[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. Senate amendment 1 limited the requirement to notify patients of that refusal. The amendment removed from the limit the permission to refuse to make referrals.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. Senate amendment 1 limited the requirement to notify patients of that refusal. The amendment removed from the limit the permission to refuse to make referrals if the provider did not post a notice of the refusal.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 4 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. The amendment exempted an employer from the refusals if the employer could demonstrate that the refusal would pose an undue hardship on the employer's business.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 5 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. Senate amendment 1 limited the requirement to notify patients of that refusal. The amendment removed from the limit the permission to refuse to make referrals if the provider does inform the patient of any refusal.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 6 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled well taken the point of order raised by Representative Hundertmark that Assembly amendment 6 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane.
[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. Senate amendment 1, among other things, provided that a physician cannot be required to comply with the patients directions regarding withholding or withdrawal or nutrition or hydration. The amendment removed that provision.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 7 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. Senate amendment 1 limited the requirement to notify patients of that refusal. The amendment removed from the limit the permission to refuse to make referrals if the provider did not post a notice of the refusal.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 8 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. The amendment exempted an employer from the refusals if the employer could demonstrate that the refusal would pose an undue hardship on the employer's business.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 720
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 9 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 67 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill permitted health care providers to refuse to participate in certain procedures on moral or religious grounds. Senate amendment 1 limited the requirement to notify patients of that refusal. The amendment removed from the limit the permission to refuse to make referrals if the provider did not offer to transfer the patient to a provider who would not refuse.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of March 4, 2004 .......... Page: 792
Point of order:
Representative Gundrum rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Joint Resolution 66 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
Representative Colon appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-59, Noes-38. Motion carried.
[Note:] The joint resolution provided that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized in this state. The amendment inserted "undivorced" before man and before woman.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of March 10, 2004 .......... Page: 833
Point of order:
Representative Black rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 527 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill dealt with the effectiveness of county shoreland zoning ordinances in cities and villages that annex shoreland areas. The bill made the change prospectively and the amendment made it retroactively.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 10, 2004 .......... Page: 860
Point of order:
Representative Albers rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 938 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The substitute amendment provided additional state aid to large-area, declining enrollment school districts. The amendment add the Greenwood School District.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 11, 2004 .......... Page: 882
Point of order:
Representative Albers rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 322 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
Representative Schooff appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-59, Noes-40. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill changed the definition of group health benefit plan. The amendment related to changes to numerous health care statutes.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(a) One individual proposition amending another individual proposition.
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 11, 2004 .......... Page: 885
Point of order:
Representative Huebsch rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 207 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
Representative Cullen appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-59, Noes-40. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill required the reporting of sexual exploitation of minors by members of the clergy. The amendment changed the statute of limitation for such activities to one year after the effective date of the bill.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 11, 2004 .......... Page: 887
Point of order:
Representative Friske rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 441 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
