Senator Strohl raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to senate substitute amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 742, relating to deregulation of rates of small telephone companies] was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement. [Intervening text omitted.]
Ruling of the chair [Pres. Risser]:
Earlier today the Senator from the 21st, Senator Strohl, raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 742 was not germane. The chair took the point under advisement.
It is the opinion of the chair that senate amendment 1 to senate substitute amendment 1 relates to a different specific subject than that of Assembly Bill 742 and in accordance with Senate Rule 50 (7), the amendment is not germane and the point of order raised by the Senator of the 21st, Senator Strohl, is well taken.
Senate Journal of April 4, 1984 .......... Page: 845
[Point of order:]
Senator Strohl raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 217, relating to patients compensation panels] was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senate Journal of April 5, 1984 .......... Page: 867
Ruling of the chair [Pres. Risser]:
Yesterday the Senator from the 21st, Senator Strohl, raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 217 was not germane. The chair took the point under advisement.
Senate amendment 1 would amend Subchapter III of Chapter 655 of the Statutes relating to Insurance Provisions for Health Care Liability. Assembly Bill 217 relates to the Patients Compensation Panels and does not deal with the insurance provisions. Therefore it is the opinion of the chair that senate amendment 1 relates to a different specific subject than that of Assembly Bill 217 and in accordance with Senate Rule 50 (7), the amendment is not germane and the point of order raised by the Senator of the 21st, Senator Strohl, is well taken.
Senate Journal of April 3, 1984 .......... Page: 827
[Point of order:]
Senate amendment 1 [to Assembly Joint Resolution 66, requesting the legislative council to study vocational, technical and adult education farm training programs] offered by Senators Lee and Czarnezki.
281 The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 1?
Senator Moen raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 was not germane.
[Note:] 1983 AJR 66 dealt with a single specific subject: a study of the VTAE farm training program. S.Amdt.1 attempted to attach a different specific subject: a study of UW extension committees on agriculture and extension education.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of March 21, 1984 .......... Page: 750
[Point of order:]
Senator Davis raised the point of order that senate substitute amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 500, relating to dissolution of drainage districts] was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senate Journal of March 22, 1984 .......... Page: 762
Ruling of the chair [Pres. Risser]:
On Wednesday, March 21, 1984 the Senator from the 11th, Senator Davis, raised a point of order that senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 500 was nongermane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Bill 500 relates to the vote requirements to terminate the operations of a drainage district. Senate substitute amendment 1 adds language relating to the organization of a drainage district in that it sets new requirements on the DNR and the boards in relation to review and reports on activities of drainage districts. It is the opinion of the chair that the senate substitute amendment adds language relating to a different specific subject than the original bill, that it expands and not limits the scope of the original proposal and therefore in accordance with Senate Rule 50 (1), (2) and (7), it is the opinion of the Chair that the amendment is not germane and the point of order raised by the Senator from the 11th, Senator Davis, is well taken.
Senate Journal of May 3, 1983 .......... Page: 184
[Point of order:]
Senator Engeleiter raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to senate substitute amendment 1 [to Senate Bill 91, relating to animal fighting and providing penalties] was not germane.
[Note:] Both the original bill and the substitute amendment dealt with animal fighting.
S.Amdt.1 to the substitute directed the regents of the university of Wisconsin to adopt rules concerning humane treatment of animals used in scientific research.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
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Assembly Journal of February 16, 1982 .......... Page: 2206
Point of order:
Representative Ulichny rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 9 to assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 600 [relating to requiring the use of child restraint systems in motor vehicles, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
[Note:] A.Sub.2 required the use of child safety restraint systems for children under 4 years old. A.Amdt.9 permitted deducting the purchase price of such devices from any state income tax due. While the
approach avoided the "tax exemption" question it would, nevertheless, have given the bill a significant fiscal effect.
A.Rule 54 (3) (a) declares not germane "one individual proposition amending another individual proposition".
The chair [Rep. Kirby] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of February 9, 1982 .......... Page: 2074
Point of order:
Representative Plous rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 18 [relating to allowing the legislature to provide property or other tax benefits for home improvements (first consideration)] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
[Note:] The amendment attempted to authorize similar benefits for "agricultural" improvements.
This was a clear example of "one individual proposition amending another individual proposition" which is declared not germane by A.Rule 54 (3) (a).
Assembly Journal of February 9, 1982 .......... Page: 2076
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled well taken the point of order raised by Representative Plous that assembly amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 18 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
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Senate Journal of March 30, 1982 .......... Page: 1869
Point of order:
Senator Strohl raised the point of order that senate amendment 15 [to Assembly Bill 205, relating to establishing pupil minimum competency examinations in public schools] was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
283 [Note:] While 1981 AB 205 was limited to minimum competency testing of pupils in public schools, S.Amdt.15 proposed to require biennial minimum competency testing of senators and representatives to the assembly, and SA-1 to SA-15 would have mandated a similar test for the governor.
Senate Journal of March 30, 1982 .......... Page: 1871
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order raised by the senator from the 21st, Senator Strohl, that senate amendment 15 was not germane, well taken.
Senate Journal of March 23, 1982 .......... Page: 1783
Point of order:
Senator Harnisch raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to senate substitute amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 303, relating to voluntary designation on income tax returns for the protection and acquisition of endangered resources and making an appropriation] was not germane.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Chilsen raised the point of order that senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senate Journal of March 23, 1982 .......... Page: 1788
Ruling of the chair [Pres. Risser]:
Earlier today the Senator of the 29th, Senator Chilsen, raised the point of order that senate substitute amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 303, relating to voluntary designation on income tax returns for the protection and acquisition of endangered resources and making an appropriation] was not germane. Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 303 relates to a taxpayer check-off for various programs and purposes, while Assembly Bill 303 relates to a check-off solely for endangered resources.
Senate Rule 50 (7) reads "A substitute or amendment relating to a specific subject or to a general class is not germane to a bill relating to a different specific subject, but an amendment limiting the scope of the proposal is germane".
It is the opinion of the chair that senate substitute amendment 1 would expand the scope of the original proposal, not limit the scope, and that senate substitute amendment 1 relates to a general class (i.e., various programs), and Assembly Bill 303 relates to the specific subject of endangered resources, and therefore the amendment is not germane. The point of order raised by the senator of the 29th, Senator Chilsen, is well taken.
Senate Journal of March 9, 1982 .......... Page: 1665
Point of order:
Senator Moody raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 150 [relating to changes in the regulation of motor
carriers and granting rule-making authority] was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senate Journal of March 10, 1982 .......... Page: 1670
Ruling of the chair [Pres. Risser]:
On Tuesday, March 9, 1982, Senator from the 9th, Senator Moody, raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 to assembly amendment 1 was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
284 Assembly amendment 1 deals exclusively with water carriers. Senate amendment 1 to assembly amendment 1 deals with livestock and fluid milk haulers. Senate amendment 1 to assembly amendment 1 relates to a different specific subject [than] that assembly amendment 1, therefore, pursuant to Senate Rule 50 (7), senate amendment 1 to assembly amendment 1 is not germane and the point of order raised by the Senator from the 9th, Senator Moody, is 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? [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-20, noes-11.] So the decision of the chair shall stand as the judgment of the Senate.
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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.
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.
285 The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of May 1, 1979 .......... Page: 475
Point of order:
Representative Ferrall rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 205 [relating to a minimum tax on tax preference items] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
[Note:] The amendment added a new provision, making the full amount of any capital gains tax paid deductible from Wisconsin taxable income.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
