Point of order:
Representative Duff rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 320 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 created an education tax credit for businesses and the amendment related to tuition at the UW System and tuition grant programs.
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 October 16, 2001 .......... Page: 442
Point of order:
Representative Duff rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 565 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 eliminated the legislature's partisan caucus staffs without reducing the authorized number of legislative employees and the amendment reduced the authorized number of legislative positions.
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 1, 2001 .......... Page: 508
Point of order:
Representative Duff rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 529 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 retired peace officers carrying a concealed weapon. The substitute amendment related to licenses to carry concealed weapons and grants for shooting ranges.
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:
(a) One individual proposition amending another individual proposition.
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of November 1, 2001 .......... Page: 509
Point of order:
Representative Duff rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 529 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 retired peace officers carrying a concealed weapon. The substitute amendment related to licenses to carry concealed weapons.
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:
(a) One individual proposition amending another individual proposition.
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of November 1, 2001 .......... Page: 510
Point of order:
Representative Cullen rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 579 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to retired peace officers carrying a concealed weapon. The substitute amendment related to retired peace officers carrying a concealed weapon and driver's licenses issued by the department of transportation.
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 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.
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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.
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Assembly Journal of March 16, 1999 .......... Page: 116
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 190 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (c) and (e).
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled the point of order not well taken.
[Note:] The bill created a limitation on state appropriations from general purpose revenue. AA-1 to ASA-1 had been adopted but ASA-1 was tabled; however, tabling is not final action. ASA-2 was similar to the bill and to ASA-1.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(c) An amendment substantially similar to an amendment already acted upon.
(e) An amendment that negates the effect of another assembly amendment previously adopted.
Assembly Journal of September 29, 1999 .......... Page: 356
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 315 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
Speaker pro tempore Freese took the point of order under advisement.
Assembly Journal of November 4, 1999 .......... Page: 518
Ruling on the point of order:
Speaker Pro Tempore Freese ruled not well taken the point of order raised by Representative Krug on Wednesday, September 29, that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 315 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
[Note:] The bill prohibited the Department of Transportation from disclosing information that contains personal identifiers of 10 or more people. ASA-1, offered by the standing committee, related to disclosure of personal identifiers by the department.
Assembly Journal of November 4, 1999 .......... Page: 516
Point of order:
Representative Krug rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 325 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54 (3) (d) (1).
Speaker pro tempore Freese ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill related to the liability of local governmental units for damages caused by lack of repairs of highways. The bill only repealed two statutes and provided an initial applicability date for the repeals. The substitute amendment amended one of the two statutes that the bill repealed.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(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 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 March 14, 2000 .......... Page: 749
Point of order:
Representative M. Lehman rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 735 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order well taken.
[Note:] The bill established a single sales factor apportionment of income for corporate income tax purposes. ASA-1 decreased the gasoline tax rate.
Assembly Rule 54 (3) Assembly amendments that are not germane include:
(a) One individual proposition amending another individual proposition.
(f) An amendment that substantially expands the scope of the proposal.
Assembly Journal of March 14, 2000 .......... Page: 749
Point of order:
Representative M. Lehman rose to the point of order that Assembly substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 735 was not germane under Assembly Rule 54.
The Chair (Representative Duff) ruled the point of order well taken.
