4th Fremont Assembly thread (Adjourned)

[Pragmatic Conservative]

Fremont Assembly

Not sure who is supposed to open this thread, however to ensure we can start right away; I will open this thread. I open the floor for the next 24 hours for speaker nominations. Please in the mean time feel free to introduce legislation in this thread.

Rules and Procedures of the legislative session https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=241535.0

Legislation on the floor
FE1:Confirmation Hearing:Ilikeverin for Supreme Court Justice (Questioning)
FE2:Fremont Regional Symbols Act of 2016 (Debating) Withdrawn from floor as this bill was already rejected from the previous session)
FE3: Second Fremont Constitution (Debating)
FE4:Iconography Act of 2017 (Debating)  

Awaiting Governors Assent

Statue

[Pragmatic Conservative]

I nominate myself for Speaker.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

My thanks to the legislator for taking the initiative to get the ball rolling early. AZ is an experienced hand when it comes to parliamentary procedure, and would make a fine speaker if this chamber is so inclined. I suggest that if there are no further nominations in the next 24 hours, we consider him elected and get moving.

[Representative simossad]

I will not bring up another nomination.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

With the 24 hour period passed for Speaker nominations, and no additional nominations tendered besides the one made by myself for 1184AZ. I declare 1184AZ elected Speaker of the Fremont Legislative Assembly by unanimous consent. 

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Second Constitution of the Commonwealth Fremont

We, the people of the States of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming, united by common fealty to the great and unshakable truth that all people are born free and equal, that the blessings of liberty may be secured for ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the COMMONWEALTH OF FREMONT.

BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the Republic of Atlasia, and being residents of one of the states of this commonwealth, are citizens of Fremont, with all the rights, privileges, and responsibilities of the same. No citizen shall be denied equal protection under the law.
Section 2. The Commons shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, nor of the press, nor the right to assemble and petition for the redress of grievances.
Section 3. The Commons shall make no law effecting the establishment of religion, not obstructing the freedom of worship.
Section 4. Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, shall exist within this commonwealth, or in any territories under its jurisdiction.
Section 5. A well-regulated militia being necessary for the security of a free state, the right of citizens to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
Section 6. In all suits of criminal law, the accused shall have right to a free and fair trial by an impartial jury of their peers.
Section 7. No person accused of any crime under the laws of this commonwealth shall be subjected to warrantless search or seizure of their homes, persons, records, or possessions; nor excessive bail; nor cruel or unusual punishment; nor compelled to bear witness against herself; nor denied right to legal counsel.
Section 8. The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, save when in times of war or rebellion the public safety may require it.
Section 9. The enumeration of certain rights in this Constitution shall not be construed as to deny those natural and inherent rights herein unlisted.

ARTICLE I
Section 1. All legislative powers granted herein shall be vested in a House of Commons.
Section 2. The prime minister shall be President of the Commons, and accordingly shall enjoy all the rights of membership thereof. The prime minister and the whole body of Members shall together compose the Commons.
Section 3. Members of the Commons shall be chosen every second month by a direct vote of the people, and the number of members to be chosen shall be proportional to the number of candidates for election, such that four members shall be chosen when the number of candidates is five or greater, and two otherwise.
Section 4. No person shall be a member who is not a citizen of this commonwealth, and no person shall remain a member who is found by a vote of three fourths of their peers to be guilty of gross negligence, high crimes, or misdemeanors.
Section 5. The Commons shall have power to determine its own methods and proceedings, to elect its speaker, and to judge the qualifications of its officers; but no rule shall be made denying the right of any citizen to introduce legislation in the Commons.
Section 6. Every bill adopted by the Commons, before it becomes law, shall first be sent to the prime minister. If they approve of it, they should sign it and it will become law; but if they disapprove they may instead refer it to the people. Should a majority of voting citizens then reject the measure, it shall be retired; but if they assent, it shall become law regardless of the opinion of the prime minister. If the prime minister fails either to sign or to veto a bill within 120 hours of its adoption by the Commons, it shall become law.
Section 7. Whenever a vacancy should occur in the composition of the Commons, the prime minister shall nominate a replacement. Should the vacancy have occurred fewer than 336 hours before the next regular election, the member thus nominated shall serve the remainder of the existing term; otherwise, they shall serve only until a new member may be elected.

ARTICLE II
Section 1. The powers and duties of the executive shall be vested in the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth.
Section 2. The prime minister shall be chosen every fourth month by the entire body of eligible voters. No person shall be prime minister who is not a citizen of this commonwealth, nor whose account is fewer than 720 hours old.
Section 3. The prime minister shall have power to carry out all acts in association with the enforcement of the laws passed under this Constitution; to fill vacancies in the House of Commons; to serve as President of the Commons, and to partake in their proceedings; to command the militia in times of war; to issue pardons and reprieves for crimes committed under the laws of this commonwealth, which upon their issuance shall be perpetual, though they shall have no power to pardon themselves; to appoint, in accordance with Article V of the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia, the Associate Justice for this Commonwealth; and to refer acts of the Commons to the people.
Section 4. Should the prime minister, by reason of death, recall, or resignation, become unable to execute the duties of their office, then the Speaker of the House of Commons shall become interim prime minister. If there is no Speaker at the time of the vacancy, then the most senior member of the Commons being eligible for the prime ministership according to the provisions of this Article shall become interim prime minister. If no member of the Commons is eligible for the prime ministership according to the provisions of this Article, then the President of the Republic of Atlasia shall nominate an interim prime minister. Should the vacancy have occurred fewer than 336 hours before the next regular election, the person designated as interim prime minister shall serve the remainder of the existing term; otherwise, they shall serve only until a new prime minister may be elected.

