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Bill: Smoking Regulations Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: RSDP - Democratic Front
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: July 2044
Description[?]:
| An Act regarding the government 's policy towards smoking and the purchase of cigarettes. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, and is legal in government-owned buildings.
Current: Smoking is legal outdoors and in private homes and clubs, but illegal indoors in all places of employment.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 14:25:05, April 27, 2005 CET | From |   RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | Currently: - Smoking regulations are not imposed by the government. Alternatives: - Smoking is allowed in public locations; cigarettes may only be purchased by adults. - Smoking is not allowed in public locations; cigarette purchase is unregulated. - Smoking is not allowed in public locations; cigarettes may only be purchased by adults. - The sale and consumption of cigarettes is outlawed. |
| Date | 14:29:07, April 27, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | I put this up for a little before, I don't think it will go. |
| Date | 17:40:16, April 27, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Par-tay | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | I won't vote in favour of this. |
| Date | 18:23:40, April 27, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | "I put this up for a little before, I don't think it will go." I must've overlooked that bill, I didn't know you had already proposed this. |
| Date | 21:02:42, April 27, 2005 CET | From | New Democrats of Rutania | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | I'd vote in favor of the first alternative. |
| Date | 01:07:56, April 28, 2005 CET | From | Conservative Party | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | I'm in favor of the first (alternative), after much hair pulling. |
| Date | 07:27:17, April 28, 2005 CET | From | Imperial Party | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | I cancelled it soon after. But I may as well go for the first altermative for this one. |
| Date | 17:48:07, April 28, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | I can also agree with the first alternative. |
| Date | 17:48:29, April 28, 2005 CET | From | RSDP - Democratic Front | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | I changed the proposal and opened voting. |
| Date | 21:41:28, April 29, 2005 CET | From | Libertarian Alcoholic Par-tay | To | Debating the Smoking Regulations Act |
| Message | How can you possibly vote to ban public smoking? Smoking is a civil liberty. Parties who vote in favour of a smoking restriction are infringing on the civil liberties of Rutanians. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||
| yes |
Total Seats: 146 | ||
| no | Total Seats: 137 | ||
| abstain | Total Seats: 38 |
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