the vote constituting final action on the proposal
, but
24consideration of any other motion for reconsideration of such final action, entered on
25the roll call day following the day on which the final action was taken, shall be laid
1over and placed on the calendar for the first legislative day that occurs at least 2
2calendar days after the decision was made.
