Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 13 - Legislative branch.
13.16 - Chief clerks' duties.

13.16 Chief clerks' duties. The chief clerk of each house shall be personally responsible for the safekeeping of every bill, memorial, joint resolution or other document or paper pertaining to legislation, received personally or through a deputy or assistant from any member, committee or officer of the legislature or of either house thereof. The chief clerk shall keep a full record of them and shall enter in the record the disposition made of them. The chief clerks, at the close of each session shall deposit for safekeeping in the office of the secretary of state all books, bills, documents and papers in the possession of the legislature, correctly labeled. The chief clerk of the house in which a joint resolution or resolution originates shall deposit a copy of the resolution or joint resolution in the office of the secretary of state immediately upon its adoption by the legislature, enrollment and signing.
History: 1983 a. 36 s. 96 (2); 1985 a. 135.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 13 - Legislative branch.

13.01 - Number of legislators.

13.02 - Regular sessions.

13.03 - Oaths of members.

13.035 - Designation of members.

13.04 - Legislators' eligibility to other civil office.

13.05 - Logrolling prohibited.

13.06 - Executive favor.

13.07 - Freedom of debate confirmed.

13.08 - Mileage allowance.

13.085 - Bills increasing certain tax rates.

13.09 - Joint committee on finance.

13.093 - Reference of bills to joint committee on finance.

13.095 - Review of programs started with federal aid.

13.096 - Review of bills establishing vehicle weight limit exceptions.

13.0965 - Review of bills proposing revocation of an operating privilege.

13.0966 - Review of bills or amendments establishing health insurance mandates.

13.097 - Review of legislation providing for conveyances of lake bed areas.

13.0975 - Review of legislative proposals impacting energy availability.

13.098 - Review of legislation relating to alcohol and other drug abuse.

13.099 - Review of bills affecting housing.

13.10 - Joint committee on finance approvals.

13.101 - Joint committee on finance; appropriation and position changes.

13.102 - Joint committee on finance; consideration of biennial budget bill.

13.105 - Marquette University Dental School reports to governor and joint committee on finance.

13.106 - Medical College of Wisconsin and UW-Madison Medical School reports.

13.11 - Records of joint committee on finance.

13.111 - Joint committee on employment relations.

13.121 - Legislators' salaries and benefits.

13.123 - Legislators' expenses.

13.124 - Legal representation.

13.125 - Chaplains.

13.127 - Advice and consent of the senate.

13.13 - Speaker; deputy speaker; president of senate.

13.14 - Miscellaneous expenses.

13.15 - Chief clerks.

13.16 - Chief clerks' duties.

13.17 - Journals.

13.172 - State agency reports.

13.175 - Referenda.

13.176 - Article V convention.

13.18 - Sergeants at arms.

13.19 - Arrest of officers.

13.20 - Legislative employees.

13.21 - State departments to cooperate in providing legislative help.

13.22 - Payroll, legislative employees.

13.23 - Election contests; notice.

13.235 - Election contests; legislative inquiry.

13.24 - Testimony in election contests.

13.25 - Expenses of election contest; limitation.

13.26 - Contempt.

13.27 - Punishment for contempt.

13.28 - Interpellation of officers.

13.29 - Time for interpellation and procedure.

13.30 - State officers; removal by legislature.

13.31 - Witnesses; how subpoenaed.

13.32 - Summary process; custody of witness.

13.33 - Service of process.

13.34 - Refusal to testify.

13.35 - Liability of witness.

13.36 - Witness fees.

13.365 - Intervention.

13.39 - Legislative consideration of biennial budget bill.

13.41 - Interim successors for legislators.

13.42 - Virtual meetings of the legislature and legislative committees.

13.45 - General provisions on legislative committees.

13.46 - Majority and minority parties.

13.47 - Legislative state supported programs study and advisory committee.

13.48 - Long-range public building program.

13.482 - State Public Building Corporation.

13.484 - Limitation on certain building projects.

13.485 - Parking structure funding.

13.486 - State office building, completion of.

13.488 - Building commission; powers and duties.

13.489 - Transportation projects commission.

13.50 - Joint survey committee on retirement systems.

13.52 - Joint survey committee on tax exemptions.

13.525 - Joint review committee on criminal penalties.

13.53 - Joint legislative audit committee.

13.55 - Commission on uniform state laws.

13.56 - Joint committee for review of administrative rules.

13.565 - Legislative review of certain rules.

13.57 - National conference of state legislatures.

13.58 - Joint committee on information policy and technology.

13.61 - Lobbying regulated; legislative purpose.

13.62 - Definitions.

13.621 - Exemptions.

13.625 - Prohibited practices.

13.63 - Licenses for lobbyists; suspension or revocation.

13.64 - Lobbying registry.

13.65 - Lobbyist authorization.

13.66 - Restrictions on practice of lobbying.

13.67 - Identification of legislative and administrative proposals and topics.

13.68 - Principal's expense statement.

13.685 - Duties of the ethics commission.

13.69 - Enforcement and penalties.

13.695 - Legislative activities of state agencies.

13.71 - Lobbyists restricted during daily sessions.

13.74 - Auditing.

13.75 - Fees.

13.80 - Legislative organization, joint committee on.

13.81 - Joint legislative council.

13.82 - Committees appointed by council.

13.83 - Permanent council committees.

13.90 - Duties and powers of the joint committee on legislative organization.

13.905 - Legislative conduct.

13.91 - Legislative council staff.

13.92 - Legislative reference bureau.

13.94 - Legislative audit bureau.

13.95 - Legislative fiscal bureau.

13.96 - Legislative technology services bureau.