Representative Schooff appealed the ruling of the chair.
Assembly Journal of February 7, 2002 .......... Page: 651
The question was: Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the ruling of the Assembly?
The roll was taken. The result follows:
Ayes - 48, Noes - 36, Absent or not voting - 15. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill related to the sales tax on purchases of a motor vehicle purchased after a consumer receives a refund under a new motor vehicle warranty. The amendment related to the amount of the sales tax on amounts paid by a motor vehicle manufacturer under an employee purchase program.
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 7, 2002 .......... Page: 747
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 865 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 related to the office of county executive in Milwaukee County. The amendment authorized the creation of a county administrator in Milwaukee County.
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 7, 2002 .......... Page: 749
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 872 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 Carpenter 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-77, Noes-21. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill related to the size of the county board in Milwaukee County. The substitute amendment also addressed the amount of time worked and the salary of county board members.
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 7, 2002 .......... Page: 750
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 872 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 Carpenter 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-74, Noes-24. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill related to the size of the county board in Milwaukee County. The amendment provide that any decrease in the size of the county board would have to be approved at a referendum.
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 7, 2002 .......... Page: 753
Point of order:
Representative Seratti rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 876 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 related to small employer insurance. The amendment changed the funding source for the bill and decreased, from 35% to 15%, the amount that small employer insurance rates could deviate from the midpoint cost of policies with similar case characteristics.
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 7, 2002 .......... Page: 762
Point of order:
Representative Jeskewitz rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 892 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 Krug 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-56, Noes-43. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill related to credit unions and universal banks and created additional exceptions to the priority of wage claims liens statute. The amendment deleted those additional exceptions and also deleted the existing exceptions.
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 14, 2002 .......... Page: 785
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1, January 2002 Special Session was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
[Note:] No ruling. The bill was a 475 page multi-issue budget adjustment bill introduced at the request of the governor. The substitute amendment was a 455 page multi-issue substitute amendment offered by the joint committee on finance. The amendment authorized a decrease in the number of members on the Milwaukee board of supervisors. The amendment to the amendment permitted the decrease only if approved at a referendum and permitted the salary of the members to be decreased or the position to be made part-time.
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:
(b) An amendment that accomplishes the same purpose in a different manner.
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
Assembly Journal of March 14, 2002 .......... Page: 786
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1, January 2002 Special Session was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
[Note:] No ruling. The bill was a 475 page multi-issue budget adjustment bill introduced at the request of the governor. The substitute amendment was a 455 page multi-issue substitute amendment offered by the joint committee on finance. The amendment authorized a decrease in the number of members on the Milwaukee board of supervisors. The amendment to the amendment permitted the decrease only if approved at a referendum.
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:
(b) An amendment that accomplishes the same purpose in a different manner.
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
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Senate Journal of January 30, 2001 .......... Page: 44
Point of order:
Senator Chvala raised the point of order that Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 2 was not germane.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Chair ruled the point well taken.
Senator Welch appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was; Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-18, Noes-15. The ruling of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
[Note:] The bill related to the scope of regulation and reports by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law. The amendment prohibited certain contributions and disbursements.
SENATE RULE 50. Amendments must be germane, general statement. (1) A standing committee may not report any substitute or amendment for any proposal originating in either house and referred to the committee and the senate may not consider any substitute or amendment that relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, or would totally alter the nature of the original proposal.
(7) 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.
Senate Journal of May 8, 2001 .......... Page: 191
Point of order:
Senator Chvala raised the point of order that Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 110 was not germane.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Chair ruled the point well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to: polling hours, time off from work for service as an election official, training of election officials, voting by felons and immigrants, requiring studies and recommendations with regard to voter registration and multilingual voting needs, establishing satellite stations for purposes of conducting voter registration and absentee voting, and granting rule-making authority.
The amendment added: identification required in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, the fee for an identification card issued by the department of transportation.
SENATE RULE 50. Amendments must be germane, general statement. (1) A standing committee may not report any substitute or amendment for any proposal originating in either house and referred to the committee and the senate may not consider any substitute or amendment that relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, or would totally alter the nature of the original proposal.
(7) 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.
Senate Journal of October 16, 2001 .......... Page: 406
Point of order:
Senator Chvala raised the point of order that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 279 was not germane.
Ruling on the point of order:
Chair ruled the point well taken.
Senator Lazich appeals the ruling of the chair.
The question was: Shall the decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-18, Noes-15. The decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
[Note:] The bill eliminated legislative partisan caucus staffs. The amendment also eliminated the positions at the legislative partisan caucus staffs.
SENATE RULE 50. Amendments must be germane, general statement. (1) A standing committee may not report any substitute or amendment for any proposal originating in either house and referred to the committee and the senate may not consider any substitute or amendment that relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, or would totally alter the nature of the original proposal.
(7) 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.
Senate Journal of January 22, 2002 .......... Page: 518
Point of order:
Senator M. Meyer raised the point of order that Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 379 was not germane.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Lazich appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-18, Noes-14. Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
[Note:] The bill related to: banning human cloning and the sale or purchase of an ovum, embryo, or fetus for the purpose of cloning a human, prohibiting the use of state funds for cloning, and providing penalties.
The substitute amendment related to: prohibiting human cloning, prohibiting the use of state funds for human cloning, and providing penalties.
SENATE RULE 50. Amendments must be germane, general statement. (1) A standing committee may not report any substitute or amendment for any proposal originating in either house and referred to the committee and the senate may not consider any substitute or amendment that relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, or would totally alter the nature of the original proposal.
(7) 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.
