Wisconsin Legislature: SR2, s. 2

Provides that reference of appointments is to occur on third order of business
during a floor session day. In addition, the resolution provides that consideration of
motions, resolutions, and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading is to occur
on tenth order of business during a floor session day.

Consideration of actions during floor session days

Provides that any action that would occur on the second, third, fourth, fifth,
seventh, or eighth order of business during a daily session, but that actually occurs
after the completion of the applicable order of business on that day, is considered to
have occurred on the applicable order of business for the purpose of producing the
senate journal.

Establishment of senate calendar

Specifies that any motion to withdraw a matter from the Committee on Senate
Organization, if approved, places the matter on the next succeeding calendar
established by the Committee on Senate Organization.

Disturbances in senate by members

Eliminates a provision that whenever any substantial disturbance is caused by
or substantial disorderly conduct is engaged in by a member on the senate floor or
in the lobby or gallery while the senate is sitting in session, the president may order
the sergeant at arms to escort the member out of the senate chamber and prevent the
member's return to the senate chamber for the remainder of the session day.

Temporary replacements on senate committee and joint committees

Provides that, if a senate member of a senate committee or a joint committee
is unable to serve, the senate majority leader may select a temporary replacement
for a member of the majority party who is unable to serve from among those senators
of the same party and may select a temporary replacement for a member of the
minority party, upon recommendation of the minority leader, who is unable to serve
from among those senators of the same party. The resolution further provides that
the replacement takes effect when the member who is a temporary replacement
answers the roll call of the senate committee or joint committee and terminates upon
the adjournment of the senate committee or joint committee meeting or the return
of the member who was unable to serve, whichever occurs first.

Balloting and polling in committee executive sessions

Provides that a committee may not conduct an executive session on a proposal,
amendment, appointment, or proposed administrative rule by ballot or polling
unless the chairperson of the committee determines that voting by ballot or polling
is necessary in an emergency for the preservation of the public peace, health, safety,
or welfare. Before circulating a ballot or conducting a poll, however, the chairperson

must post a notice on the bulletin board of each house describing the business to be
conducted by ballot or polling.

Committee action on amendments and substitute amendments

Provides that, if a committee reports out an amendment or substitute
amendment to a proposal that is rereferred to another committee, the succeeding
committee's action on the proposal shall supersede the prior committee's action for
purposes of consideration of the proposal on the senate floor.

First reading of certain proposals

Provides that whenever a senate proposal is introduced or offered and referred
or an assembly proposal is received and referred, the referral by the president
constitutes the proposal's first reading.

Withdrawal motions

Provides that a motion to withdraw from committee may not take effect during
the seven days preceding any scheduled committee meeting or the seven days
following the date on which a committee meeting is held. Currently, a motion to
withdraw from committee may not take effect during the seven days preceding any
scheduled committee hearing or the seven days following the date on which a
committee hearing is held.

Request for fiscal estimate

Provides that the chairperson of any committee may request from the
Legislative Fiscal Bureau an original fiscal estimate on a bill if the chairperson
believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by the state agency
assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the deadline specified in the joint rules.
Currently, only the Committee on Senate Organization may make such a request.

Layover of proposals before consideration

Provides that all bills and joint resolutions, and all resolutions except those
privileged for immediate consideration, after introduction, must lay over for at least
24 hours before being considered. Currently, the proposals must lay over one day.

Rereferral of proposals

Provides that the president may, with the consent of the chairperson of the
standing committee and the chairperson of the committee on senate organization,
withdraw a proposal or appointment from the standing committee to which it is
referred and rerefer it to another standing committee. Currently, the president must
only receive the permission of the chairperson of the standing committee.

Requirement for public hearing on bills for senate consideration

Provides that no bill may be placed on the calendar that has not received a
public hearing, but allows the committee on senate organization to waive the public
hearing requirement.

SR2,3,1 1Resolved by the senate, That:

SR2, s. 1 2Section 1. Senate rule 5 (2) (a) is amended to read:

SR2,4,3

1Senate Rule 5 (2) (a) Superintend the recording of the journals of the
2proceedings and determine the placement and order of the proceedings in the
3journals.

