House Legislation Introduction Thread

[Esteemed Jimmy]

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This is an amendment version of YT's bill. This accomplishes the same effect, but constitutionally.

For example, HCP's vote this past election was invalid due to using korean text, but under this it would be valid as he stated below it his voting intentions in English.

(Also, I couldn't find a current text of the constitution, as the wiki is outdated in the Articles pertaining to the Constitution, so I just took this from the Voting Clarification Amendment and took out the text it added. If this is outdated please update it for me)

Expanding on Representative Weatherboy's idea

Election Language Amendment

HOUSE RESOLUTION

Ensuring those posting in other alphabets can vote as long as they clarify in English who they're voting for, and ensuring those who post in a voting booth without the intent of casting a ballot can still vote

Be it resolved in both Houses of Congress and Ratified by the Regions

Amendment V of the Constitution shall be amended to read the following:

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A HOUSE BILL

To create the Labor and Employment Commission to study job and labor issues to find ways to create more, better jobs across Atlasia.

Be it enacted by both houses of Congress assembled:

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Section 3: Purpose

The Congress declares that the establishment of a Labor and Employment Commission is in the public interest, will promote the general welfare of Atlasia, will help ensure that job and labor issues receive proper treatment at the federal level, and will enable the federal Government to coordinate its job creation and labor-related activities more effectively.

Therefore, the purposes of this Act are:

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Section 4: Definitions

As used in this Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context:

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Section 5: Establishing the Labor and Employment Commission

1. There is hereby established an independent government agency to be known as the Labor and Employment Commission, hereinafter referred to as the “Commission”.

2. There shall be at the head of the Commission, the Director of Labor and Employment, hereinafter referred to as the “Director.” The Director shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

3. There shall be in the Commission a Deputy Director of the Labor and Employment who shall be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Deputy Director shall be Acting Director during the absence or disability of the Director, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of Director.

4. The Director shall designate the order in which other officials of the Commission shall act for and perform the functions of the Director during the absence or disability of the Director and Deputy Director, or in the event of a vacancy in the office of the Director and Deputy Director.

Section 6: Powers of the Director

1. The Director is authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to administer and manage the functions of the Commission.

2. The Director is authorized to make, enter into, and perform contracts, grants, leases, cooperative agreements, or other similar transactions with federal or other public agencies, regional and state governments, and private organizations and persons, and to make payments, by way of advance or reimbursement.

3. The Director is authorized to establish, alter, discontinue, or maintain regional or field offices.

4. The Director is authorized to, with their consent, with or without reimbursement, use the research, equipment, services, and facilities of any agency or instrumentality of the federal government, regional government or state government.

5. The Director is authorized to hire and compensate and employees, including attorneys, economists, and examiners. The Director shall have the power to terminate, except for reasons not allowed under law, any employee of the Commission.

Section 7: Offices

1. The Director is authorized to create establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue organizational entities or offices in the Commission.

2. The Director shall appoint officers to any created offices in the Commission. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the Director may delegate any function to officers of the Commission as the Director may designate, and may authorize successive redelegations of functions within the Commission as may be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions to officers by the Director shall relieve the Director of responsibility for the administration of those functions.

3. Each officer of the Commission appointed by the Director shall report directly to the Director and shall, in addition to any functions vested in or required to be delegated to the officer or employee, perform any additional functions as the Director may prescribe.

Section 8: Duties of the Director

1. The Director shall advise the President, the Congress, the Secretary of Internal Affairs, and any other cabinet or agency on job or labor-related matters as needed.

2. The Director shall make an annual comprehensive report to the President and the Congress summarizing the work done by the Commission, the goals, priorities, and plans for the next fiscal year, the progress made in the areas of job creation and labor, and any recommendations for corrective action in areas, in the judgment of the Director, adequate progress is not being made.

