[Note:] The bill added occupational therapists to an existing statute exempting armed services or federal health service physicians from Wisconsin licensing requirements.
A.Amdt.3 tried to add podiatrists and physical therapists to the same exempting statute.
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 27, 1980 .......... Page: 3159
Point of order:
Representative Rutkowski rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 6 to assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Joint Resolution 125 [relating to revising the right to bail] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.Sub.2 permitted 10 days detention. without bail, for persons accused of murder or of the worst class of sexual assault. A.Amdt. 6 proposed to add "felony involving serious bodily harm to another person".
The chair [Rep. Kedrowski, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 18, 1980 .......... Page: 2861
Point of order:
Representative Broydrick rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to assembly substitute amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 500 [relating to establishing a program of inspection and maintenance of certain motor vehicles in any county required by federal law to institute this program and in a county whose board of supervisors elect to participate in the program, granting rule-making authority, providing a penalty, making an appropriation and creating a tax exemption] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] Since it dealt with a motor vehicle program, A.Sub.2 suggested taking $76,600 start-up costs, for "establishment and administration" of the inspection program, from the motor vehicle fund. A.Amdt.2 proposed to take the same amount from the general fund, limited to "establishment" of the program.
240 The chair [Rep. Ferrall] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 18, 1980 .......... Page: 2880
Point of order:
Representative Broydrick rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 19 to assembly substitute amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 500 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The original proposal and all substitutes dealt with motor vehicle inspection programs in counties where poor air quality made such inspection mandatory under federal law or where the county board requested the state to establish the program.
A.Amdt.19 to A.Sub.4 was a floor amendment which arbitrarily directed establishing a vehicle inspection program in Dane county.
The chair [Rep. Kedrowski, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 14, 1980 .......... Page: 2776
Point of order:
Representative Ladwig rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1228 [relating to industrial revenue bonds and projects] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] For industrial revenue bond financing, the bill required a minimum floor area of 200,000 square feet for shopping centers, and of 75,000 square feet for office buildings, convention or trade centers, hotels, motels and other nonresidential facilities.
Above, A.Amdt.1 reduced the numbers to 50,000 and 20,000, respectively. AA-1 to AA-1 proposed a further reduction of the minimum square footage to 30,000 and 10,000.
A.Amdt. 13 (below) required approval of a relocation assistance plan by the department of local affairs and development for any project financed with industrial revenue bonding "which will result in the elimination of residential housing".
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 14, 1980 .......... Page: 2789
Point of order:
Representative Barczak rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 13 to Assembly Bill 1228 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f)
[substantial expansion of scope]. ( The chair [Rep. Kedrowski, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 13, 1980 .......... Page: 2690
Point of order:
241 Representative Barczak rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 1153 [relating to authorizing general obligation bonding and mortgage revenue bonding to finance low-interest mortagage loans by cities, villages and towns in counties with populations of 500,000 or more] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.Sub.2 was restricted to municipalities in Milwaukee county. A.Amdt.2 tried to make the procedure available to cities statewide.
The chair [Rep. Gerlach] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 11, 1980 .......... Page: 2580
Point of order:
Representative Munts rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 400 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The proposal concerned a mandatory health insurance risk sharing plan and other health insurance matters. A.Amdt.4 tried to require mandatory chiropractic coverage.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 4, 1980 .......... Page: 2456
Point of order:
Representative Soucie rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1082 [relating to length limitations for a combination of truck tractor, semitrailer and load and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] 1979 AB 1082 proposed to increase the combined length from 59 feet to 60 feet.
A.Amdt.1 proposed to increase, also, the permissible length of semitrailers from 45 feet to 48 feet, while retaining the proposed combined length at 60 feet.
The chair [Rep. Kedrowski, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 4, 1980 .......... Page: 2435
Point of order:
Representative Shabaz rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 99 [relating to county responsibility for the acts of the sheriff] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
242 [Note:] In deleting the "acts of sheriff" county responsibility phrase from section 4 of article VI of the constitution in sub. (3), the constitutional amendment also proposed some clean-up work in subs. (4) and (5) so that the governor's power to fill county officer vacancies would be limited to "county offices filled by election", thus excluding county offices filled by appointment by the county board (none of which had existed in 1848).
