SR2,2,1 1Resolved by the senate, That:
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1Section 1. Senate rule 4 (8) is amended to read:
SR2,3,4 2Senate Rule 4 (8) Receive messages and other communications from the
3assembly and from
other branches of the government, and may announce them to the
4senate.
SR2,2 5Section 2. Senate rule 8 (4) is renumbered senate rule 8 (4) (a) and amended
6to read:
SR2,3,10 7Senate Rule 8 (4) (a) A member or other person may not, within the senate
8chamber, read newspapers, periodicals, magazines, books, or similar materials,
9unless the publication is relevant to the debate on the senate floor; consume food,
10beverages,
or tobacco products; or take photographs or make any video recording.
SR2,3 11Section 3. Senate rule 8 (4) (b) is created to read:
SR2,3,18 12Senate Rule 8 (4) (b) A member or other person may consume beverages within
13the senate chamber; however, at any time, the presiding officer may prohibit or
14restrict beverage consumption to preserve decorum. For the purpose of consuming
15beverages within the senate chamber, the presiding officer shall designate
16appropriate beverage containers and places at or on which the containers may be
17placed or stored. In no instance may a beverage container be placed or stored on the
18top of a member's desk in the senate chamber.
SR2,4 19Section 4 . Senate rule 11 (6) is amended to read:
SR2,3,22 20Senate Rule 11 (6) Persons who are not specified in subs. (1) to (5) may be
21invited on the floor of the senate by the committee on senate organization or the
22presiding officer
.
SR2,5 23Section 5 . Senate rule 18 (1b) is amended to read:
SR2,4,3 24Senate Rule 18 (1b) Messages from the assembly or from the governor may be
25received and read, and any proposal referenced in the messages that is an assembly

1proposal initially received for consideration of the senate shall be referred, except as
2provided in sub. (1f)
. Any other proposals referenced in the messages shall be taken
3up immediately unless referred by the presiding officer to a standing committee.
SR2,6 4Section 6. Senate rule 18 (1f) is created to read:
SR2,4,8 5Senate Rule 18 (1f) An assembly proposal initially received for consideration
6of the senate that is a companion proposal to a senate proposal that is on that day's
7calendar, as determined by the presiding officer, shall be taken up immediately
8unless referred by the presiding officer to a standing committee.
SR2,7 9Section 7 . Senate rule 25 (1) (c) is amended to read:
SR2,4,22 10Senate Rule 25 (1) (c) The public notice under par. (b) shall be posted on the
11bulletin board of each house. The notice shall indicate the day, hour, and place of the
12meeting and the number, author, and relating clause of each proposal to be
13considered. If an unintroduced legislation proposal will be considered at the
14meeting, the notice shall indicate the draft number assigned to the legislation
15proposal by the legislative reference bureau and the relating clause of the legislation
16proposal, and shall indicate that copies of the draft legislation proposal are available
17at the chief clerk's office. The chairperson shall provide a copy of the draft legislation
18proposal to the chief clerk before publishing the notice. The chief clerk shall
19distribute make available copies of the draft legislation proposal to any person who
20requests such copies. Whenever a scheduled meeting is canceled, the chairperson
21shall immediately notify the chief clerk and post cancellation notices on the bulletin
22boards of each house.
SR2,8 23Section 8 . Senate rule 25 (4) (b) is amended to read:
SR2,5,10 24Senate Rule 25 (4) (b) If a chairperson of a committee elects to vote by ballot
25under par. (am), public notice shall be posted on the bulletin board of each house prior

1to the circulation of the ballot as provided under sub. (1) (b) and (d). The notice shall
2indicate the day and hour when the ballot will be circulated and the number, author,
3and relating clause of each proposal to be considered. If an unintroduced legislation
4proposal will be considered, the notice shall indicate the draft number assigned to
5the legislation proposal by the legislative reference bureau and the relating clause
6of the legislation proposal, and shall indicate that copies of the draft legislation
7proposal are available at the chief clerk's office. The chairperson shall provide a copy
8of the draft legislation proposal to the chief clerk before posting the notice. The chief
9clerk shall make available a copy of the draft legislation proposal to any person who
10requests a copy.
