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Bill: Local Governance Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: One Nation Conservative 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: September 2645
Description[?]:
| An Act to replace the absence of national governmental policy regarding certain issues with a responsibility of local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning museum funding.
Old value:: The government does not fund or manage museums. This is left to the private sector.
Current: The national government maintains a system of museums nationwide.
Proposed: The government leaves funding and operation of museums to local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on public nudity.
Old value:: Public nudity is illegal, but private nudist colonies and beaches are permitted.
Current: Public nudity is illegal and prosecuted as a civil offence.
Proposed: Public nudity laws are left to local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Positive discrimination.
Old value:: The government does not regulate hiring policies.
Current: The government encourages positive discrimination and enforces it for government hiring.
Proposed: Hiring policies are regulated by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government does not regulate the quality of drinking water.
Current: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Proposed: Local government is responsible for drinking water quality regulation.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:30:19, September 25, 2008 CET | From |  One Nation Conservative Party | To | Debating the Local Governance Act |
| Message | Where there is no government policy, I propose that we devolve those issues to local governments. |
| Date | 22:27:16, September 25, 2008 CET | From | Democrat-Republican Party | To | Debating the Local Governance Act |
| Message | We agree to this bill but not to Article 2 |
| Date | 12:36:49, September 26, 2008 CET | From |  Pnték Znkak Prta 'Bastardry' | To | Debating the Local Governance Act |
| Message | "The Bastards applaud the notion of policy evolution through choice and variation." |
| Date | 06:46:58, September 28, 2008 CET | From | Nrzi Prta (Democratic Party) | To | Debating the Local Governance Act |
| Message | We agreed to all of this change. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 400 | |||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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