[Note:] The bill made permanent the school district revenue limits. The amendment required a report on property taxes and the quality of education.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of January 17, 1995 .......... Page: 40
Point of order:
Representative Freese rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 6 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
Ruling on the point of order:
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill made permanent the school district revenue limits. The amendment provided that, if the school district revenue was less than the levy limit in the preceding year, the levy limit was increased by the difference between the two amounts.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of January 17, 1995 .......... Page: 41
Point of order:
Representative Freese rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 6 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
Ruling on the point of order:
The speaker ruled the point of order well taken.
Representative Hubler 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-52, Noes-46. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill made permanent the school district revenue limits. The amendment exempted from the levy limits the "poorest" 10 percent of school districts.
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 January 17, 1995 .......... Page: 42
Point of order:
Representative Freese rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 6 was not germane under Assembly Rules 54 (1) and (3).
Representative Bell asked unanimous consent that Assembly amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 6 be laid on the table. Granted.
[Note:] The bill made permanent the school district revenue limits. The amendment exempted from the levy limits costs for interactive distance learning.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Rule 74. Tabling; taking from table. A motion to table disposes of a matter temporarily. The committee on rules may refer any tabled matter to an appropriate calendar. Unless the referral has been made, a tabled matter may be taken from the table at any time by order of the assembly.
Assembly Journal of January 17, 1995 .......... Page: 42
Point of order:
Representative Freese rose to the point of order that assembly amendment 11 to Assembly Bill 6 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
Ruling on the point of order:
The speaker 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-52, Noes-46. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill made permanent the school district revenue limits. The amendment exempted from the levy limits costs for security measures.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of February 16, 1995 .......... Page: 100
Point of order:
Representative Black rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 37 was not germane under Assembly Rules 54(1) and 54(3)(f).
The chair (Speaker Pro Tempore Freese) took the point of order under advisement.
Ruling on the point of order:
The chair (Speaker Pro Tempore Freese) ruled not timely the point of order raised by Representative Black that Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 37 was not germane because there were simple amendments to the substitute amendment pending. The simple amendments to the substitute amendment must be disposed of before a point of order on that substitute amendment would be in order.
Representative Black moved that Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 37 be laid on the table.
[Note:] Assembly Rule 54 Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of April 5, 1995 .......... Page: 204
Point of order:
Representative Coleman rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 126 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54(1). Representative Prosser added to the point of order that the Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 126 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54(3)(d).
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of April 5, 1995 .......... Page: 205
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled well taken the point of order raised by Representatives Coleman and Prosser that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 126 was not germane.
[Note:] The substitute amendment created exceptions to the ban on requests for increased appropriations to state agencies. The amendment deleted all statutory changes made by the bill and repealed the ban.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) (d) An amendment: 1) amending a statute or session law when the purpose of the bill is limited to repealing the law; or 2) repealing a statute or session law when the purpose of the bill is limited to amending the law.
Assembly Rule 69 (4) While a motion remains undecided pending the presiding officer's ruling on a point of order taken under advisement, it is dilatory to enter a substantially similar motion on the same question, but it is proper to request an expansion of the question under advisement.
Assembly Journal of March 20, 1996 .......... Page: 971
Point of order:
Representative Coleman rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 908 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1) and (3)(f).
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
Representative Schneider 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-51, Noes-46. Motion carried.
[Note:] The bill related to sexual assaults of an elementary or secondary school student by a school employee. The amendment also covered postsecondary schools.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 21, 1996 .......... Page: 988
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 6 to Senate Bill 501 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1) and (3)(f).
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill, an omnibus children's code bill, was 116 pages long and had a two-page relating clause. The amendment created standards of conduct for intake workers and disposition staff.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 21, 1996 .......... Page: 989
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 8 to Senate Bill 501 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1) and (3)(f).
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill, an omnibus children's code bill, was 116 pages long and had a two-page relating clause. The amendment related to testimony o of witnesses under the children's and juvenile justice codes.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 28, 1996 .......... Page: 1063
Point of order:
Representative Albers rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 924 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker pro tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken because Assembly amendment 3 expands the scope of the bill under Assembly Rule 54 (1) and (3) (f) by eliminating all criteria.
[Note:] The bill required the awarding of clean water hardship funding and increased bonding authority for the clean water program. The amendment deleted the hardship funding but left in the bill the bonding authorization.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of May 8, 1996 .......... Page: 1121
Point of order:
Representative Schneiders rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 4 to Senate Bill 182 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1) and (3) (f).
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker pro tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to: sex offender registration requirements, the release to certain persons of information concerning sex offenders required to register, requiring persons who are found to be sexually violent persons to provide biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis, administering lie detector tests to sex offenders, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation and providing a penalty.
The amendment related to pharmacological treatment for persons convicted of child sex offenses and affected parole.
Assembly Rule 54 (1) General statement: The assembly may not consider any assembly amendment or assembly substitute amendment that relates to a different subject or is intended to accomplish a different purpose than that of the proposal to which it relates or that, if adopted and passed, would require a relating clause for the proposal which is substantially different from the proposal's original relating clause or that would totally alter the nature of the proposal.
(3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
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Senate Journal of February 23, 1995 .......... Page: 94
Point of order:
Senator Rude raised the point of order that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 39 is not germane.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Chair ruled the point well taken.
Senator Jauch appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The roll was taken. The vote was: Ayes-16, Noes-15. The decision stands.
[Note:] The bill related to the definition of small telecommunication utility. The amendment created a sales tax exemption for central office telecommunication equipment.
SENATE RULE 50. Amendments must be germane, general statement. (1) No standing committee shall report any substitute or amendment for any proposal originating in either house referred to such committee nor shall the senate consider any substitute or amendment which relates to a different subject, is intended to accomplish a different purpose, would require a relating clause essentially different from the relating clause of the original proposal 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.
