Point of order:
Representative Barrett rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 24 to Senate Bill 7 [relating to requiring motor vehicle operators and passengers to wear safety belts, granting rule-making authority, requesting a study and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule (54) (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The bill mandated use of automobile seatbelts while driving in Wisconsin.
A.Amdt.24 was a floor amendment requiring a 10% reduction in motor vehicle liability insurance premiums for any insured certifying that seatbelts would be worn by the insured and any other occupant whenever using the insured vehicle.
The amendment was adopted in the Assembly (ayes-78, noes-19) but was noncucurred in by the Senate (ayes-25, noes 8) and subsequently removed by the report of the conference committee.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of September 16, 1987 .......... Page: 346
Point of order:
Representative Prosser rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 2, September 1987 Spec. Sess. [relating to certain business combinations involving resident domestic corporations and interested stockholders] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (a) [one individual proposition amending another] and (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The bill dealt with a variety of issues raised by the pending takeover of the Heileman brewery corporation.
A.Amdt.10 addressed the specifics of one such issue (golden parachutes) by requiring shareholder approval of any agreement rewarding management for accepting the tender offer.
205 The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of May 27, 1987 .......... Page: 196
Point of order:
Representative Hauke rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 16 to Senate Bill 166 [relating to establishing a speed limit of 65 miles per hour for rural interstate highways] was not germane under Assembly Rule (54) (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill increased the speed limit from 55 mph tp 65 mph.
A.Amdt.16 added a new provision permitting vehicle operation without seatbelt use at 55 mph.
A.Amdt.9 expanded the scope by requiring the DOT to furnish, to "each applicant for original or renewal registration .... current information relating to the accuracy of the speedometer supplied as original equipment for the make and model year of the vehicle" to be registered.
Assembly Journal of May 27, 1987 .......... Page: 198
Representative Hauke rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 9 to Senate Bill 166 was not germane under Assembly Rule (54) (3) (f).
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of April 28, 1987 .......... Page: 135
Point of order:
Representative Potter rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 19 [relating to forfeitures for alcohol beverages violations by underage persons] was not germane under Assembly Rule (54) (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.SubAmdt.1 consisted, generally, of only those provisions of the bill pertaining to lending an official ID card to a minor.
A.Amdt.4 attempted to insert provisions directing driver's license suspension for minors guilty of alcohol beverage laws violations.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of February 5, 1987 .......... Page: 64
Point of order:
Representative Radtke rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 26 [relating to permitting the secretary of administration, if requested by the governor, to change the biennial state budget process to an annual budget process in fiscal years 1987-88 and 1988-89] was not germane under Assembly Rule (54) (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
206 [Note:] A.Amdt.1 directed the Department of Administration (DOA) to furnish, when requested by a legislative committee, any reports developed by
DOA, or received by DOA from a state agency, concerning the long-range impact of a state program.
A.Amdt.4 proposed to add, to any study group or subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Finance, the chair and the ranking minority member of the standing committee in each house dealing with the subject area.
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order not well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Welch rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 26 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3).
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Assembly Journal of February 3, 1987 .......... Page: 51
Point of order:
Representative Fergus rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 18 to Assembly Bill 30 [relating to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant, drugs or both, administrative suspension and court-ordered revocation of operating privileges, chemical tests for intoxication, occupational licenses, granting rule-making authority and providing penalties] was not germane under Assembly Rule (54) (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The bill was limited to the legal consequences of drunk driving.
A.Amdt.18 attempted to insert a provision permitting municipalities, by local option, to prohibit taverns from holding "no liquor" days on which minors are permitted to be on the licensed premises.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
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Senate Journal of March 17, 1988 .......... Page: 726
[Point of order:]
Senator Feingold raised the point of order that senate amendment 5 [to Senate Bill 191, relating to revising crimes against the life, bodily security
and safety of persons, defining criminal recklessness and criminal negligence and providing penalties] is not germane.
[Note:] The bill contained the recommendations of the Judicial Council's committee on homicide and lesser included offenses.
S.Amdt.5 was a "life means life" proposal prohibiting work release and parole for persons convicted of certain capital offenses.
S.Amdt.3 was a shorter version of the "life means life" proposal.
S.Amdt.1 attempted to include unborn children, "from fertilization until birth", within the prohibitions and penalties revised in the bill.
207 The Chair [President Risser] ruled the point of order well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Senator Feingold raised the point of order that senate amendment 3 is not germane. The chair ruled the point of order well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Senator Ulichny raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 is not germane. The chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Chilsen appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-20, noes-11.] So the ruling of the Chair stood as the judgment of the Senate.
