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Bill: Bill NP-96: Secular State Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: National Progress 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 4601
Description[?]:
| (This bill was proposed by the chairman of the NPP Rebecca Gillibrand) This is our new version of the ''Bill NP-95: Secular State Act'' were we remove the portion about religious school. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning religions.
Old value:: There is an official state religion, and membership is mandatory.
Current: There is an official state religion, but membership is completely voluntary.
Proposed: There is no government policy concerning a state religion.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Remuneration of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The salaries and pensions of ministers of religion shall be borne by the state and regulated by the law.
Current: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the remuneration of ministers of religion.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The state's intervention in the appointment of ministers of religion.
Old value:: The state appoints all heads and other ministers of all religions.
Current: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Proposed: The state does not intervene in the appointment of ministers of any religion whatsoever.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change
Taxation of religious institutions.
Old value:: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Current: Recognized religions are not taxed.
Proposed: Religions are treated as companies, and all profit is taxed, however, charitable donations are not taxed.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 09:38:14, July 03, 2019 CET | From | National Progress Party | To | Debating the Bill NP-96: Secular State Act |
| Message | Mr. Speaker, To acccomode our friend from the Royal Conservative Party of Hutori, we have remove the portion about religious because we have decided to put it in a different bill. However, we have kept the portion about taxation of church in it as we consider it to non-negotiable. We hope that all MPs can accept this compromiste. -Rebecca Gillibrand Chairman of the National Progress Party |
| Date | 15:44:53, July 03, 2019 CET | From | Hutori Party | To | Debating the Bill NP-96: Secular State Act |
| Message | Mr Speaker, While we don't like the idea of religions being treated as companies, we will agree to this compromise. Rt. Hon. Riley Pettipas MP for Prosperity Centre Prime Minister of Hutori |
| Date | 17:00:32, July 03, 2019 CET | From | National Salvation Front (NSF) | To | Debating the Bill NP-96: Secular State Act |
| Message | This bill is a disgrace to Hutori! Sham on the NPP for: a) giving total contorl of relgiious intitutuons to the relgions themsles, thus creatign the right nviorment for religious extremsts b) treting the belifs of people as monetary funds |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 232 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 161 |
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