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Bill: Public Utilities Regulatory Reform Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: ChaZown / Democratic Zionist Labor Party
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 2501
Description[?]:
| An Act to permit privatization of energy and rate-regulation for telephone services, and for other purposes |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Energy regulation.
Old value:: Energy is provided by nationalised companies.
Current: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Proposed: Energy is provided by private companies but the prices they can charge are regulated.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 18:23:32, December 09, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Public Utilities Regulatory Reform Act |
| Message | We could support article 1, but not article 2 |
| Date | 18:25:13, December 09, 2007 CET | From | ChaZown / Democratic Zionist Labor Party | To | Debating the Public Utilities Regulatory Reform Act |
| Message | We've gone ahead and dropped proposed Articles 2 and 3. |
| Date | 18:33:42, December 09, 2007 CET | From | HaLeumit Tikvah | To | Debating the Public Utilities Regulatory Reform Act |
| Message | "Then, while we do not agree with regulation, we see this as a positive move towards a freer market. We fully support." -Yitzhak Arad, Internal Affairs Minister |
| Date | 23:14:07, December 09, 2007 CET | From | Pharaoh's People's Party | To | Debating the Public Utilities Regulatory Reform Act |
| Message | The PPP sees no reason to remove from the public's control those industries which are absolutely, inevitably vital to the survival of our state, such as the energy and defense industries. As such, we do not support whatsoever this bill. |
| Date | 16:51:01, December 10, 2007 CET | From | People's Party | To | Debating the Public Utilities Regulatory Reform Act |
| Message | We share the same position as the PPP. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 190 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 87 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 83 |
| Random fact: Real-life organisations should not be referenced in Particracy, unless they are simple and generic (eg. "National Organisation for Women" is allowed). |
| Random quote: "The use of solar energy has not been opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun." - Ralph Nader |