Section 9: Commission

1. The Commission shall work to:

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2. The Commission, either by action of the Director or by one or more designated officers or employees, shall perform functions including:

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Section 10: Implementation

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[Esteemed Jimmy]

Executive Departments Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall be included in the Constitution as a power of the Congress

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Executive Departments Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

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AN ACT

To replace AtlasCare created under the Reforming and Regionalizing Public Healthcare Act of 2017 and establish a new single-payer healthcare system under the name of AtlasiaCare.

Be it enacted by both houses of Congress assembled:

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I'll be the sponsor for this resolution.

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Amendment to the Constitution

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I only support Alaska independence with a free and fair referendum first but will sponsor this amendment for the distinguished former President.

This amendment is frivolous and will not be put on the House floor.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Federal Minimum Wage Policy Act

To set a higher minimum wage for all employees.

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Federal Minimum Wage Policy Act”.

Section 2. Setting a Higher Minimum Wage

(a) In general. -

29 U.S.C § 206(a)(1) is amended to read as follows:

(1) except as otherwise provided in this section, not less than $15.00 an hour, effective October 1, 2019;

(b) Minimum wage for tipped employees. -

29 U.S.C § 203(m)(2)(A)(i) is amended to read as follows:

(i) the cash wage paid to such employee which shall be not less than $7.50 an hour; and

(c) Eliminating lower minimum wage for newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old. -

29 U.S.C § 206 is amended by striking subsection(g).

(d) Minimum wage for learners, apprentices, and messengers. -

29 U.S.C § 214(a) shall be amended to read as follows:

The Secretary, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by regulations or by orders provide for the employment of learners, of apprentices, and of messengers employed primarily in delivering letters and messages, under special certificates issued pursuant to regulations of the Secretary, at such wages lower than the minimum wage applicable under section 206 of this title, which shall be not less than $7.50 an hour, and subject to such limitations as to time, number, proportion, and length of service as the Secretary shall prescribe.

(e) Minimum wage for students. -

(1) 29 U.S.C § 214(b)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:

The Secretary, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by special certificate issued under a regulation or order provide, in accordance with subparagraph (B), for the employment, at a wage rate not less than $3.75 an hour, of full-time students (regardless of age but in compliance with applicable child labor laws) in retail or service establishments.

(2) 29 U.S.C § 214(b)(2) is amended to read as follows:

The Secretary, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by special certificate issued under a regulation or order provide for the employment, at a wage rate not less than $3.75 an hour, of full-time students (regardless of age but in compliance with applicable child labor laws) in any occupation in agriculture.

(3) 29 U.S.C § 214(b)(3) is amended to read as follows:

The Secretary, to the extent necessary in order to prevent curtailment of opportunities for employment, shall by special certificate issued under a regulation or order provide for the employment by an institution of higher education, at a wage rate not less than $3.75 an hour, of full-time students (regardless of age but in compliance with applicable child labor laws) who are enrolled in such institution. The Secretary shall by regulation prescribe standards and requirements to insure that this paragraph will not create a substantial probability of reducing the full-time employment opportunities of persons other than those to whom the minimum wage rate authorized by this paragraph is applicable.

(f) Minimum wage for employees with disabilities. -

29 U.S.C § 214(c)(1)(A) is amended to read as follows:

(A) lower than the minimum wage applicable under section 206 of this title, which shall be not less than $7.50 an hour,

Section 3. Implementation

This Act shall take effect on October 1, 2019.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Legislation Designation House Rules Amendment Resolution

To fix the numbering system for House bills and resolutions

Article 2, Section 8 of the House Rules is amended to read as follows:

8.) House Bills and Resolutions shall be enumerated as "HB" for House bills or "HR" for House resolutions, followed by a blank space, then two numbers seperated by a "-", with the first number being the number of the current session and the second increasing sequentially for each bill or resolution placed on the floor per each session.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment

As the Congress does not have the power to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate executive departments, be it resolved that these powers shall, and additional powers that were overlooked in the drafting of the Constitution be included in the Constitution

Section 1: Short Title

This Act shall be cited as the "Including Overlooked Constitutional Powers Amendment".

