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Bill: Devolution Act 2133
Details
Submitted by[?]: United Farmers of Tukarali
Status[?]: defeated
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: May 2135
Description[?]:
| This is an omnibus act that will grant enhanced powers in several areas to local governments. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: The licensing of food sale is left for local governments to decide.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The right to gamble.
Old value:: Gambling is illegal.
Current: Gambling is legal, but only in private homes and casinos with special licences.
Proposed: The legality of gambling is a matter of local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Current: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Proposed: The matters of hunting and fishing are handled by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Current: The state provides public housing to low-income families.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:22:07, October 30, 2005 CET | From | United Farmers of Tukarali | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | Now, as for why these proposals are worthy of a yes vote. Article 1 - Curfews will be needed in some areas, where police resources are stretched thin and there are few organized activities for teens, whereas they may not be needed in other areas. |
| Date | 20:27:23, October 30, 2005 CET | From | United Farmers of Tukarali | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | Whoops, hit return a bit early, sorry. Article 2 - Different areas have different resources and power needs. Heavily industrial areas need cheap, plentiful power to keep the economy running, while areas relying on tourism need a clean environment. We need to allow different approaches to regulation, provision, and pricing of power. Article 4 - This provides an extra potential source of income to local governments, through the regulation and taxation of casinos, and/or the running of tribal lotteries. Article 5 - Ecosystems are different in different parts of the nation, and thus there is a need for different regulations to protect the resource. Article 8 - Some areas are more urban, some more rural, some poor and some wealthy. The needs for public housing and the best way to provide it will vary greatly across our nation, thus so should housing policy. Articles 3,6,7 - These are simply part of a broader shift towards local control of policy in many areas, intended to allow greater responsiveness and flexibility to citizen needs. |
| Date | 20:42:32, October 30, 2005 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | Article 1 we shall oppose. Minors are already supposed to be off the streets. Minors is anyone under the age of 18. Article 2: we shall support. Article 3: we shall oppose Article 4: We are most definitely opposed too. Article 5: We can probably support this but we would like more information. Article 6: Opposed to this. Article 7: We'll support Article 8: We'll support too but you don't have enough votes to get article 8 through. |
| Date | 09:27:27, October 31, 2005 CET | From | Social Dynamist Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | We oppose. Some articles are matters that affect the state as a whole (the two energy proposals in particular), and some matters deal with important standards and rights which should be universal. |
| Date | 08:24:32, November 01, 2005 CET | From | United Farmers of Tukarali | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | I see that support is split on some articles. We are working on a plan to split the bill in two - we would like all articles to come to a vote, but obviously if there is a chance some will pass we would like to see them in a separate bill. RiP, would you support if we made a separate bill on local control over energy, containing only articles 2 and 7? |
| Date | 10:24:47, November 01, 2005 CET | From | Social Dynamist Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | We would support article 1 on its own, if that helps. |
| Date | 17:33:22, November 01, 2005 CET | From | Rightist Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | Articles 2 and 7 yes. |
| Date | 05:56:27, November 02, 2005 CET | From | United Farmers of Tukarali | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | Okay, we're creating two other bills and sending this one to vote, without Articles 1, 2, or 7. |
| Date | 05:19:07, November 03, 2005 CET | From | Patriot Party | To | Debating the Devolution Act 2133 |
| Message | The Tribal Council has rejected this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 21 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 232 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 46 |
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