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Bill: SR 21: Motion to Amend Senate Rules; The Responsible Legislation Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Labour Party
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: November 3076
Description[?]:
| Be it resolved by a majority of those in the Senate assembled, that: I. Recently, there has been a massive backlog of bills on the floor combined with new ones, due to the numerous subsequent early elections. II. The Senate has a responsibility to devote considerable time and debate to the proposals presented before it. III. In order to expediently and responsibly legislate for Solentians, we present this nonbinding resolution to amend Senate rule to prohibit more than 7 bills from being on the floor for a vote at one time. IV. This resolution establishes no penalties, censures or other reprimands for violating this Senate rules amendment, but simply expresses the desire of the Senate to maintain a manageable workload at any given time. Naturally, we are aware that sometimes there will be more than 7, as some people may try to bring their bill to a vote at the same time accidentally. However, this simply, nonbinding resolution will ask that the Senate try to keep a manageable workload, so that every bill receives the attention and debate it deserves. Thank you. Senator Ryan Fay Social Democratic Chancellor |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:28:59, February 14, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Party of Solentia | To | Debating the SR 21: Motion to Amend Senate Rules; The Responsible Legislation Act |
| Message | "Mr. Premier, The CPS cannot support this legislation, even though it lacks teeth. It is the duty of this government to debate and vote upon bills. My party will not support even an informal limit on the amount of legislation which is proper at any given time. I yield." Sheila Harrison, Minister of Internal Affairs, CPS Chairman |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 137 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 265 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 23 |
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