Senate amendment 1 to assembly substitute amendment 2 [to Senate Bill 663, known as the "budget surplus adjustment bill"] offered by Senators Chilsen, Hanaway, Theno, Lorman, Davis, Harsdorf and Engeleiter.
The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 1 to assembly substitute amendment 2?
Senator Cullen raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to assembly substitute amendment 2 was not germane.
[Note:] Although the bill itself changed the state homestead tax credit formula, it did not change the definition of "income" which is used as one part of that formula.
S.Amdt.2 attempted to exclude the first $15,000 of farmland depreciation from that "income" definition.
S.Amdt.7 (below) attempted the same change for the first $20,000.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Chilsen appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was: Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the senate? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was [roll call vote omitted; ayes-18, noes-14]. So the decision of the chair shall stand as the judgment of the senate.
Senate Journal of March 29, 1984 .......... Page: 810
[Point of order:]
Senate amendment 5 to assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Senator Harsdorf.
The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 5 to assembly substitute amendment 2?
230 Senator Cullen raised the point of order that senate amendment 5 to assembly substitute amendment 2 was not germane.
[Note:] Although 1983 SB 663 addressed a large number of issues, each was narrowly drafted and specifically reflected in the proposal's title.
S.Amdt.5 (changing the dates of property tax relief payments) and S.Amdt.4 (below; increasing the state property tax credit payment) each attempted to add new issues to the proposal.
The chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Harsdorf appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was: Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the senate? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was [roll call vote omitted; ayes-21, noes-9]. So the decision of the chair shall stand as the judgment of the senate.
The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 4 to assembly substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 663?
[Point of order:]
Senator Cullen raised the point of order that senate amendment 4 to assembly substitute amendment 2 was not germane.
The chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Harsdorf appealed the ruling of the chair. The ayes and noes were required and the vote was [roll call vote omitted; ayes-18, noes-13]. So the decision of the chair shall stand as the judgment of the senate.
[Point of order:]
Senate amendment 7 to assembly substitute amendment 2 offered by Senators Chilsen and Lorge.
The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 7 to assembly substitute amendment 2?
Senator Cullen raised the point of order that senate amendment 7 to assembly substitute amendment 2 was not germane.
The chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Chilsen appealed the ruling of the chair. Senator Chilsen asked unanimous consent that the ruling of the chair be written and printed in the senate journal. Senator Cullen objected.
The question was: Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the senate? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was [roll call vote omitted; ayes-18, noes-13]. So the decision of the chair shall stand as the judgment of the senate.
Senate Journal of March 28, 1984 .......... Page: 800
[Point of order:]
Senate amendment 13 to senate substitute amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 595, relating to groundwater management, creating a council, granting rule-making authority, imposing penalties and making appropriations] offered by Senators Harsdorf and Kreul.
The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 13 to senate substitute amendment 1?
Senator Helbach moved rejection of senate amendment 13 to senate substitute amendment 1.
231 The question was: Rejection of senate amendment 13 to senate substitute amendment 1?
Senator Cullen raised the point of order that senate amendment 13 to senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
[Note:] S.Amdt.13 proposed to create a new office of, and council for, agriculture public intervenor in addition to the existing "natural resources" public intervenor.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of March 15, 1984 .......... Page: 721
[Point of order:]
Senate amendment 5 to senate substitute amendment 1 [to Senate Bill 180, relating to salt on highways] offered by Senator Harsdorf.
The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 5 to senate substitute amendment 1?
[Note:] Both the bill and S.Sub.1 dealt only with restricting the use of salt for snow removal. S.Amdt.5 proposed to authorize the use of studded snow tires for school buses.
Senator Strohl raised the point of order that senate amendment 5 to senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of February 1, 1984 .......... Page: 570
[Background: Senate Bill 317, relating to exempting migrant workers enrolled in the university of Wisconsin system from nonresident tuition. Read a second time. Ordered to a third reading. By request of Senator Cullen, with unanimous consent, the bill was considered for final action at this time.]