Section 2: Amendment

Article III, Section 6 of the Fourth Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

1. The Congress shall have the power, except where limited elsewhere by this Constitution, to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to distribute the revenue thus collected;

1. to regulate foreign trade and inter-regional commerce;
2. to establish uniform laws of immigration and naturalization;
3. to regulate the value and coinage of the national currency;
4. to establish a uniform system of weights and measures;
5. to establish post offices and post roads;
6. to define and punish crimes committed on the high seas;
7. to declare war, issue letters of marque and reprisal, and make laws governing the capture of land and water;
8. to raise, support, and regulate the national armed forces;
9. to admit new states and territories to the Union;
10. to make laws governing borrowing, lending, and the selling of stocks and bonds;
11. to confirm or reject nominations for the Supreme Court and the officers of executive departments;
12. to establish a central national bank;
13. to make laws necessary for the enforcement of the Constitution and federal law; and
14. to regulate voter registration and federal elections.;
15. Tto impeach the President, Vice President, Justices and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, and other officers of this government for high crimes and gross negligence.;
16. to establish, consolidate, alter, or terminate independent agencies led by non-playable officials, leaving it to the discretion of the President to control department structure and the existence of any playable principle officers, if any at all, which the President may appoint to roles in the agency, with the advice and consent of the Senate;
17. to make uniform rules for bankruptcies;
18. to temporarily grant inventors, authors, and artists exclusive patents or copyrights for their creations;
19. to constitute tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court of Atlasia;
20. to exercise exclusive jurisdiction over a district not exceeding 100 miles square that shall serve as the capital of the government of Atlasia, however nothing shall prevent persons domiciled in this district from voting for any at-large federal election or any Senate election for the Region in which the district is located.

This Constitutional amendment give Congress the power to establish uniform laws relating to immigration, impeach federal officeholders, to manage independent agencies, to make laws relating to bankruptcy, grant patents and copyright, establish tribunals, and guarantee the right to vote to those living in Nyman.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

HOUSE RESOLUTION

To establish Special Elections for the Office of Vice President.

Be it resolved by a 2/3rds majority in both houses and ratified by the regions,

Section I: Title

This Resolution shall be titled, “The Vice President Special Election Amendment”

Section 2: Changes to the Constitution

(1) Article IV, Section I of the Constitution is amended to read as follows:

Section 1 (The Executive)
1. The executive power shall be vested in the President of the Republic of Atlasia. He shall hold his office for a term of four months, together with a Vice President chosen for the same term.
2. Elections for President shall be held in the months of February, June, and October, in accordance with the measures prescribed by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia. Each candidate for President shall run jointly with a candidate for Vice President, with whom their name shall appear jointly on the ballot. A vote for a candidate for President shall be considered a vote for the candidate for Vice President whose name appears on the ballot with the presidential candidate, and accordingly the candidate for Vice President whose name appears on the ballot with the successful candidate for President shall be elected.
3. In the event that two candidates for President tie in the popular vote at the conclusion of a special presidential runoff election, the candidates shall be elected Co-Presidents, with each Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate serving two months of a single four-month term. Should the candidates be unable to agree on which of them becomes President first, the candidate who has been registered longest as a citizen of Atlasia shall serve with their Vice President for the first two months, followed by the newest registered candidate and their respective Vice President for the latter two months.
4. In the event of a vacancy of the office of Vice President with more than four weeks remaining prior to the next regular Presidential election, a special election shall be held in accordance with the measures prescribed by Congress of the Republic of Atlasia.
4 5. No person shall be President or Vice President who has not attained 500 or more posts, nor whose account is not at least 4,320 hours old, nor is not a citizen of the Republic of Atlasia.
5 6. Upon the commencement of his term in office, the President shall swear the following oath: "I, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the Republic of Atlasia, and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia."

