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Bill: Common Sense Health Reforms Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Anti-Ownership Federation 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: February 2168
Description[?]:
| I am focused on getting this bill passed and am open to any suggestions.... i can split some of these into a new bill if any of you wish |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on subsidising contraception.
Old value:: The government subsidises a considerable discount for contraceptives.
Current: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Proposed: The government offers free contraceptives in pharmacies and public toilets.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Food and beverage labeling regulations.
Old value:: Companies are required to label food and beverage products somewhere on the package.
Current: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Proposed: Companies must clearly label food and beverage products, in a manner that can be easily understood.
Article 3
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 must be listed. There is no requirement to disclose GM ingredients.
Proposed: Any chemicals used in agrigulture or processing, and any GM ingredients must be listed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: 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.
Current: Smoking is prohibited.
Proposed: Smoking is only allowed in private homes and clubs.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The funding of sports clubs.
Old value:: Local governments decide the funding policy of sports clubs.
Current: The government funds some sports clubs side-by-side with private ones.
Proposed: All sports clubs are government owned and run.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: Only adults may purchase tobacco.
Current: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Proposed: There are certain restrictions on the sale of tobacco and only adults may purchase tobacco.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 10:47:31, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | A1 OK A2 OK A3 OK A4 no A5 I would take the middle otion "The government pays partially for all citizens' pharmaceutical drugs, and pays entirely for those of low income citizens." A6 no A7 OK A8 OK A9 |
| Date | 10:48:02, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Telamon Social Democratic Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | A9 OK |
| Date | 11:11:33, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Anti-Ownership Federation Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | with regards to a5, i do not like the use of a solid line classing low-income and non low-income citizens.... the distinction should not be black and white...... also in regards with this specific issue, pharmaceutical companies should not benefit at the expense of the sick.... |
| Date | 11:12:01, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Anti-Ownership Federation Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | why do you support legalising drugs? |
| Date | 14:45:46, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Rationalist Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | I do not support #'s 3, 5, 8 or 9 |
| Date | 17:37:33, January 05, 2006 CET | From | Telamon National Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | I do not support a few of them so no sorry. |
| Date | 02:15:45, January 06, 2006 CET | From | Anti-Ownership Federation Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | which ones??? |
| Date | 02:15:56, January 06, 2006 CET | From | Anti-Ownership Federation Party | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | which ones??? |
| Date | 14:46:15, January 06, 2006 CET | From | United Liberal Alliance | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | I don't like any of them |
| Date | 16:32:56, January 06, 2006 CET | From | United Labour Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | I support 2 and 3. |
| Date | 00:07:33, January 07, 2006 CET | From | Conservative Party of Telamon | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | No, maybe, yes, no, no, yes, maybe, no, maybe |
| Date | 06:58:55, January 07, 2006 CET | From |  Federation Under Crazy Killers -- United | To | Debating the Common Sense Health Reforms Act |
| Message | Please do these more separately. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 152 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 87 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 16 |
| Random fact: The players in a nation have a collective responsibility to ensure their "Bills under debate" section is kept in good order. Bills which are irrelevant or have become irrelevant should be deleted. Deletion can be requested for bills proposed by inactive parties on the Bill Clearout Requests thread: http://forum.particracy.net/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=4363 |
| Random quote: "For every action there is an equal and opposite government program." - Bob Wells |