10th Lincoln General Court Legislation Introduction Thread

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

With the passage of the RetCon Act I believe we're ready to get this done:

Repeal of Unnecessary Legislation Act

The following legislation is hereby repealed:
L.C. 7.4: Lincoln Downballot Elections Act
L.C. 8.8: Amendment to the Lincoln Downballot Elections Act
L.C. 9.18: Amendment to the Lincoln Downballot Elections Act
LGC 1.2 - Amendment to the Lincoln Downballot Elections Act
LGC 1.8 - the WEALTH Act
LGC 2.6: A Resolution to push Turn 6 of the NPC campaigns to August 2021

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

NO PREDATORY TOWING ACT

1. No tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator in the Lincoln Region shall:

A. Use fraud or deceit in the offering or delivering of towing and recovery services;

B. Conduct his business or offer services in such a manner as to endanger the health, safety, and welfare of the public;

C. Use alcohol or drugs to the extent such use renders him unsafe to provide towing and recovery services;

D. Obtain any fee by fraud or misrepresentation;

E. Remove or tow a trespassing vehicle pursuant to law, or a vehicle towed or removed at the request of a law-enforcement officer to any location outside the State in which the trespassing vehicle is located;

F. Violate, or assist, induce, or cooperate with others to violate, any provision of law related to the offering or delivery of towing and recovery services;

G. Neglect to maintain on record at the towing and recovery operator's principal office a list of all drivers employed by the towing and recovery operator;

H. Advertise services in any manner that deceives, misleads, or defrauds the public;

I. Advertise or offer services under a name other than one's own name;

J. Fail to accept for payment cash, insurance company check, certified check, money order, visa credit/debit cards, and mastercard credit/debit cards.

K. Fail to display at the towing and recovery operator's principal office in a conspicuous place a listing of all towing, recovery, and processing fees for vehicles;

L. Fail to have readily available at the towing and recovery operator's principal office, at the customer's request, the maximum fees normally charged by the towing and recovery operator for basic services for towing and initial hookup of vehicles;

M. Knowingly charge excessive fees for towing, storage, or administrative services or charge fees for services not rendered. Storage fees shall not exceed $100 per week. The fee charged if a car is hooked up for towing but then released to the owner at the same location without being transported anywhere shall not exceed $50.

N. Fail to maintain all towing records, which shall include (but is not necessarily limited to) a record of all vehicles currently stored at the towing facility, and itemized fees, for a period of one (1) year from the date of service;

M. Willfully invoice payment for any services not stipulated or otherwise incorporated in a contract for services rendered between the towing and recovery operator and any government;

N. Employ a driver required to register as a sex offender;

O. Refuse, at the towing and recovery operator's place of business, to make change, up to $100, for the owner of the vehicle towed without the owner's consent if the owner pays in cash for charges for towing and storage of the vehicle;

P. Fail to provide the owner of a stolen vehicle written notice of his right under law to be reimbursed for towing and storage of his vehicle out of the treasury from the appropriation for criminal charges;

Q. Act with gross negligence or reckless disregard to the property of another; or

R. Knowingly permit another person to occupy a motor vehicle while such motor vehicle is being towed.

S. Attempt to Tow a Vehicle while it is still occupied by the owner or driver, or remove such person from the vehicle to tow it, unless a member of law enforcement with probable cause to arrest such person is present.

2. Any tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator who violates a provision of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00, restitution, and disgorgement of any profits resulting from violation. Any tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator who is convicted of three (3) or more violations of this act in a five (5) year period shall be prohibited from engaging in business as a tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator in the Lincoln Region for three (3) years. Any tow truck driver or towing and recovery operator who is convicted of a violation of this act during a suspension of their license to engage in such business shall additionally face forfeiture of any tow truck used in the commission of the violation.

3. Any person who incurs economic harm resulting from a violation if this act may maintain a civil suit to recover actual damages and reasonable legal costs. If the plaintiff can prove that the defendant has committed three (3) or more violations of this act in a five (5) year period shall be entitled to treble damages and reasonable legal costs.

4. This act shall take effect immediately.

Credit goes to Mr. Reactionary for the idea for this bill.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Fhtagn and I don't agree on much, but we do here.

NO BIG TECH ADULT DAYCARES ACT

1. No corporation, LLC, or business enterprise that is required under Lincoln law to file and pay a tax on net business income may deduct the cost of luxury fringe benefits provided to employees as a business expense for purposes of calculating net income.

2. For purposes of this act, luxury fringe benefits shall mean any complimentary tangible benefit exceeding $10 per employee per year that an employer provides to an employee that is not necessary for the employee to perform his or her job. Luxury fringe benefits includes complimentary towels, alcohol, mixed beverages, meal services, promotional items, tickets to sporting or other entertainment events, entertainment performances, limousine services, private use motor vehicles, vessels, or aircrafts, cry closets, and crayons and coloring books.

3. This act shall take effect January 1, 2023.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Tax Inclusive Pricing (TIP) Act

Prices for goods and services shall have the total cost to the consumer (taxes/fees/levies/duties) included on the price prominently displayed/advertised.
Businesses may display their pretax price as long as the TIP is clearly marked and the more prominent of the prices.
Penalties for non-compliance will be fall under the existing consumer law for fraud, false advertising and relevant consumer protection laws.
   
This shall come into effect at the start of the new fiscal year.

Even 'Herr Lebensraum' had the common sense to steal adopt my policy. Normally I don't like poking my nose in other regions affairs. In this case it's I believe all y'all can agree that its time Lincoln caught up to the other regions. I look forward to seeing our friends in Lincoln, join both Fremont, and the great region of the South that is, Dixie, have clear pricing for items.

Sponsoring

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Direct Democracy Constitutional Amendment

SECTION I. Changes to Existing Constitutional Text:

1. In Article I, Clause 1, strike the period and add ", except as specified in the Direct Democracy Amendment."

2. Change Article I, Clause 5 to read as follows:

5. Every bill passed by the General Court shall, before it becomes law, be submitted to the judgment of the governor. If they approve of it, they should sign it and it will become law, except as specified in the Direct Democracy Amendment; but if they disapprove they may veto it, and it shall be returned to the General Court. If, after considering the objections of the governor, the General Court should by a two-thirds vote agree to pass the same bill, it shall become law regardless of the governor's objections, except as specified in the Direct Democracy Amendment. If the governor shall not act to sign or veto a bill, it shall become law seven (7) days after its adoption by the General Court, except as specified in the Direct Democracy Amendment. The Governor shall have the authority to submit revisions to passed legislation, if they deem fit, and return it to the legislature for reconsideration. If the redrafted bill is rejected by the General Court, and the original bill passed the General Court by a two-thirds margin, the original bill shall be sent to referendum. If the redrafted bill is rejected by the General Court, and the original bill passed by less than two-thirds, the Governor shall be compelled to sign or veto the original bill.

3. In Article II, Clause 3, strike the period and insert ", except as specified in the Direct Democracy Amendment."

SECTION II. Direct Democracy Article:

To the end of the Constitution, add the following new Article:

Article IX - Direct Democracy Amendment

1. The region of Lincoln shall allow for all those registered and valid to vote to vote on legislation reviewed by the General Court and Governor.
2. No part of this Article shall be construed to apply any provision of Article VII, also known as the Activity Enforcement Amendment, to anyone who is not on the General Court.
3. This Amendment shall not change the process of passing laws, it shall merely allow a vote of the people as a final step for pieces of legislation the Governor has signed, allowed to become law without their signature, or where a veto has been overridden.
4. Laws shall be enacted provisionally, unless specified otherwise by the law, until a referendum can be held. They shall remain enacted unless rejected by a majority of those voting in the referendum. Abstentions shall not affect the results.
5. In lieu of going through the General Court and Governor, any registered voter may instead get a bill to referendum by creating a topic for it within the Atlas Fantasy Elections board and getting at least 15% of the registered voter population in Lincoln to sign off on it. The General Court may render such an effort void with a 4/5ths majority.
6. The 'queue' of pending referendums shall be voted on during each regular election of the General Court, as well as during the second and fourth weekends of those months in which a regular election to the general court is not scheduled. The Governor, or whoever they have designated to run elections, may move any referendums not coinciding with regular elections so that they coincide with any anticipated special election.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Amendment to L.C. 10.3

End of Affirmative Action Again Act
1. L.C. 6:15 is repealed, effective immediately
2. L.C 2:18 is reinstated, with the following provisions:

End of Public Affirmative Action in Lincoln

I. Any Publicly funded college or university in the region of Lincoln is hereby banned from using racial quotas, havng different admissions standards for students of different races, giving athletic or academic scholarships according to race-based criteria, or using race as the sole factor in admissions.
II. Failure to abide by this law shall result a fine not exceeding $2,1,500 for any individuals or universities involved in racial discrimination in college admissions.
III: A publicly funded university shall be defined as one where at least 20% 30% of funding for the university comes from the federal or regional government.
IV. Private Universities shall not be affected by this law.

3. No part of this law shall be considered severable from any other part
4. No part of this legislation may be used to deny adequate representation to minority groups
53. This law shall take effect beginning in the 2022-23 school year with admissions for January 2024.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Fast Food Excise Tax Act

1. The Lincoln Government hereby recommends against ever eating at a fast-food establishment.
2. There shall be an extra sales tax of 1.5% on any item purchased at a fast-food establishment.
3. A fast food establishment shall be defined as any establishment that has a drive through service not requiring one to order in advance of arrival at or enter the establishment, or that requires one to order at a counter.
4. This law shall go into effect beginning in fiscal year 2024.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY BAN ACT

1. The therapeutic use of electrical stimulation devices for corrective behavioral therapy, including but not limited to the graduated electronic decelerator and the self-injurious behavior inhibiting system is hereby prohibited in Lincoln.

2. The Governor, or a person or NPC of their choosing, is hereby authorized and requested to investigate the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts for the unlawful violation of constitutional rights.

3. This act shall take effect immediately.

[Attorney General & PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Senate Resolution

To amend the Constitution to make the Department of Federal Elections and Registrar General Constitutional Officers.

Be it Resolved in the Atlasian Senate Assembled, that upon ratification by 2/3rds of the Regions, the constitution shall be amended as follows:

The Securing Our Elections Officers Amendment

Section 1: The Departments of Federal Elections and Registrar General

Article IV, Section 4, shall read as follows:

Section 4. Elections Administration
1. The Department of Federal Elections shall exist for the purposes of administering Elections.
2. The Office of Registrar General shall exist for the purposes of maintaining the census list.
3. These two positions may be held simultaneously by the same person.
4. The Senate may regulate these entities through appropriate legislation.
5. Appointments to these positions shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4: Section 2, but the President shall remove said occupants of these offices only with the concurrence of a majority of the Senate.

This constitutional Amendment moves the origination authority of the Department of Federal Elections and the Registrar General from Presidential Executive Order to the Constitution, thereby eliminating the ability of the President to abolish these entities, assume them, or recombine them with another cabinet office. Further, it grants the Senate the power to regulate these offices through legislation, while restricting the ability of the President to unilaterally fire either the SoFE or the RG.

People's and Region's Senate
Passed 14-1-0-3 in the Atlasian Senate assembled,

 

Western Democrat, President Pro Tempore

We have to have a vote on this if i understand this correctly?

It goes to referendum immediately. No role for the LGC