SR2,8,5 20Senate Rule 25 (4) (b) If a chairperson of a committee elects to vote by ballot
21under par. (am), public notice shall be posted on the bulletin board of each house prior
22to the circulation of the ballot. The notice shall indicate the day and hour when the
23ballot will be circulated and the number, author, and relating clause of each proposal
24to be considered. If unintroduced legislation will be considered, the notice shall
25indicate the draft number assigned to the legislation by the legislative reference

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1bureau and the relating clause of the legislation, and shall indicate that copies of the
2draft legislation are available at the chief clerk's office. The chairperson shall
3provide a copy of the draft legislation to the chief clerk before posting the notice. The
4chief clerk shall distribute copies of the draft legislation to any person who requests
5such copies.

SR2,8,12 7Senate Rule 26. Schedule of committee activities. The chairperson of each
8senate committee shall file with the chief clerk a copy of each notice of a public
9hearing or executive session before that committee in accordance with rule 25 (1).
10The chairperson shall file the copy of the notice with the chief clerk immediately after
11posting the notice. All such notices shall be published, on a daily basis, on the
12legislature's committee Internet Web site.

SR2,8,23 14Senate Rule 27 (2) Each committee to which a proposed administrative rule
15is referred under rule 46 (2) (am) shall submit a report within the review period
16specified in section 227.19 (4) (b) of the statutes in the form specified in this rule,
17authenticated by the personal signature of the chairperson or cochairpersons.
18Whenever a committee schedules a public hearing or a meeting with an agency
19representative concerning a proposed rule, or whenever modifications to a proposed
20rule are agreed to be made or received, the committee shall submit an interim report.
21The form of the report shall be in the format specified by the chief clerk notify the
22chief clerk of the date of the event or action and this shall be recorded in the history
23file for the proposed administrative rule.

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1Senate Rule 27 (6) If a committee reports out an amendment or substitute
2amendment to a proposal that is rereferred to another committee, the succeeding
3committee's action on the proposal shall supersede the prior committee's action for
4purposes of consideration of the proposal on the senate floor. This subsection shall
5not apply to proposals referred to and withdrawn from the joint committee on finance
6by the committee on senate organization under rule 41 (1) (e).

SR2,9,9 8Senate Rule 30 (3) (f) Any other appropriate information, as determined by the
9chief clerk.

SR2,9,17 13Senate Rule 17 (4m) Members may submit to the chief clerk in writing a listing
14of visitors from their districts individuals who witnessed a part of the day's meeting
15or in whose honor the members would like to adjourn. The list, together with the
16record of the guests introduced on that legislative day under rule 17 sub. (4), shall
17be entered at the end of the day's journal.

SR2,9,25 21Senate Rule 41 (1) (e) If the committee on senate organization receives a
22standing committee's report on a bill proposal that by statute requires review by the
23joint committee on finance before being passed, the committee on senate
24organization may rerefer that bill proposal to the joint committee on finance. The
25chief clerk shall promptly record the rereferral in the journal. The committee on

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1senate organization may, with the consent of the senate cochairperson of the joint
2committee on finance, withdraw a bill proposal from the joint committee on finance
3and place the bill on the calendar make the proposal available for scheduling.
4Withdrawal under this rule satisfies section 13.093 (1) of the statutes.

SR2,10,8 6Senate Rule 44m. Presentation to the governor. The chief clerk shall
7present all correctly enrolled bills to the governor as provided in the session schedule
8unless any of the following occur:

SR2,10,109 (1) Upon motion of the senate, the chief clerk shall present a correctly enrolled
10bill to the governor as provided in the motion.

SR2,10,1311 (2) Upon directive of the majority leader, unless otherwise provided by the
12session schedule or motion of the senate, the chief clerk shall present a correctly
13enrolled bill to the governor as provided in the directive.

SR2,10,1614 (3) Upon the call of the governor, unless otherwise provided by the session
15schedule, motion of the senate, or directive of the president, the chief clerk shall
16immediately present a correctly enrolled bill to the governor.

SR2,10,22 18Senate Rule 47 (4) During consideration of amendments when both simple
19amendments and substitute amendments to a proposal are pending, the question,
20in ascending numerical order, is first upon amendments to the substitute
21amendment of the lowest number, and then upon that substitute amendment, unless
22the senate by majority vote of members present otherwise orders.

SR2,10,25 24Senate Rule 68 (title) Questions to be decided without debate and not
25placed on table.

SR2,11,7 2Senate Rule 69. Privileged motion or resolution. A motion or resolution
3relating to the organization or proceedings of the senate, or to any of its officers,
4members, or committees, is privileged in that it need not lie over for consideration,
5but may be taken up immediately unless referred to the calendar or committee. Any
6such resolution shall be read at length unless copies of the full text of the resolution
7have been distributed to the members.

SR2,11,16 9Senate Rule 75. Recording position of absent member. Any member
10absent from all or part of a day's session by leave of the senate under rule 16 or 23
11or pursuant to rule 13 may, within one week after returning, instruct the chief clerk
12in writing, on a form entitled "statement of position" to be provided by the chief clerk,
13to have the journal show that had the member been present when a certain vote was
14taken the member would on that issue have voted aye or have voted no. If the
15member returns before the vote is taken, the statement of position is void and the
16member shall cast his or her vote as required under rule 73.

SR2,11,23 18Senate Rule 76 (1) Time limits and schedules for debate may be designated in
19the manner described in sub. (2). The time limits may be rejected or modified by
20majority vote of the senate members present, but this question is not debatable. The
21schedules and time limits shall be announced by the presiding officer immediately
22upon being presented. Promptly at the expiration of the time allotted, the presiding
23officer shall put the question.

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1Senate Rule 85 (7) Granting leave under call. Absent members may be
2granted leave during a call of the senate by majority vote of members present. Leave
3cannot be canceled after a call of the senate has been ordered. Prior leave expires
4when the senator returns although it is before the time limit set.

SR2,12,8 6Senate Rule 95m. Governor's veto message. The governor's veto message
7shall be read at length unless copies of the document have been distributed to the
8members.

SR2,12,10 10Senate Rule 98 (title) Citations on behalf of the senate; joint citations.

SR2,12,17 12Senate Rule 99 (53m) Partisan caucus: A conference convened by 2 or more
13members of a political party to discuss business related to the organization or agenda
14of that party within the legislature or to discuss any matter pending in or proposed
15for introduction in the legislature. To facilitate bipartisan cooperation, the members
16who convened the conference may permit members of another political party to
17attend.