Read a third time.
By request of Senator Engeleiter, with unanimous consent, the bill was referred to a second reading.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 offered by Senators Engeleiter and Davis.
[Point of order:]
Senator Norquist raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 was not germane.
232 [Note:] To qualify for exemption from nonresident tuition, existing law required 12 months Wisconsin residence immediately preceding admission to the UW system. The bill exempted from nonresident tuition any migrant worker who had worked in Wisconsin for at least 2 months/year in 3 of the preceding 5 years.
S.Amdt.1 proposed to grant a limited exemption (5 credits per semester), not tied to any specified length of residence, to any person employed full-time in this state who moved to Wisconsin for the purpose of such employment.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of October 20, 1983 .......... Page: 445
[Point of order:]
Senator Cullen raised the point of order that senate amendment 3 [to Senate Bill 427, relating to grant distribution from the Wisconsin election campaign fund] was not germane.
By request of Senator Opitz, with unanimous consent, senate amendment 3 was returned to the author.
Senate Journal of October 6, 1983 .......... Page: 389
[Point of order:]
Senator Otte raised the point of order that senate substitute amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 26, relating to liability for nonmoving traffic violations with rented or leased vehicles] was not germane.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order not well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Senator Otte raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
[Note:] The senate substitute repeated the provisions of the assembly-passed version and, in addition, included a procedure for rental agency recovery of parking fines from the person who rented the vehicle.
S.Amdt.1 to the substitute attempted to cancel outstanding parking warrants dated prior to July 1, 1982.
The chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of May 3, 1983 .......... Page: 185
[Point of order:]
Senator Offner raised the point of order that senate amendment 4 [to Assembly Bill 250, relating to sexual activity between consenting adults] was not germane.
[Note:] While the bill itself proscribed, as a Class A misdemeanor, certain sexual conduct involving persons 16 to 18 years of age, S.Amdt.4 declared all sexual intercourse involving such a person to be a "4th degree sexual assault", punishable as a Class E felony.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
233Senate Journal of May 3, 1983 .......... Page: 184
[Point of order:]
Senator Thompson raised the point of order that senate amendment 8 [to Assembly Bill 141, relating to the medium security correctional institution in Milwaukee and making appropriations] was not germane.
[Note:] The bill was limited to a specific institution in Milwaukee. S.Amdt.8 attempted to include an institution in Oshkosh.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
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Assembly Journal of March 31, 1982 .......... Page: 3160
Point of order:
Representative Thompson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 204 [relating to employment discrimination] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] A.Amdt.4, which was adopted and concurred in, added to the bill a provision requiring employers to notify prospective employes of any grooming requirements.
Sub. (3) of that provision created a forfeiture for failure to so notify. By allowing the division, the chair could avoid possibly ruling the entire amendment not germane.
Representative Crawford asked unanimous consent for a division of assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 204. Granted. The chair [Rep. Clarenbach] ruled lines 12 through 15 of assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 204 not germane.
The question was: Shall lines 1 through 11 and line 16 of assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 204 be adopted?
The roll was taken. [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-62, noes-34.] Motion carried.
Assembly Journal of March 26, 1982 .......... Page: 3009
Point of order:
Representative Jackamonis rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to senate amendment 1 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 250 [relating to access to public records, creating an open records board, granting rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing a penalty] was not germane to senate amendment 1 under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] Both the substitute as adopted by the assembly, and the senate amendment, dealt with general access to public records. A.Amdt.3 to A.Amdt.1 would have opened for press inspection and publication court records of juveniles which had been granted confidential status under the children's code. See also A.Jour. 3/4/82, p. 2526.
234 The chair [Rep. Tesmer, deputy speaker] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 19, 1982 .......... Page: 2873
Point of order:
Representative Quackenbush rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 240 [relating to a revision of the obscenity law and the penalties for its violation] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
