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Bill: Legal Aid Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Socialist 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: December 2041
Description[?]:
| to give free legal aid to all who want to make use of the courts |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government provision of legal aid to the accused.
Old value:: Legal representation is never paid for by the state.
Current: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Proposed: Legal representation for defendants in criminal trials is paid for by the state.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | not recorded | From |  United Blobs | To | Debating the Legal Aid Act |
| Message | Yes - Defendants need to have legal representation and this gives them the funding to have it |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 201 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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