Speaker Pro Tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of September 23, 2003 .......... Page: 372
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Gard in the chair.
Speaker Gard ruled well taken the point of order raised by Representative Black that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 519 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Representative Gunderson appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the decision of the Assembly?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-32, Noes-66. Motion failed.
[Note:] The bill authorized the feeding of deer and elk in certain areas of the state and at certain times. The substitute amendment permitted the Department of Natural Resources to prohibit feeding of deer for viewing or hunting in a chronic wasting disease area.
The Speaker Gard (republican) ruled a point of order by the minority leader, Rep. Black (democrat) well taken, but the speaker's ruling was not sustained by the majority (republican).
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 September 23, 2003 .......... Page: 374
Point of order:
Representative Gard rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 519 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 authorized the feeding of deer and elk in certain areas of the state and at certain times. The substitute amendment permitted the Department of Natural Resources to prohibit feeding or baiting of deer anywhere in the state to control chronic wasting disease.
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 October 23, 2003 .......... Page: 456
Point of order:
Representative Gundrum rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 475 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 stated that marriage is only between one man and one woman. The amendment prohibited divorce.
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 October 23, 2003 .......... Page: 456
Point of order:
Representative Gundrum rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 475 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 Black 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-62, Noes-35. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill stated that marriage is only between one man and one woman. The amendment made marriage permanent and monogamous.
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 October 23, 2003 .......... Page: 457
Point of order:
Representative Gundrum rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 475 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 stated that marriage is only between one man and one woman. The amendment prohibited a person from marrying more than three times.
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 February 3, 2004 .......... Page: 666
Point of order:
Representative Petrowski rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 462 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 bill prohibited an operator of a motor vehicle driving under an instructional permit or probationary license from using a cell phone for a certain period. The substitute amendment applied the prohibition to all periods the operator hold such a permit or license.
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.
Assembly Journal of February 3, 2004 .......... Page: 666
Point of order:
Representative Suder rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 543 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 bill required open meetings of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents concerning senior executive compensation. The amendment also required notices of open meetings concerning charter schools.
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 February 24, 2004 .......... Page: 719
Point of order:
Representative Hundertmark rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 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 any abortion procedure necessary to preserve the life or health of the mother.
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 2 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.
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.
