[KarlInOhio]

Did the Democrats leave anyone behind to force quorum call? Can the Republicans just assert that they have a quorum unless someone in the Senate objects to it and forces the roll to be called?

Also another thread said that only some budget bills require a 2/3 quorum and the Republicans can pass a lot of things in a hurry if there are no Dems in the Senate to slow them down.

[PapaBear3625]

They need a 3/5 quorum for appropriations bills (meaning they need one democrat to make 20 present), but non-appropriations bills just need a majority quorum.

I think the Repubs are posturing, and using the Dem absence as an excuse to not actually pass anything which will piss off the unions. The Assembly should be careful to word the bill as a non-appropriations item, and send it to the Senate.

People should put pressure on the Repub senators to declare a quorum for non-fiscal bills and just start passing an agenda rapid-fire. Starting with making Wisc a right-to-work state, and passing Vermont-style no-license CCW.

[Ingtar]

That does sound like a good way to bring them back. Start voting on things like redistricting (if it does not require the 2/3 quorum), a firearms bill like that in Indiana, or others that hit them where it hurts.