SR2,9 11Section 9 . Senate rule 28 is amended to read:
SR2,5,19 12Senate Rule 28. Minority reports. Any member or members dissenting from
13a report of a committee may make, at the time of the committee's final vote on the
14matter, notify the chairperson of his or her intent to file
a separate minority report
15stating the reasons and conclusions; and all reports . A minority report must be filed
16with the committee chairperson no later than the 2nd business day after the
17committee's vote. A minority report,
if decorous in language and respectful to the
18senate, shall be entered at length on the journal. Any minority report must be filed
19on the same or the next legislative day as the majority report or recommendation.
SR2,10 20Section 10 . Senate rule 33 (2) is amended to read:
SR2,5,25 21Senate Rule 33 (2) A senate proposal identical with one already rejected may
22not be introduced or offered. However, an assembly bill or joint resolution that is
23identical to a senate bill or joint resolution previously rejected by the senate or may
24be considered for concurrence and
any bill repealing a former act of the same biennial
25session may be introduced or offered.
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1Section 11. Senate rule 34 (1) is amended to read:
SR2,6,5 2Senate Rule 34 (1) All bills and joint resolutions, and all resolutions except
3those privileged for immediate consideration under rule 69, after introduction, must
4lay over at least 24 hours before being considered for passage, adoption, or
5concurrence
.
SR2,12 6Section 12 . Senate rule 35 is amended to read:
SR2,6,10 7Senate Rule 35. Three separate readings. Every bill, and every joint
8resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution, must receive 3 separate
9readings by relating clause prior to its passage or adoption except where otherwise
10provided, but may not receive 2 readings on the same day.
SR2,13 11Section 13 . Senate rule 36 (2) (a) is amended to read:
SR2,6,17 12Senate Rule 36 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. par. (c) and (d), all bills
13introduced in the senate which by statute require reference in the senate to a
14particular committee shall be so referred upon first reading and all assembly bills
15when received from the assembly shall be so referred upon first reading except where
16the assembly record on the bill discloses that the statutory requirement has been
17satisfied by reference to the committee in the assembly.
SR2,14 18Section 14 . Senate rule 36 (2) (c) is amended to read:
SR2,6,25 19Senate Rule 36 (2) (c) Notwithstanding par. (a), the The president may refer
20a bill that pertains only incidentally to a matter of concern to a joint survey
21committee directly to the committee appropriate to the major substance of that bill,
22and in that case shall direct the appropriate joint survey committee to prepare its
23report on the bill while that bill is in the possession of the other committee. This rule
24does not suspend the requirement that the report of the appropriate joint survey
25committee must be received before the bill is given its 2nd reading.
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1Section 15. Senate rule 41 (1) (a) is amended to read:
SR2,7,6 2Senate Rule 41 (1) (a) A proposal or other matter may be rereferred at any time
3prior to its passage, except that a motion to withdraw the proposal or other matter
4from committee may not take effect during the 7 days preceding any scheduled
5committee meeting on that proposal or other matter or the 7 days following the date
6on which such a committee meeting is held.
SR2,16 7Section 16 . Senate rule 41 (1) (b) is amended to read:
SR2,7,12 8Senate Rule 41 (1) (b) A motion to withdraw and rerefer or to withdraw is in
9order, except that if the senate has once refused to withdraw and rerefer or to
10withdraw a proposal or other matter from committee, any subsequent motion to
11withdraw and rerefer or to withdraw the proposal or other matter from committee
12requires a suspension of the rules.
SR2,17 13Section 17 . Senate rule 47 (5) is amended to read:
SR2,7,15 14Senate Rule 47 (5) Amendments are not in order upon consideration of an
15executive veto or a report of a conference committee.
SR2,18 16Section 18 . Senate rule 98 (4) is amended to read:
SR2,7,19 17Senate Rule 98 (4) All citations on behalf of the senate must be prepared on
18an artistic form, must first be approved by the committee on senate organization,
19must be suitable for framing, and must be in substantially the following form:
SR2,7,2020 (Scrollwork Incorporating State Coat of Arms)
SR2,7,2121 CITATION BY THE SENATE
SR2,7,2222 Know You By These Presents:
SR2,7,2323 Whereas, ...; and
SR2,7,2424 Whereas, ...; now,
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1Therefore, The Members of the Wisconsin Senate, on the motion of
2Senator(s)...hereby .... .
SR2,8,3 3State Capitol
SR2,8,4 4Madison,Wisconsin
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SR2,8,66 (Date)
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SR2,8,88 (Appropriate Signatures)
SR2,8,99 (End)
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