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Bill: Health in the Mind and Body
Details
Submitted by[?]: Baltusian Green Alliance
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: May 4255
Description[?]:
| This is common sense, don't you think the current regulation is excessive? Lucas Lemingway Health and Social Services Speaker |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of advertising of substances classified as addictive and harmful (if general advertising by companies is permitted and sale of the addictive/harmful products is allowed).
Old value:: Advertising is banned.
Current: Advertising is legal and unregulated.
Proposed: Advertising is restricted and has to carry strong warning messages.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards alcoholic beverages.
Old value:: The sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages is outlawed.
Current: Alcoholic beverage regulations are not imposed by the government.
Proposed: Alcoholic beverages may be purchased and consumed anywhere, but only by adults.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Licensing of food sales.
Old value:: Food may be sold by licensed vendors only, and shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Current: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Proposed: Anyone may sell food, but shelf lives of foods are enforced.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government policy towards smoking.
Old value:: Smoking is prohibited.
Current: 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.
Proposed: Smoking is legal everywhere, at the discretion of the property owner, but is illegal in government-owned buildings.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Sale of tobacco products.
Old value:: The sale of tobacco products is prohibited.
Current: There are no regulations on the sale of tobacco.
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 | 17:41:18, August 10, 2017 CET | From | Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia | To | Debating the Health in the Mind and Body |
| Message | Members of Parliament, I disagree with Article 4, there should be restrictions on smoking, for example in a car or house with young children. I agree with the rest. Penny Sargent Leader of the Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia |
| Date | 18:16:14, August 10, 2017 CET | From | United Democratic Party - Syndicalists | To | Debating the Health in the Mind and Body |
| Message | No I think the current regulations are fine this will destroy people's health Vote against this |
| Date | 20:47:14, August 10, 2017 CET | From | Baltusian International Democratic Party | To | Debating the Health in the Mind and Body |
| Message | The only thing that can destroy ones self's health is one. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 335 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 216 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 49 |
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