sr50(2) (2) A substitute amendment or amendment to a proposal may not be considered if the presiding officer rules that the substitute amendment or amendment is not germane to that proposal.

sr50(3) (3) The presiding officer may rule only on the germaneness of a senate substitute amendment or amendment and only when the substitute amendment or amendment is before the senate.

sr50(4) (4) An amendment to an amendment to a proposal must be germane to the amendment as well as to that proposal.

sr50(6) (6) The following substitute amendments or amendments are not germane:

sr50(6)(a) (a) A substitute amendment or amendment that is identical in effect to one previously offered to the same proposal and disposed of.

sr50(6)(b) (b) A substitute amendment or amendment to a proposal that is any of the following:

1. Irrelevant to the subject matter of the proposal.

2. Inappropriate to the subject matter of the proposal.

3. Not in a natural and logical sequence to the subject matter of the proposal.

4. Substantially expands the scope of the proposal.

sr50(6)(c) (c) A substitute amendment or amendment that negates the original proposal entirely, or that substitutes another proposal pending before the senate.

sr50(8) (8) The following substitute amendments and amendments are germane:

sr50(8)(a) (a) A substitute amendment or amendment proposing a method of raising revenues for an appropriation bill or proposing an appropriation for a revenue bill.

sr50(8)(b) (b) A substitute amendment or amendment adding an appropriation necessary to fulfill the original intent of a proposal.

[(1) am. 1995 S.Res. 2]
[(1) am. 1997 S.Res. 2]
[(1) to (3), (8) and (10) am. 2001 S.Res. 2]
[am. 2003 S.Res. 3]
[(6)(a) and (b) am. 2005 S.Res. 2]
[(6)(b) 1. to 4. and (c) cr. 2005 S.Res. 2]

sr51 Senate Rule 51. Amendment in the 3rd degree prohibited. Amendments beyond the degree of an amendment to an amendment to the main proposition are prohibited. For the purposes of this rule a substitute amendment, and an assembly amendment to a senate proposal or amendment, are considered a main proposition.

sr53 Senate Rule 53. Committee amendments; speaking on amendment. Amendments reported by committees shall be acted upon by the senate in the same manner as though offered from the floor. On an amendment being offered, a member who has spoken on the main question may speak again on the amendment.

sr55 Senate Rule 55. Order of action. If adverse action on a proposal is recommended by a committee, that question is put first. However, the senate may direct the consideration of amendments, but adoption of amendments does not change the question.

sr56 Senate Rule 56. Recognition; debate. Members who are about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the senate shall rise in their places and respectfully address the presiding officer, and, upon being recognized, shall proceed, confining themselves to the question under debate and avoiding personalities. Members may not question the motives of another member. Members may read briefly from printed material unless there is objection.

sr56m Senate Rule 56m. Points of order.

sr56m(1)(1) The presiding officer may speak to points of order in preference to others, rising for that purpose; and shall decide questions of order, subject to an appeal by a member, on which appeal each member may speak once not to exceed 5 minutes.

sr56m(2) (2) Whenever a point of order is raised, the presiding officer may rule thereon forthwith, or may defer the decision not later than the 5th order of business on the 2nd legislative day thereafter to provide time for examination of the precedents. Questions not ruled on within the required time shall be decided by a majority of the senate.

sr56m(2m) (2m) When the point of order concerns a proposal or a question currently pending on the proposal, taking the point of order under advisement removes the proposal or the question currently pending on the proposal from further consideration, including ordering the proposal to a 3rd reading, until the presiding officer announces the ruling on the point of order.

sr56m(2r) (2r) When the point of order concerns an amendment, taking the point of order under advisement removes the amendment from further consideration until the presiding officer announces the ruling on the point of order. Any proposal to which such an amendment is made may not be ordered to a 3rd reading until the presiding officer announces the ruling on the point of order.