The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order not 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, polling place staffing needs, use of separate locations for registration of electors on election day, and voting needs of multilingual and physically disabled electors, establishing satellite stations for purposes of conducting voter registration and absentee voting, and granting rule-making authority. The amendment related to the verification of voters not appearing on a voter registration list.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details.
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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Assembly Journal of January 26, 1999 .......... Page: 43
Point of order:
Representative Kreuser rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 10 to Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 51 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1)(f).
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill addressed year 2000 computer problems. The amendment required the authorization of the department of administration before a state official could require submission of information relating to year 2000 computer issues.
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 May 12, 1999 .......... Page: 182
Point of order:
Representative Underheim rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 7 to Assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 52 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of May 12, 1999 .......... Page: 183
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled not well taken the point of order raised by Representative Underheim that Assembly amendment 7 to Assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 52 was not germane.
[Note:] The bill instituted graduated driver licensing. The amendment prohibited law enforcement officers from stopping or inspecting a vehicle for violations solely to determine compliance with the bill.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details
Assembly Journal of June 29, 1999 .......... Page: 257
Point of order:
Representative Black rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 25 to Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 Assembly Bill 133 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3)(c) and (5).
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order not well taken.
The Chair ruled as follows:
"Assembly amendment 25, which prohibited constitutional officers, except the governor, from having their likeness on an outdoor sign, sought to replace language in Assembly amendment 2 prohibiting constitutional officers, except the governor, from using state funds to place their likeness on a billboard.
Assembly amendment 25 is not a substantial expansion of Assembly amendment 2 because it amended and modified the same section, subject and related to the particularized details included in Assembly amendment 2. The amendment also did not substantially expand the scope of the original proposal, a multi-subject executive budget bill, because it merely adds to the directives and requirements to state agencies and constitutional officers that are typically included in budget bills."
Representative Meyer 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-54, Noes-45. Motion carried.
[Note:] Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(e) An amendment that negates the effect of another assembly amendment previously adopted.
(5) An amendment to an amendment must be germane to both the amendment and the original proposal.
Assembly Journal of September 23, 1999 .......... Page: 344
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 17 to Assembly Bill 465 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54(3)(b).
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to classification and elements of felony offenses. AA-16 (offered by a member of the minority party) and AA-17 (offered by a member of the majority party) were identical and each consisted entirely of approximately two-thirds of AA-14.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(b) A general proposition amending a specific proposition.
Assembly Journal of September 28, 1999 .......... Page: 353
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 234 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
The Chair (Representative Duff) took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of September 30, 1999 .......... Page: 368
Ruling on the point of order:
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled not well taken the point of order raised by Representative Krug on Tuesday, September 28, that Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 234 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54(3)(f).
Representative Freese moved that Assembly amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 234 be laid on the table. Granted.
[Note:] The bill related to grants from the Wisconsin Election Campaign Fund to candidates for supreme court justice. The amendment changed the funding source for the grants.
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 November 9, 1999 .......... Page: 531
Point of order:
Representative Johnsrud rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 491 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
Speaker pro tempore Freese ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill authorized conservation wardens to enforce prohibitions on shooting at caged or staked out wild animals. The amendment limited the bill to the animals that are tied or staked out.
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, 2000 .......... Page: 637
Point of order:
Representative Colon rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 246 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54
The Chair (Representative Duff) took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of February 3, 2000 .......... Page: 638
Ruling on the point of order:
Representative Duff ruled not timely the point of order raised by Representative Colon that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 246 was not germane.
[Note:] The bill related to actions against manufacturers and dealers of firearms. ASA-1 also included actions against sport shooting range owners and operators and gun clubs. The substitute amendment was still at the point that it could have been amended to make it germane.
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, 2000 .......... Page: 639
Point of order:
Representative Colon rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 246 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to actions against manufacturers and dealers of firearms. ASA-1 also included actions against sport shooting range owners and operators and gun clubs.
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 8, 2000 .......... Page: 650
Point of order:
Representative Jeskewitz rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 563 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (1).
Representative Jeskewitz withdrew her point of order.
[Note:] The bill created universal banks and the amendment established financial privacy requirements for universal banks.
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 March 9, 2000 .......... Page: 733
Point of order:
Representative Black rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 662 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
Speaker pro tempore Freese ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to transaction fees for issuing fishing and game approvals and the amendment related to handling fees for issuing fishing and game approvals.
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 14, 2000 .......... Page: 747
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 456 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill created an individual income tax deduction for medical insurance premiums if the employer paid nothing toward the premiums. The amendment permitted the deduction if the employer paid no more than 25% of the premiums.
Assembly Rule 54 (4) Amendments that are germane include:
(e) An amendment relating only to particularized details
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Assembly Journal of May 15, 1997 .......... Page: 158
Point of order:
Representative Freese rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 13 to Assembly Bill 287 was not germane under Assembly Rules 54 (1) and (3)(f).
Ruling on the point of order:
