HB 25-01: Video Game Ratings Restructuring Act (Passed)

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Video Games Ratings Restructuring Act
HOUSE BILL

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: NAME
1. This bill may be cited as the Video Game Ratings Restructuring Act

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS AND FINDINGS
1. Lootbox shall be defined as a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomized selection of further virtual items, usually found as part of certain video games and that can be purchased through the use of real world money
2. Digital video game purchase shall be defined as the purchasing of a video game or other downloadable content, or unlock or the purchase of virtual video game currency digitally through the internet.
3. The Atlasian Congress finds that loot boxes are the video game equivalent to gambling, and therefore should be regulated accordingly
4. The Atlasian Congress finds that digital video game purchases are usually not clearly marked and actively try to mislead consumers, which leads to children making large purchases they never intended to do if they knew the real value of what they were doing

SECTION III: REGULATING LOOTBOXES
1. Any video games that contain loot boxes that can be bought with real life currency shall be considered as gambling devices, and therefore shall follow the appropiate federal and regional regulations on gambling.
2. Any video games that contain loot boxes may not be sold to people under 18 years of age.
3. Any digital video game purchases with real life currency shall be clearly marked and shall require the manual introduction of a credit card number and a password for every instance an item is purchased.

SECTION IV: ENACTMENT
1. This bill shall be enacted 2 weeks after passage
2. Physically distributed video games which have been already printed, manufactured and/or shipped as of the passage of this bill may still be legally sold under the previously standing regulations.

People's Regional Senate
Passed 3-2 in the Atlasian Senate Assembled,
 

Designation: HB 25-01
Sponsor: Ted Bessell

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This needs a sponsor.

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24 hours to object to the Representative Ted Bessell assuming sponsorship.

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Without objection, the Representative Ted Bessell is recognized as sponsor.

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Apologies for my absence; will open this now.

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Video Games Ratings Restructuring Act
HOUSE BILL

Be it enacted by the House of Representatives and the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

SECTION I: NAME
1. This bill may be cited as the Video Game Ratings Restructuring Act

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS AND FINDINGS
1. Lootbox shall be defined as a consumable virtual item which can be redeemed to receive a randomized selection of further virtual items, usually found as part of certain video games and that can be purchased through the use of real world money
2. Digital video game purchase shall be defined as the purchasing of a video game or other downloadable content, or unlock or the purchase of virtual video game currency digitally through the internet.
3. The Atlasian Congress finds that loot boxes are the video game equivalent to gambling, and therefore should be regulated accordingly
4. The Atlasian Congress finds that digital video game purchases are usually not clearly marked and actively try to mislead consumers, which leads to children making large purchases they never intended to do if they knew the real value of what they were doing

SECTION III: REGULATING LOOTBOXES
1. Any video games that contain loot boxes that can be bought with real life currency shall be considered as gambling devices, and therefore shall follow the appropiate federal and regional regulations on gambling where these exist.
2. Any video games that contain loot boxes may not be sold to people under 18 years of age.
3 2. Any digital video game purchases with real life currency shall be clearly marked and shall require the manual introduction of a credit card number and a password for every instance an item is purchased.

SECTION IV: ENACTMENT
1. This bill shall be enacted 2 weeks after passage
2. Physically distributed video games which have been already printed, manufactured and/or shipped as of the passage of this bill may still be legally sold under the previously standing regulations.

Amendment from: Rep. Joseph Cao
Sponsor feeback: Hostile

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Representatives, The Question is on Adoption of the Amendment above.

The question is put forth for a 72 hour vote.

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72 hours having passed, the vote is closed.

Speaker	Not Voting
Razze	Not Voting
R. Clinton	Yea
Encke	Yea
Gracile	Yea
Joseph Cao	Yea
Ted Bessell	Not Voting
SevenEleven	Yea
HCP	Not Voting

The amendment is ADOPTED by a vote of 5-0.

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For the record, I didn't vote on the amendment,

Fixed.

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Motion for a final vote.

Representatives have 24 hours to object.

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Representatives, The Question is on Passage of the Bill.

The question is put forth for a 72 hour vote.