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Senate Resolution 2

The senate rules

Topics: Legislature: Rules: Senate

Adopted

The Senate adopted it on Jan 3, 2011. Resolutions don't go to the governor.

  1. Introduced, passed

    Jan 3, 2011

  2. Senate vote, passed

    Passed 32 to 0

  3. Adopted, here now

    Resolutions end here.

Latest entry in the official record, Jan 3, 2011: “Adopted, Ayes 32, Noes 0”

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What it does

Summary by the , the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This resolution makes the following substantive changes to the senate rules:

First reading of petitions The resolution clarifies that whenever a senate petition is offered and referred, the referral by the president constitutes the proposal's first reading.

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Confidentiality of pending proposals The resolution provides that the senate chief clerk must maintain the confidentiality of any proposal that is pending referral, but permits, if requested by any person, the chief clerk to inform the person of the status of a proposal pending referral. In addition, if requested by any person, the president shall inform the person of the status of a proposal pending referral.

Referral of notice and report concerning proposed administrative rules The resolution requires the referral of every notice and report concerning a proposed administrative rule received by the president of the senate to the appropriate standing committee of the senate within ten working days following receipt. Current rules provide that the referral must be within seven working days.

Dates of introduction or offering of proposals and amendments The resolution clarifies the dates on which the senate chief clerk is to record in the journal the introduction and offering of bills, joint resolutions, resolutions, substitute amendments, and amendments.

Adverse committee action on proposals The resolution clarifies that if adverse action on a proposal is recommended by a committee, that question is put first.

Who's behind it

2 senators are its ⁠. All 2 are Republicans.

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Authors (2)

What happened

  1. Jan 3, 2011

    The Senate adopted it, 32 to 0.

  2. Jan 3, 2011

    “Considered as privileged and taken up” (the official wording)

  3. Jan 3, 2011

    Introduced in the Senate.

See the official record, word for word
  1. Jan 3, 2011 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators S. Fitzgerald and Ellis

  2. Jan 3, 2011 · Senate

    Considered as privileged and taken up

  3. Jan 3, 2011 · Senate

    Adopted, Ayes 32, Noes 0

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Legislative Reference Bureau

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Author

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From the Wisconsin Legislature's official record, checked Sep 15, 2026. See the source

Legislative Reference Bureau

The Legislature's nonpartisan office that drafts bills and writes the summary at the top of each one.

Official term: LRB analysis

More in the glossary

Author

A lawmaker who formally puts a bill forward. The text itself is drafted by the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Official term: Author, coauthor

More in the glossary