SR2, s. 2 4Section 2. Senate rule 8 (5) is created to read:

SR2,4,7 5Senate Rule 8 (5) A member or other person may not, within the senate
6chamber, display a chart, sign, or other visual aid or promote a private business by
7prominently displaying a branded product or logo.

SR2, s. 3 8Section 3. Senate rule 11 (title) is amended to read:

SR2,4,10 9Senate Rule 11 (title) Who may be admitted to the floor; recording
10proceedings; listing of visitors.

SR2, s. 4 11Section 4. Senate rule 11 (8) is created to read:

SR2,4,14 12Senate Rule 11 (8) A person who provides technical services under a license
13agreement to broadcast senate proceedings may be invited on the floor of the senate
14by the presiding officer to perform those services.

SR2, s. 5 15Section 5. Senate rule 11 (9) is created to read:

SR2,4,18 16Senate Rule 11 (9) A person who delivers the opening prayer may be admitted
17by the presiding officer to the floor of the senate, but only for the purpose of delivering
18the opening prayer.

SR2, s. 6 19Section 6. Senate rule 13 is amended to read:

SR2,5,2 20Senate Rule 13. Disturbances. Whenever any disturbance or disorderly
21conduct occurs on the senate floor or in the lobby or gallery, the presiding officer may
22order the same cleared of all persons except members and officers. Whenever any
23substantial disturbance is caused by or substantial disorderly conduct is engaged in
24by a member on the senate floor or in the lobby or gallery while the senate is sitting
25in session, the president may order the sergeant at arms to escort the member out

1of the senate chamber and prevent the member's return to the senate chamber for
2the remainder of the session day.

SR2, s. 7 3Section 7. Senate rule 14 is amended to read:

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

SR2, s. 8 7Section 8. Senate rule 17 (1) (c) is amended to read:

SR2,5,9 8Senate Rule 17 (1) (c) Third order. Introduction, first reading, and reference
9of proposals; reference of appointments.

SR2, s. 9 10Section 9. Senate rule 17 (1) (j) is amended to read:

SR2,5,12 11Senate Rule 17 (1) (j) Tenth order. Consideration of motions and, resolutions ,
12and joint resolutions not requiring a 3rd reading.

SR2, s. 10 13Section 10. Senate rule 17 (6) is created to read:

SR2,5,17 14Senate Rule 17 (6) Any action that would occur on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th,
15or 8th order of business during a daily session, but that actually occurs after the
16completion of the applicable order of business on that day, is considered to have
17occurred on the applicable order of business for the purpose of producing the journal.

SR2, s. 11 18Section 11. Senate rule 18 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,6,6 19Senate Rule 18 (1) All proposals, appointments, or other business, referred to
20a committee and reported by it to the senate or withdrawn from it by the senate, all
21proposals or amendments received from the assembly for senate concurrence, and all
22reports from conference committees and veto messages received by the senate, shall
23be placed in the committee on senate organization. Any such business deposited with
24the chief clerk on a day when the senate does not meet may be placed in the
25committee on senate organization immediately. The committee on senate

1organization shall establish a calendar at least 18 hours prior to the commence
2commencement of the session to which the calendar applies, but the distributed
3calendar, as provided under sub. (2), may not be changed within such 18-hour period.
4The In establishing a calendar under this subsection, the committee on senate
5organization shall place a proposal, appointment, or other business on the calendar
6when directed to do so by a majority vote of the senate.

SR2, s. 12 7Section 12. Senate rule 18 (1m) is created to read:

SR2,6,11 8Senate Rule 18 (1m) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and rule 41 (1) (c), no bill may
9be placed on a calendar that has not received a public hearing. The committee on
10senate organization may waive the public hearing requirement under this
11subsection.

