Representative Swoboda rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 11 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
Point of order:
Representative Swoboda rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 12 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 25, 1986 .......... Page: 1017
Point of order:
Representative Swoboda rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 13 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
Point of order:
Representative Swoboda rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 14 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Point of order:
Representative Hephner rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 15 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
452 The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Point of order:
Representative Swoboda rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 16 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 25, 1986 .......... Page: 1018
Point of order:
Representative Porter rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 21 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order not well taken.
Point of order:
Representative Swoboda rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 22 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 25, 1986 .......... Page: 1019-20
Point of order:
Representative Swoboda rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 27 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call.
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] took the point of order under advisement. [Intervening text omitted.]
The chair ruled that assembly amendment 27 to Assembly Bill 1, March 1986 Spec. Sess., was not germane to the special session call and the point of order well taken.
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Assembly Journal of April 6, 1984 .......... Page: 1187
Point of order:
Representative Neubauer rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 1174 [relating to the financial assistance program for septic tank replacement and rehabilitation] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
[Note:] A.Amdt.3 proposed to add a new issue, reflected by the insertion of the following words into the title:
"and alternative and experimental private sewage systems".
The chair took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of April 6, 1984 .......... Page: 1188
[Point of order withdrawn:]
Representative Neubauer asked unanimous consent to withdraw his point of order on assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 1174. Granted.
Representative T. Thompson asked unanimous consent that assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 1174 be laid on the table. Granted.
453Assembly Journal of April 5, 1984 .......... Page: 1164
[Background:]
Representative McEssy moved rejection of assembly amendment 1to Senate Bill 592 [relating to penalties for persons who violate the alcohol beverage laws, to dealings between brewers, wholesalers and retailers, and to technical and minor policy changes in regard to alcohol beverages, excise taxes, special fuel taxes and rates for the liquor tax and providing a penalty]. [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-35, noes-64.] Motion failed.
Representative Walling asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Matty asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
Point of order:
Representative T. Thompson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 592 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
The chair [Rep. Clarenbach, speaker pro tem] took the point of order under advisement. [Intervening text omitted.]
[Note:] A.Amdt.1 to SB 592 proposed a uniform statewide bar opening time of 6 a.m. On the face of it, that introduced a new issue into the multi-issue bill.
The drafting record of A.Amdt.1 shows that it was to be "the same as engrossed AB 244" [relating to changing bar opening time to 6 a.m.] which had already been passed to the Senate. If A.Amdt.1 was intended to prevent a possible conflict requiring a future reconciliation, then a generous construction of the germaneness rule might hold the amendment germane since one of the issues enumerated in the title of SB 592 was to make "technical and minor policy changes in regard to alcohol beverages".
On the other hand, it is one of the purposes of the veto review floorperiod [Jt.Rule 82 (1) (c)] to consider revisor's correction bills. If both AB 244 and SB 592 had been enacted into law (both 1983 bills failed), the revisor would have placed a proposed reconciliation into one of the correction bills.
Assembly Journal of April 5, 1984 .......... Page: 1165
The assembly reconvened. [7:30 p.m.] Speaker Loftus in the chair. [Intervening text omitted.]
The speaker [Loftus] ruled that assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 592 was germane and the point of order not well taken.
Representative McEssy moved that assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 592 be laid on the table. [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-33, noes-66.] Motion failed.
The question was: Shall assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 592 be adopted? [Display of roll call vote omitted; ayes-78, noes-21.] Motion carried.
Assembly Journal of March 20, 1984 .......... Page: 979
Point of order:
454 Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 663 [relating to the individual and corporate surtaxes, the homestead credit, the
required general fund balance, reducing the bonding authority for highway projects, income tax exemptions, income and franchise tax deductions for intercorporate dividends and for insurers' loss carry-backs, property tax statements, the definition of the internal revenue code for purposes of the income, franchise, inheritance and minimum taxes, required health insurance coverage, income tax exemptions, utility taxes on telephone companies, decreasing the primary guaranteed valuation, providing penalties and making an appropriation] was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f) [substantial expansion of scope].
[Note:] Does any multi-issue bill set its own "special session" environment? In a special session, the Legislature is free to treat any of the issues raised by the Governor by doing nothing, but it cannot treat additional unrelated issues. For a multi-issue bill, this might mean that amendments to
delete the treatment of individual separable issues are germane, but that amendments to ingraft additional unrelated issues are not germane.
The legislative rules on germaneness of amendments derive from long-term experience with single issue bills. They really do not address the special germaneness questions raised by multi-issue bills. It is likely that multi-issue bills to adjust the state's budget and revenues will be introduced for many sessions to come.
The biennial budget bill, though a multi-issue bill, holds a special status under law and legislative rule (shared, until 1981, by the biennial "budget review bill"), and germaneness rules have not been strictly applied.
The speaker [Loftus] took the point of order under advisement [see p. 983, below. Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 2 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker took the point of order under advisement [see p. 982, below. Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 5 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 20, 1984 .......... Page: 980
[Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 7 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 3 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 11 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
455 The speaker ruled the point of order well taken. [Intervening text omitted.]
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 12 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 20, 1984 .......... Page: 982
[Ruling on the point of order:]
The speaker ruled well taken the points of order on the germaneness of assembly amendments 2 and 14 [?] to Senate Bill 663.
Assembly Journal of March 20, 1984 .......... Page: 983
[Ruling on the point of order:]
The speaker ruled the point of order on assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 663 well taken.
Assembly Journal of March 20, 1984 .......... Page: 984
Point of order:
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 24 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Point of order:
Representative Johnson rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 23 to Senate Bill 663 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The speaker [Loftus] ruled the point of order well taken.
Assembly Journal of October 20, 1983 .......... Page: 481
