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Bill: Public Health
Details
Submitted by[?]: Civic 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: January 3460
Description[?]:
We hope we could protect the citizens' health from improved policies. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Current: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased only from licensed sales outlets, and can only be available to adults.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Listing of controversial ingredients, such as genetically modified (GM) ingredients (if food labelling is applied).
Old value:: There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients, or chemicals used in agrigulture or processing.
Current: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Food safety policy.
Old value:: Local governments determine food safety standards.
Current: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Proposed: The government introduces, and actively enforces, food standards provisions.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Health and safety legislation for industry.
Old value:: Health and safety laws are to be determined by local governments.
Current: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Proposed: The government introduces and actively regulates health and safety legislation in all areas of industry.
Article 5
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 places of employment, with the exception of places that primarily serve liquor.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner. However, service/employer property owners that allow smoking must provide a separate non-smoking section.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Current: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Proposed: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
Date | 05:23:07, March 18, 2013 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Public Health |
Message | Please do raise all your opinions . |
Date | 05:44:29, March 18, 2013 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Public Health |
Message | Please do raise all your opinions . |
Date | 19:50:20, March 18, 2013 CET | From | Vigs Partija ('Whigs') | To | Debating the Public Health |
Message | We disagree with the prohibition of recreational drugs. We frankly feel the exact opposite. But the rest is welcome, and you'd have our support, minus article 5 |
Date | 15:05:28, March 19, 2013 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Public Health |
Message | Having drugs can bring harmful social problems for the city and we are lacking behind international standard on recreational drugs , we did his to ensure and protect citizen's health. |
Date | 14:36:27, March 21, 2013 CET | From | Civic Party | To | Debating the Public Health |
Message | ?? |
Date | 22:01:22, March 21, 2013 CET | From | Vigs Partija ('Whigs') | To | Debating the Public Health |
Message | We support drugs liberalisation. |
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Voting
Vote | Seats | ||
yes |
Total Seats: 118 | ||
no | Total Seats: 0 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 57 |
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