(2) Article IV, Section 2, Clause 5 of the Constitution is amended to read as follows:

to appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, the vice president in the event of a vacancy in that office, if there are less than four weeks remaining before the next regular vice presidential election;

This amendment would edit Article IV Section I to establish special elections for the filling of Vice-President vacancies and Article IV Section 2 for Vice-President appointments confirmed by the Senate when it is less than 4 weeks before the next Presidential election.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Stickies, Posts, and Polls Reduction Act

House Bill
To simplify how the Atlas Fantasy Elections board is organized.

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

Section 1: Deletion of Outdated and Obsolete Posts and Polls
(a) Old polls created for the purpose of guaging the level of support of candidates in past elections are now obsolete and have no relevance to current events. Thus all polls created for this manner shall be deleted.
(b) Posts which are more than 30 days old and/or do not give any relevant information or have any usefulness shall be deleted.
(c) No threads or posts of historical value will be deleted. Speeches, major announcements, party conventions, election results, and candidate debates will not be deleted. None of the posts relating to the civil war or regarding other significant events in the history of the forum will be deleted.

Section 2: Stickies Reduction
(a) All threads currently stickied will hereby be condensed into one stickied thread entitled "Atlasian Operations Headquarters." The AOHQ thread will include a brief explanation of forum government and politics to potential members as well as links to the threads previously stickied on the Atlas Fantasy Elections board. The thread will also contain links to each major parties forums and/or website, a list of registered voters, and a list of current office holders. Voting threads will not be included within the "Atlasian Operations Headquarters" thread considering the importance of those threads existing in a separate capacity.

Section 3: Administration
(a) All posts and polls will be deleted by the moderator in accordance with the wishes of a three member panel to be appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. It will be the responsibility of the three member panel to find and catalog all polls and posts for deletion. Any item catalogued for destruction must remain on the forum for a week before being deleted by the moderator. Should any member of the forum object to an item's deletion, he or she may bring a complaint before the deletion panel. The panel will have five days to rule one way or another on the item. Any decision of the panel may be overruled by a vote of the Senate.
(b) Sticky reduction will be the responsibility of a member of the forum to be elected by the senate with the consultation and approval of the President.

As Article 2, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation allows, I am hereby removing this bill from the queue as it is unconstitutional for it violates Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution, it is impractical as Congress cannot control moderation policy regarding post deletion, and is therefore frivolous.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Stickies Reduction Act

House Bill
To simplify how the Atlas Fantasy Elections board is organized.

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

Section 1: Stickies Reduction
(a) All threads currently stickied will hereby be condensed into one stickied thread entitled "Atlasian Operations Headquarters." The AOHQ thread will include a brief explanation of forum government and politics to potential members as well as links to the threads previously stickied on the Atlas Fantasy Elections board. The thread will also contain links to each major parties forums and/or website, a list of registered voters, and a list of current office holders. Voting threads will not be included within the "Atlasian Operations Headquarters" thread considering the importance of those threads existing in a separate capacity.

Section 2: Administration
(a) Managing the AOHQ will be the responsibility the forum coordinator.

As Article 2, Section 2 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation allows, I am hereby removing this bill from the queue as it is unconstitutional for it violates Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution regarding the assigning of portfolios to executive departments.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

House Rule Update Resolution

To increase the productivity of the House of Representatives and Congress as a whole, and for other purposes.

