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:
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill stated that to increase the rate of the state sales tax that each house of the legislature needed a two-thirds vote. The amendment changed the two-thirds vote to a three-fourths vote.
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 November 19, 1997 .......... Page: 427
Point of order:
Representative Notestein rose to the point of order that Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 463 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (f).
Speaker pro tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of November 19, 1997 .......... Page: 430
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled not well taken the point of order raised by Representative Notestein that Assembly amendment 6 to Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 463 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54(3)(f).
[Note:] The bill established juvenile court jurisdiction over pregnant women who abuse alcohol or controlled substances to a severe degree. The amendment defined unborn child as from time of fertilization to time of birth.
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 19, 1998 .......... Page: 910
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2, April 1998 Special Session was not germane under Assembly Rule 54(3)(f).
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Jensen ruled not well taken the point of order raised by Representative Krug that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2, April 1998 Special Session was not germane under Assembly Rule 54(3)(f).
The lady from the 12th and the gentleman from the 7th have asserted that the proposal is not germane on the grounds that the proposal substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
The proposed substitute amendment, Assembly Substitute Amendment 1 to Special Session Senate Bill 2, proposes to make various changes to the statutes governing the public school system in a 1st class city. One provision in the relating clause provides that this proposal relates to "reorganizing" schools in first class cities. It could be argued that this provision only narrows the scope of this proposal and provides for a particularized detail (by providing for the creation of a commission and the placement of certain referendum questions concerning the reorganization of schools in first class cities in the spring, 1999 election). In addition, both the original bill and the proposed substitute have appropriations. This amendment is clearly germane under Assembly Rule 54(4).
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-49, Noes-40. Motion carried.
[Note:] Assembly Rule 54 (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 May 13, 1997 .......... Page: 163
Point of order:
Senator Moen raised the point of order that Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 186 is not germane.
Ruling on the point of order:
The Chair ruled the point not well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to the notification of the general public concerning sex offenders. The amendment related to sex offender registration requirements.
SENATE RULE 50. Amendments must be germane, general statement.
(9) Amendments relating only to detail are germane. The use of a different committee to make an investigation, limitations on the effective date, the number of members on a board, or new material added which does not affect the subject or purpose are matters of detail and are germane.
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Assembly Journal of March 7, 1995 .......... Page: 137