Senate Journal of March 15, 1988 .......... Page: 704
[Point of order:]
Senator Feingold raised the point of order that the amendment [senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 505, relating to changing the maximum finance charge permitted in certain open-end credit plans that do not use a seller credit card] was not germane.
[Note:] The law provided an annual interest ceiling of 18% for most credit card purchases. SB 505 retained the 18% limit for store credit cards, but proposed to set the interest rate for general credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, etc.) at 7% above the interest rate applicable to 6-month U.S. treasury bills.
S.SubAmdt.1 proposed to deregulate (remove any interest ceiling) all open-ended credit cards.
The Chair [President Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of March 10, 1988 .......... Page: 690
[Point of order:]
Senator Van Sistine raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 189, relating to the preference categories for special deer hunting permits] is not germane.
[Note:] AB 189 reached the Senate in the form of A.SubAmdt.2, limited to "eligibility for special deer hunting permits" for certain land owners.
S.Amdt.1 proposed similar special land owner hunting permits for wild turkey hunting.
The Chair [President Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of February 11, 1988 .......... Page: 592
[Point of order:]
208 Senator Czarnezki raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 [to Senate Bill 244, relating to collective bargaining of school class size and the number and length of teacher preparation periods in 1st class city school districts] is not germane.
[Note:] By its relating clause and in its text, SB 244 was restricted to apply only to the city of Milwaukee.
S.Amdt.1 was a floor amendment removing the "first class city" restriction from the text (but not, the relating clause) of the bill.
By removing the first class city restriction, S.Amdt.1 to expanded the bill's scope as to "totally alter the nature" of the proposal in violation of S.Rule 50 (1).
The Chair [President Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of October 13, 1987 .......... Page: 400
[Point of order:]
Senator Helbach raised the point of order that senate amendment 6 [to Senate Bill 134, relating to the sale of farm machinery and equipment manufactured in prisons and providing a penalty] was not germane.
[Note:] State law prohibits most goods manufactured wholly or partly by inmates in any state, city or county penal institution from being offered for sale in the open market, but the prohibition does not apply to prison-made farm machinery and farm implements and tools.
The bill proposed to prohibit sale in Wisconsin of "any farm machinery or equipment which is manufactured in whole or in part in any penal institution inside or outside of this state".
S.Amdt.6 was a poorly drafted floor amendment adding, after "penal institution inside or outside of this state", the words "or in the Soviet Union". It is likely that the amendment was intended to prohibit not prison-made Soviet goods but, rather, farm tractors built by Soviet industry. Although the amendment was ruled germane, its adoption failed, ayes-12, noes-20.
The chair ruled the point of order not well taken.
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Assembly Journal of March 25, 1986 .......... Page: 996
Point of order:
Representative Mark Lewis rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 903 [relating to export loans, economic development loans and disclosure of grant or loan information] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
[Note:] The amendment proposed a new WHEDA program of small business loan guarantees, expanding the scope of the proposal.
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order well taken.
209Assembly Journal of March 13, 1986 .......... Page: 866
Point of order:
Representative Wood rose to the point of order that assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 216 [relating to a property tax exemption for nonprofit theaters] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f).
[Note:] By proposing an exemption for both nonprofit theaters and "performing arts studios", the substitute amendment substantially expanded the scope of the proposal.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 6, 1986 .......... Page: 815
Point of order:
Representative T. Thompson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 38 [relating to criminal damage to cemetery property and seizure and forfeiture of vehicles] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) [expansion of scope].
[Note:] The bill was limited to possible forfeiture of vehicles used to cause more then $1,000 criminal damage to cemetery property.
A.Amdt.1, by deleting the reference to "cemetery", would have made any vehicle subject to possible forfeiture if it was used to cause more than $1,000 criminmal damage to property of any kind.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 4, 1986 .......... Page: 791
Point of order:
Representative Becker rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 7 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 375 [relating to creating penalties for habitual truancy and contributing to or encouraging a child's truancy] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) [expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.Sub.1 was limited to a revision of the existing penalties for truancy and defined a new misdemeanor of encouraging a child's truancy.
A.Amdt.7 proposed to define a new felony, child enticement. The only connection with the truancy issue was that one form of child enticement could happen on school grounds.
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of February 25, 1986 .......... Page: 753
Point of order:
210 Representative Hephner rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 9 to Senate Bill 118 [relating to penalties for persons who violate the alcohol beverage laws, to dealings between brewers, wholesalers and retailers, to technical and minor policy
changes in regard to alcohol beverages, and alcohol beverage, tobacco, cigarette and fuel taxes, and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(f) [expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.Amdt.9 proposed to exempt indoor horseshoe-pitching facilities from the general tavern closing hours.