Be it resolved in the Atlasian House Assembled,

Section 1. Improving productivity regarding senate passed bills in the House

Article 2, Section 3 of the House of the Representatives Rules and Procedures for Operation shall be amended to read as follows:

3.)
a) There may be eighteen threads about legislation open for voting and debate simultaneously.
b) The first ten open threads shall be open to all legislations initially regarding bills, resolutions or constitutional amendments. If the sponsor already has two or more pieces legislation on the House floor, legislation from Representatives who do not shall take priority until all such other legislation is completed. The Speaker shall be the president officer for these open threads.
c) The eleventh open thread shall be reserved for bills submitted by civilians in the Public Consultation and Legislation Submission thread. The Speaker shall be the president officer for this open thread.
d) The twelfth through sixteenth open threads shall be reserved for legislation that previously passed the Senate. The President of Congress shall be the presiding officer for these open threads.
e) The seventeenth open thread shall be reserved for legislation related to national emergencies declared by the President of Atlasia. The Speaker shall introduce legislation to this thread as directed by the President, but only when the President has declared a state of national emergency.
f) The eighteenth slot shall be reserved for budget debates and related resolutions and statutes. This slot shall be administered by the President of Congress.

Section 2. Fixing section designation errors in Article 2

Article 2 shall be amended by redesignating the second occurrence of "3.)" as "4.)" with succeeding sections renumbered accordingly.

Section 3. Fixing the amendment process

Article 3 shall be amended to read as follows:

1.) At any time during debate on a piece of legislation, a representative may propose an amendment to that legislation. The presiding officer may ignore amendments that he or she deems frivolous, functionally impractical, or unconstitutional at his or her discretion, but the House of Representatives may compel the presiding officer to consider the amendment by majority consent.
2.) The presiding officer shall allow 24 hours for objections to an amendment following its introduction. If no objections are filed, the amendment shall pass. If any objections are filed, a vote shall be held. This vote shall last until a majority of sitting Representatives have voted to either approve or reject the amendment or until 3 days, i.e. 72 hours, have elapsed. No Representative may change his or her vote once the voting period has concluded.
3.) The Speaker shall number and track all amendments offered during the course of each House session.
4.) The Speaker shall have authority to correct grammar and formatting of legislation, provided that such technical changes do not alter the intended meaning of the legislation.

Section 4. Removing the duplicate amendment and tabling process included in Article 4

Article 4 shall be amended by striking sections 3 through 5 with succeeding sections renumbered accordingly.

Section 5. Removing unnecessary and unused conference committees

(1) Article 9 shall be struck with succeeding articles renumbered accordingly.
(2) Article 11, Section 3 shall be struck with succeeding sections renumbered accordingly.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Party Platform Transparency Act

To make the game easier to understand for new players, and for other purposes.

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Party Platform Transparency Act”.

Section 2. Purpose

Whereas the "Making Party Platforms More Transparent Act" (F.L. 13-53) was signed into law on September 12, 2018; but the law has failed to be implemented, be it resolved that the law be repealed and replaced with a new Act that will achieve the goal of making party platforms more transparent and visible to players.

Section 3. Definitions

As used in Act, unless otherwise provided or indicated by the context:

(A) The term "organized political party" shall have the meaning as described in the "Federal Electoral Act" (F.L. 1-9 § 1(6)); and (B) The term "citizen" shall have the same meaning as a voter as described in the "Federal Electoral Act" (F.L. 1-9 § 14(1)).

Section 4. Repealing the "Making Party Platforms More Transparent Act"

The "Making Party Platforms More Transparent Act" (F.L. 13-53) shall hereby be repealed.

Section 5. Thread creation

(a) In general. -

The Game Moderator must create a thread, no later than 30 days after the passage of this Act, which shall-

(A) be titled "Atlasian Political Parties and Platforms"; (B) be stickied in the "Atlasian Elections Board"; (C) include the platforms of federal organized political parties; and (D) include the platforms of regional political parties.

(b) Game Moderator succession. -

(1) When the position of Game Moderator is held by a different citizen, they shall create a new thread in the same process as in subsection(a). (2) The new thread shall have all existing platform posts from the previous "Atlasian Political Parties and Platforms" thread reposted.

Section 6. Process

(a) In general. -

For a regional political party or a federally organized political party to have their platform posted in the "Atlasian Political Parties and Platforms" thread, or to have their platform edited, said party shall submit the new platform to the Game Moderator.

