Wisconsin LegislatureWisconsin LRB publications covering the Wisconsin Legislature are grouped for this channel.Legislative Rules: Part One - A Brief History of Parliamentary Law- January 17, 2007 The framers of the Wisconsin Constitution granted the members of the assembly and the senate the power to create the legislative rules that guide their work and decorum. According to article IV, section 8, of the Wisconsin Constitution, each house of the legislature has the power to "determine the rules of its own proceedings."http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/gw/gw_19.pdf Turnover in the Wisconsin Legislature January 1963 - January 2007- January 11, 2007 This brief reviews legislator turnover for the past 22 legislative sessions (19632005), including members who resigned or did not seek reelection and those who were unsuccessful in their bid for reelection.http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb5.pdf Wisconsin Women Legislators - A Historical List- January 10, 2007 In the years since the first three women were elected as "assemblymen" in 1925, a total of 103 women have held seats in the Wisconsin Legislature, including 30 who serve in the 2007 Legislature. The largest number of women to serve in a session were the 37 members of the 1989 Legislature, matched also in the 2003 session.http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb4.pdf Profile of the 2007 Wisconsin Legislature- January 8, 2007 This brief profiles the members of the 2007 Wisconsin Legislature at the time of their inauguration on January 3, 2007. It includes information about party affiliation, marital status, legislative experience, occupation, gender, age, educational background, and military service.http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb3.pdf Brief Biographies of 2007 Wisconsin Officers- January 8, 2007 This publication lists the brief biographies for 2007 Wisconsin Officershttp://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/wb/07wb2.pdf Resources for Legislators- January 8, 2007 This bibliography contains a wide range of print and electronic resources helpful to legislators and legislative staff. This issue also contains links to Web sites of Wisconsin legislative service agencies, as well as to other government and information resources on the Web.http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lrb/pubs/ttp/ttp-01-2007.html |