[Point of order:]
Senator Norquist raised the point of order that senate amendment 1 was not germane.
341 [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 11, 1983 .......... Page: 403
[Point of order:]
Senator Strohl raised the point of order that senate amendment 2 [to Assembly Bill 93, relating to requiring public schools to instruct pupils on the relationship between highway safety and the use of drugs] was not germane.
[Note:] A.Amdt.2 proposed to make optional the existing mandatory highway safety instruction.
Although its sponsor may have considered the proposed change from mandatory to optional instruction a narrowing of the proprosal, the effect was to change the nature of both the proposal and the existing statute.
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate Journal of October 11, 1983 .......... Page: 402
[Point of order:]
Senator Chilsen raised the point of order that senate substitute amendment 1 [to Assembly Bill 93, relating to requiring public schools to instruct pupils on the relationship between highway safety and the use of drugs] was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senate Journal of October 11, 1983 .......... Page: 403
Ruling of the chair [Pres. Risser]:
Earlier today, the Senator from the 29th District, Senator Chilsen, raised the point of order that senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 93 was not germane.
The original bill would expand the current requirement to provide instruction on prevention of accidents and highway safety, to include the relationship of alcohol and controlled substances and highway safety. The substitute amendment would eliminate the current law on requiring instruction on prevention of accidents and highway safety. The point of order is well taken, and the substitute amendment is not germane.
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Assembly Journal of May 28, 1982 .......... Page: 3534
Point of order:
342 Representative Loftus rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Resolution 1, May 1982 Special Session [requesting the governor to expand the call of the May 1982 special session of the legislature to include proposals relating to restriction of abortions in public hospitals] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1) [nature of proposal changed].
[Note:] A.Amdt.1 proposed to change the resolution from a request for expanding the special session to a request for an extraordinary session to be called by the organization committees of the 2 houses.
While the amendment did relate to the operation of the assembly, it did not relate to the "organization of the legislature during the special session" as required by A.Rule 93 (1).
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken and the amendment not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1) and Assembly Rule 93 (1) [germaneness to special session call].
Representative Thompson appealed the decision of the chair.
Representative Thompson asked unanimous consent to withdraw his appeal. Granted.
Assembly Journal of March 19, 1982 .......... Page: 2879
Point of order:
Representative Radtke rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 968 [relating to extending the sunset provision on the employer's power to elect to provide for early retirement for teachers under the state teachers retirement system] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
[Note:] The original bill extended the sunset from 1983 to 1989; A.Sub.1 extended the sunset for one year only but was drafted with greater precision to correct all statute subdivisions involved. A.Amdt.1, by making the sunset extension available only under a collective bargaining agreement, probably changed the nature of the proposal.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of October 15, 1981 .......... Page: 1267
Point of order:
Representative Duren rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Resolution 13 [relating to urging congress to terminate United States military and financial assistance to the current government of El Salvador] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] The proposal dealt only with U.S. aid to the government; the amendment dealt only with aid by other countries to the anti-government insurgents.
The amendment totally changed the nature of the proposal and, consequently, was not germane under A.Rule 54 (1).
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of May 14, 1981 .......... Page: 519
Point of order:
343 Representative Hauke rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 85 [relating to the maximum recovery level for tort actions against local governmental entities and agencies] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
[Note:] 1981 AB 85 dealt with the dollar value of tort action recovery. The statutes allowed tort action recovery from local governments for highway defects or for "acts in official capacity". In both cases, the value of the tort claim was limited to $25,000. The bill proposed to increase the limit to $100,000.
A.Amdt.3 proposed to restrict the circumstances authorizing tort actions against local governments. This was not an amendment limiting the scope of the proposal; rather, it substantially expanded the scope by opening up the entire question of tort actions against local governments.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
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Senate Journal of October 15, 1981 .......... Page: 924
Point of order:
Senator Chilsen raised the point of order that senate amendment 3 [to Senate Bill 499, relating to establishing a uniform statewide bar closing time] was not germane. The chair took the point of order under advisement.