It turned out that even this limitation was too broad, because vacancies in county judicial offices and in the office of county executive were already covered by different arrangements.
Consequently, A.Amdt.1 substituted "in the offices of sheriff, coroner, register of deeds or district attorney" for "in county offices filled by election".
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of February 26, 1980 .......... Page: 2373
Point of order:
Representative Broydrick rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 500 [relating to establishing a program of inspection and maintenance of certain motor vehicles in any county required by federal law to institute this program and in a county whose board of supervisors elect to participate in the program, granting rule-making authority, providing a penalty, making an appropriation and creating a tax exemption] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.Amdt.4 to A.Sub.2 proposed an income tax credit for vehicle repairs required as the result of the inspection program.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of February 26, 1980 .......... Page: 2353
Point of order:
Representative Shabaz rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 75 [directing the legislative council to study the interrelationship of urban programs and agricultural land use] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (a) [one individual proposition amending another] and (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The resolution dealt with the conflicting aims resulting from government programs for industrial and urban development on the one hand, and agricultural land preservation on the other.
A.Amdt.1, which had been brought in by the committee on government operations, wanted to also direct the legislative council to study "means by which this state may further assist small businesses, cooperatives and farmers and encourage the expansion of existing, and the creation of new, industries".
The chair [Rep. Kedrowski, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order well taken.
243Assembly Journal of February 5, 1980 .......... Page: 2113
Point of order:
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 386 [relating to limitations on veterans' housing loans] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The bill dealt with maximum income and minimum down payment for veterans' housing loan eligibility.
A.Amdt. 3 attempted to repeal Chapter 107, Laws of 1979, which had placed a ceiling on general obligation bonding for veterans' housing loans, with future funds to be raised through revenue bonding.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of January 24, 1980 .......... Page: 1900
Point of order:
Representative McClain rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 413 [relating to committing a crime with a dangerous weapon and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] As returned by senate (S.Sub.1), the title had been restated as "relating to committing robbery and creating presumptive penalties" but the proposal still pursued the same basic purpose.
A.Amdt.1 would have prohibited probation for persons convicted under the proposal, and would have required serving the minimum sentence before such a person could be considered for parole.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of January 23, 1980 .......... Page: 1888
Point of order:
Representative Rutkowski rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 749 [relating to revising conditions of bail] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (a) [one individual proposition amending another] because it included probation and parole.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of January 23, 1980 .......... Page: 1890
Point of order:
Representative McClain rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 11 to senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 749 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.Amdt.11 proposed an additional penalty for bail violators equal to one-half the maximum penalty for the crime.
244 The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of January 22, 1980 .......... Page: 1864
Point of order:
Representative Ferrall rose to the point of order that assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 966 [relating to creating a department of energy, and a division of public utility consumer affairs in the department of justice, reorganizing the public service commission and state energy functions, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (c) [misprint: (f)?] because it related to selection of members of the public service commission. The speaker took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of January 24, 1980 .......... Page: 1945
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled well taken the point of order raised by Representative Ferrall that assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 966 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
Assembly Journal of January 23, 1980 .......... Page: 1882
Point of order:
Representative Hauke rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 8 [relating to battery to persons 62 years of age or older and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] As returned by the Senate, 1979 AB 8 adhered to the original intent of changing battery to a person over 62 from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony.
A.Amdt.2 (above) expanded the scope and purpose of the proposal by making every battery involving a high probability of great bodily harm a Class E felony.
A.Amdt.4 (below) retained the entire Senate version, but added a mandatory 1-year prison term [particularized detail].
Assembly Journal of January 23, 1980 .......... Page: 1884
Point of order:
Representative Hauke rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 8 was not germane under Assembly
Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope] because it includes mandatory minimum sentencing.