SR2, s. 13 12Section 13. Senate rule 20 (7) is amended to read:

SR2,6,22 13Senate Rule 20 (7) If a senate member of the a senate committee on senate
14organization or a joint committee is unable to serve, the senate majority leader may
15select a temporary replacement for a member of the majority party who is unable to
16serve from among those senators of the same party and may select a temporary
17replacement for a member of the minority party, upon recommendation of the
18minority leader, who is unable to serve from among those senators of the same party.
19The replacement takes effect when the member who is a temporary replacement
20answers the roll call of the senate committee or joint committee and terminates upon
21the adjournment of the senate committee or joint committee meeting or the return
22of the member who was unable to serve, whichever occurs first.

SR2, s. 14 23Section 14. Senate rule 25 (4) is created to read:

SR2,7,6 24Senate Rule 25 (4) (a) A committee may not conduct an executive session on
25a proposal, amendment, appointment, or proposed administrative rule by ballot or

1polling unless the chairperson of the committee determines that voting by ballot or
2polling is necessary in an emergency for the preservation of the public peace, health,
3safety, or welfare. If the chairperson directs that an executive session is to be
4conducted by ballot or polling, the chairperson shall circulate ballots to, or contact,
5each committee member to allow the committee member to vote on all applicable
6motions. The ballots shall be in a form prescribed by the chief clerk.

SR2,7,87 (b) If a chairperson of a committee elects to vote by ballot or polling, the
8chairperson shall adhere to the public notice requirement under sub. (1) (c).

SR2, s. 15 9Section 15. Senate rule 27 (6) is created to read:

SR2,7,13 10Senate Rule 27 (6) If a committee reports out an amendment or substitute
11amendment to a proposal that is rereferred to another committee, the succeeding
12committee's action on the proposal shall supersede the prior committee's action for
13purposes of consideration of the proposal on the senate floor.

SR2, s. 16 14Section 16. Senate rule 34 (1) is amended to read:

SR2,7,17 15Senate Rule 34 (1) All bills and joint resolutions, and all resolutions except
16those privileged for immediate consideration under rule 69, after being distributed
17introduction, must lay over one day at least 24 hours before being considered.

SR2, s. 17 18Section 17. Senate rule 36 (1m) is repealed and recreated to read:

SR2,7,21 19Senate Rule 36 (1m) Whenever a senate proposal is introduced or offered and
20referred or an assembly proposal is received and referred, the referral by the
21president constitutes the proposal's first reading.

SR2, s. 18 22Section 18. Senate rule 41 (1) (a) is amended to read:

SR2,8,2 23Senate Rule 41 (1) (a) A proposal or other matter may be rereferred at any time
24prior to its passage, except that a motion to withdraw from committee may not take

1effect during the 7 days preceding any scheduled committee hearing meeting or the
27 days following the date on which a committee hearing meeting is held.

SR2, s. 19 3Section 19. Senate rule 41 (1) (c) is amended to read:

SR2,8,9 4Senate Rule 41 (1) (c) A motion to withdraw a matter from the committee on
5senate organization, if approved, places the matter on the next succeeding calendar
6established by the committee on senate organization under rule 18 (1). A motion to
7withdraw a matter from any other committee, if approved, places the matter in the
8committee on senate organization unless the senate rerefers the matter to a different
9committee.

SR2, s. 20 10Section 20. Senate rule 46 (2) (c) is amended to read:

SR2,8,19 11Senate Rule 46 (2) (c) After the time of initial referral by the president under
12rule 36 (2), the president may, with the consent of the chairperson of the standing
13committee and the chairperson of the committee on senate organization, withdraw
14a proposal or appointment from the standing committee to which it is referred and
15rerefer it to another standing committee, except that such a withdrawal may not take
16effect during the 7 days preceding any scheduled committee hearing or the 7 days
17following the date on which a committee hearing is held. Rereferral under this rule
18may be made at any time, but may not be used to satisfy section 13.093 (1) of the
19statutes.

SR2, s. 21 20Section 21. Senate rule 96 (1m) is created to read:

SR2,9,2 21Senate Rule 96 (1m) The chairperson of any committee may request from the
22legislative fiscal bureau an original fiscal estimate on a bill if the chairperson
23believes that a fiscal estimate on the bill will not be completed by the state agency

1assigned to prepare the fiscal estimate before the deadline specified under joint rule
242 (3).

SR2,9,33 (End)