[Note:] Under the law then in existence, bars were authorized to stay open from 8 a.m. to 1 a.m. but municipalities could require earlier closing. Milwaukee bars could stay open longer.
1981 SB 499 proposed a statewide authorized bar time from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. but, in so doing, would have taken away the existing longer authorization for Milwaukee. S.Amdt.3 preserved the Milwaukee hours.
Senate Journal of October 15, 1981 .......... Page: 927
The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled that senate amendment 3 was germane. The point of order was not well taken.
Senate Journal of June 4, 1981 .......... Page: 500
Point of order:
Senator Adelman raised the point of order that senate amendment 2 [to Senate Bill 163, relating to the procedures by which criminal defendants and parties to civil actions exercise the right to substitution of judge] was not germane.
[Note:] 1981 SB 163 was a judicial council bill to "clarify", for s. 971.20, stats., the "objective of allowing defendants in criminal trials one substitution of the assigned judge".
S.Amdt.2 proposed to expand application of the statute to prosecuting district attorneys.
344 The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled that pursuant to Senate Rule 50, senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 163 changes the intent of the bill and the point of order is well taken.
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Assembly Journal of March 27, 1980 .......... Page: 3177
Point of order:
Representative Shoemaker rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 7 to Senate Bill 178 [relating to regulation of occupational therapists by the medical examining board, creating an occupational therapists examining council and granting rule-making authority] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1). The speaker took the point of order under advisement.
[Note:] As received from the senate, the bill contained the sentence: "No person who designates herself or himself as an occupational therapist may
practice occupational therapy, or attempt to do so or make a representation as authorized to do so, without a license granted by the board".
A.Amdt.7 removed that sentence, but did not affect the balance of 1979 SB 178, "relating to regulation of occupational therapists by the medical examining board, creating an occupational therapist examining council and granting rule-making authority".
Assembly Journal of March 27, 1980 .......... Page: 3178
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled not well taken the point of order raised by Representative Shoemaker that assembly amendment 7 to Senate Bill 178 was not germane.
Assembly Journal of March 26, 1980 .......... Page: 3121
Point of order:
Representative Shabaz rose to the point of order that assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 166 [relating to issuing special identification cards for disabled persons, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54. The speaker took the point of order under advisement.
[Note:] The bill required special identification cards for disabled (handicapped) persons using handicapped vehicle registration plates to park the vehicle notwithstanding any time restrictions applicable to the parking space.
A.Sub.1 also required providing parking spaces reserved for handicapped parking in all parking lots.
Assembly Journal of April 2, 1980 .......... Page: 3333
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled well taken the point of order raised by Representative Shabaz on Wednesday, March 26 that assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 166 was not germane.
345Assembly Journal of March 11, 1980 .......... Page: 2538
Point of order:
Representative Shabaz rose to the point of order that assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1159 [relating to limiting zoning exemptions for community living arrangements that house offenders] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
[Note:] Existing law required special zoning permission for community living arrangements involving more than 8 offenders. 1979 AB 1159 proposed to apply the requirements for living arrangements involving more than 2 offenders.
A.Sub.1 (above) limited the 6-page proposal to a one-paragraph definitional change excluding all persons in work release programs from the legally authorized "community living arrangements".
A.Amdt.10 (below) would have required neighborhood involvement, and notification of the local governing body, before a permit for a community living arrangement could be granted.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken under Assembly Rule 54 (1) [change nature of proposal], (3) (a) [one individual proposition amending another] and (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
Assembly Journal of March 11, 1980 .......... Page: 2544
Point of order:
Representative Wood rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 1159 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
Representative Kedrowski asked unanimous consent that assembly amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 1159 be withdrawn and returned to the author. Granted.
Assembly Journal of January 29, 1980 .......... Page: 1980
Point of order:
Representative Barry rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 [relating to equal insurance coverage of psychologists services] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
[Note:] A.Amdt.3, which tried to restrict coverage to psychologist services performed "on referral from a physician", would have changed the nature of the proposal.
The speaker [Jackamonis] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of January 22, 1980 .......... Page: 1864
Point of order:
346 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
