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Bill: Develoution Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Dolgavan Federalist 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: May 4302
Description[?]:
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 legal and unregulated.
Current: Policy on advertising is determined by local governments.
Proposed: Policy on advertising is determined by local governments.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning child labour.
Old value:: Child labour is allowed, but with additional regulations to those of adult labourers.
Current: Child labour is forbidden.
Proposed: Child labour is regulated by local governments.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Closed shops are places of employment where only members of a specific union are allowed to work; union shops can hire non-members, but these have to become members after a certain time; agency shops can hire non-members, who have to pay a fee to cover the unions costs. All three are erected by union agreements. (Only valid if unions are legal)
Old value:: Closed shops, union shops and agency shops are legal.
Current: Only open shops are legal.
Proposed: This issue is decided by local governments.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The right for a person to prostitute himself or herself.
Old value:: Prostitution is legal and a recognized profession.
Current: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Proposed: Prostitution regulation decisions are left up to local governments.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government policy regarding housing.
Old value:: All housing is private but rent is subsidised for low-income households.
Current: All housing is privately-owned.
Proposed: Housing policy is to be determined by local governments.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning sex reassignment surgery.
Old value:: There is no policy on sex reassignment surgery.
Current: Sex reassignment surgery is illegal.
Proposed: Local governments decide on this.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Voting rights of criminals.
Old value:: Criminals released from jail are allowed to vote.
Current: Criminals who are charged with minor crimes are eligable to vote, others charged with serious crimes are not.
Proposed: The decision is left to the local governments.
Debate
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Vote | Seats | ||
yes | Total Seats: 175 | ||
no | Total Seats: 75 | ||
abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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