(b) Game Moderator duties. -

(1) The Game Moderator shall post submitted platforms for each different party in the "Atlasian Political Parties and Platforms" as separate posts.

(2) The Game Moderator shall include links to all party platform posts in their first post, which shall be listed in alphabetical order.

Section 7. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately after passage.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Making Party Platforms More Transparent Act Repeal

To repeal the "Making Party Platforms More Transparent Act".

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Making Party Platforms More Transparent Act Repeal”.

Section 2. Repeal

The "Making Party Platforms More Transparent Act" (F.L. 13-53) shall hereby be repealed.

Section 3. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately after passage.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Using Slot 18 (version of bill passed by the Senate).

Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act

To further advance space exploration with an expedited Human mission to the moon, building a human inhabited moon research facility on the moon, and a Human mission to Mars.

Section 1. Short title; definitions

(a) Short tile.—

This Act shall be cited as the “Space Exploration, Development, and Settlement Act” or “SEDDA”.

(b) Definitions.—

(1) For purposes of this Act, the term “NASA” shall mean the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

(2) For purposes of this Act, the term “Administrator” shall mean the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Section 2. Goals

(a) In general.—

The Administrator shall set the following goals for NASA’s human space flight program—

(A) Within 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there be developed a reusable space vehicle capable of carrying humans and necessary equipment for a research facility to the moon and back to Earth, and a successful lunar landing and return with said reusable space vehicle;

(B) Within 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there be established a human inhabited research facility on the moon; and

(C) Within 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act, that there will be a successful Mars landing of a reusable space vehicle capable of carrying humans to Mars and back to Earth.

(b) Contracts.—

The Administrator shall have the full authority to terminate or renegotiate all ongoing contracts with private companies.

(c) Reports.—

The Administrator shall report to Congress and the President the progress made on achieving the goals put forward in subsection A at least once every 90 days.

Section 3. Appropriations

There shall be appropriated to NASA $154,000,000,000, as follows:

(1) Moon mission.—

There shall be $13,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of an expedited Human mission to the moon.

(2) Moon research facility.—

There shall be $41,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of building a human inhabited research facility on the moon.

(3) Mars mission.—

There shall be $100,000,000,000 appropriated to NASA for research, development, and deployment for the purpose of a Human mission to Mars.

Section 4. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately after passage.

This bill is now in the Presidential Slot.

[Esteemed Jimmy]

Fair Chance At Housing Act

To prohibit landlords from not renting to tenants because of certain aspects of their criminal background.

Section 1. Short title

This Act shall be cited as the “Fair Chance At Housing Act”.

Section 2. Disclosure Limitation

(a) In general. —

A landlord shall not require potential tents or renters to disclose, nor use the following to base a rental decision —
(1) any arrests that did not result in a criminal conviction;
(2) participation in a diversion or deferral of judgment program;
(3) any expunged, invalidated, or voided convictions;
(4) any juvenile convictions;
(5) any offenses that are neither felonies or misdemeanors; and
(6) any convictions that took place more than seven years prior where any incarceration for such conviction has been completed no less than two years prior.

(b) Criminal exceptions. —

Paragraph (6) of Subsection (2)(a) shall not apply to the crimes of —
(1) murder and manslaughter;
(2) felony assault that causes serious physical injury;
(3) kidnapping;
(4) crimes of which are of a sexual nature;
(5) crimes relating to theft or destruction of personal property;
(6) manufacturing or trafficking of illegal controlled substances, but not the sole procession of drugs without intent to sell.

(c) Two-family dwelling exception. —

Subsection (2)(a) shall not apply to landlords renting a two-family dwelling in which they live in as their main residence.

Section 3. Noncompliance

Upon conviction in a summary proceeding, a person who violates Section (2) of this Act shall be subject to a fine not greater than five hundred dollars per violation.

Section 4. Implementation

This Act shall take effect immediately after passage.