Senate Journal of March 13, 1984 .......... Page: 706

[Point of order:]

  Senator Cullen raised the point of order that senate substitute amendment 2 [to Senate Bill 663, known as the "budget surplus adjustment bill"] was not germane.

37   [Note:] 1983 SB 663 was a multi-issue bill addressing the following topics: "the individual and corporate surtaxes, the homestead credit, the required general fund balance, reducing the bonding authority for highway projects, income tax exemptions, income and franchise tax deductions for intercorporate dividends and for insurers' loss carry-backs, property tax statements, the definition of the internal revenue code for purposes of the income, franchise, inheritance and minimum taxes, required health insurance coverage, income tax exemptions, utility taxes on telephone companies, decreasing the primary guaranteed valuation, providing penalties and making an appropriation".

  Despite the large number of topics, the bill had been narrowly drafted and each topic was precisely reflected in the bill title. Consequently, S.Sub.2 and the 4 amendments challenged below each related to a "different subject" - i.e. a subject not covered by the original bill - in violation of S.Rules 50 (1) and (7).

  S.Sub.2 was limited to only 4 topics, and the treatment was in each case different from the original bill. The substitute dealt with: "the corporate surtax, the individual surtax, the gift tax and inheritance tax exemptions for class A distributees, and the rates for the individual income tax".

  The chair [Pres. Risser] ruled the point of order well taken.

  Senator McCallum appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was: Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the senate?

  By request of Senator McCallum, with unanimous consent, he withdrew his motion to appeal the ruling of the chair.

Senate Journal of March 13, 1984 .......... Page: 707

[Point of order:]

  Senate amendment 11 [accelerated distribution of shared revenues] offered by Senators Engeleiter, Harsdorf, Chilsen, Ellis, Theno, Lorman, Davis and Lasee.

  The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 11?

  Senator Kleczka raised the point of order that senate amendment 11 was not germane. The chair ruled the point of order well taken.

Senate Journal of March 13, 1984 .......... Page: 708

[Point of order:]

  Senate amendment 14 [exempting raffle tickets from sales tax] offered by Senators Harsdorf and Engeleiter.

  The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 14?

  Senator Kleczka raised the point of order that senate amendment 14 was not germane. The chair ruled the point of order well taken.

Senate Journal of March 13, 1984 .......... Page: 709

[Point of order:]

  Senate amendment 19 [UW faculty salaries] offered by Senator Harsdorf.

  The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 19?

  Senator Kleczka raised the point of order that senate amendment 19 was not germane.

  The chair ruled the point of order well taken.

[Point of order:]

  Senate amendment 20 [increasing the state property tax credit] offered by Senators Harsdorf, Ellis, Engeleiter, Davis and Theno.

38   The question was: Adoption of senate amendment 20?

  Senator Kleczka raised the point of order that senate amendment 20 was not germane.

  The chair ruled the point of order well taken.

Senate Journal of June 23, 1983 .......... Page: 268