ARTICLE III
Section 1. The people of the Commonwealth of Fremont may initiate the recall of any officer of this Commonwealth, except the Associate Justice of the Circuit Court, by delivering to the prime minister a petition stating the reason for recall and signed by one fifth of the total population of the commonwealth. The prime minister shall then open the voting booth, according to the rules and regulations for elections set forth in this Constitution; but if the officer to be recalled is the prime minister, then the Speaker of the House of Commons shall open the voting booth. The ballot question shall be, “Shall [A.B.] be recalled from the office of [name of the office held]?” A vote of “YES” shall be considered a vote for recall; a vote of “NO” shall be considered a vote against recall. Abstentions will not affect the results. Recalled officers shall forfeit their offices immediately.
Section 2. Whenever the Commons shall be equally divided over a bill, or whenever the prime minister should be disinclined to sign a bill adopted by the Commons, the prime minister may choose to refer the issue to the people. Accordingly, they shall call a referendum on the proposal, with the ballot question “Shall [name of bill, followed by text] be made law?” A vote of “YES” shall be considered a vote for adoption; a vote of “NO” shall be considered a vote against adoption. Abstentions will not affect the results. Referred legislation shall immediately become law upon its adoption by the people.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

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ARTICLE IV
Section 1. Elections for the Senate of the Republic of Atlasia shall be conducted at regular intervals, in the months prescribed by the Constitution thereof.
Section 2. Senators shall be elected by a direct vote of the people, and no person eligible to vote in elections for governor and House of Commons shall be denied the right to vote for senator.
Section 3. Should a vacancy occur in the representation of this commonwealth in the Senate, the prime minister shall appoint an interim senator to serve until a replacement may be elected. Special elections for the Senate shall begin on the Friday following the creation of the vacancy; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Thursday, the special election shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy.

ARTICLE V
Section 1. The right to vote in all elections and referendums called according to the provisions of this Constitution shall be exclusive to those persons being eligible to vote in elections for President of the Republic of Atlasia who have been registered to vote in one of the states of this Region for a period of at least 336 hours prior to the commencement of the election.
Section 2. Voters shall be permitted to edit their ballots until 20 minutes after posting them in the voting booth. No voter shall edit their ballot after the official end of the voting period.
Section 3. All elections and referendums of this commonwealth shall be administered by the prime minister. Whenever the prime minister should be unable to perform this duty, the office of election administrator shall pass to the Speaker of the House of Commons, or in their absence the most senior member of the Commons. Should neither the prime minister nor any member of the Commons be able to administer the election, the duties and responsibilities of the election administrator shall devolve upon an Emergency Commissioner nominated by the President of the Republic of Atlasia.
Section 4. Elections for prime minister shall be held in the months of February, June, and October. Elections for the House of Commons shall be held in the months of February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Section 5. Candidates for prime minister, Commons, and federal Senate must declare their candidacy in the appropriate thread by 12:00:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time, on the Wednesday preceding the election in order to appear on the ballot.
Section 6. Except in December, all elections for prime minister, Commons, and federal Senate shall begin on the penultimate Friday of the given month. In December, all elections shall begin on the second Friday of the month. All special elections for prime minister and the Commons shall begin on the Friday following the creation of the vacancy to be filled; but if the vacancy shall occur on a Thursday, the special election shall begin on the second Friday following the creation of the vacancy. The appropriate election administrator shall open the voting booth at 12:00:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time. Voting shall continue for 72 hours, and no vote cast more than 72 hours after the voting booth was opened shall be considered valid. The election administrator must accept any absentee ballots cast no more than 168 hours prior to the commencement of the election.
Section 7. Following the expiration of the voting period, the election administrator shall have 24 hours to produce a tally of the votes cast and to announce the persons elected.
Section 8. All elections shall be by single transferable vote, unless otherwise specified by law.
Section 9. The terms of the elected prime minister and members shall begin at 12:00:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time, on the Friday following their election. Prior to assuming office, all officers shall swear the following oath: “I, [A.B.], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of [state office name] and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitutions of the Commonwealth of Fremont and the Republic of Atlasia.”
Section 10. All referendums on referred legislation, proposed amendments to this Constitution, and proposed amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia shall begin on the first Friday following their passage by the appropriate body; but if the passage shall occur on a Thursday, the referendum shall begin on the second Friday following passage. All recall elections shall begin on the first Friday following the receipt of the valid petition for recall; but if the petition is received on a Thursday, the recall election shall begin on the second Friday following receipt. The appropriate election administrator shall open the voting booth at 12:00:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time. Voting shall continue for 72 hours, and no vote cast more than 72 hours after the voting booth was opened shall be considered valid.
Section 11. In all referendums, a “YES” vote shall be considered a vote in favor of passing the referendum and a “NO” vote shall be considered a vote against passing the referendum. Abstentions shall not affect the results of the referendum. In all cases, a simple majority of those voting “YES” or “NO” shall be required to pass the referendum.

ARTICLE VI
Section 1. The House of Commons shall have the power to propose amendments to this Constitution by a four fifths vote.
Section 2. The commonwealth shall ratify amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Atlasia by public referendum.

ARTICLE VIII
Section 1. The assent of a majority of the voting citizens of this commonwealth shall be sufficient to ratify this Constitution.
Section 2. Upon the ratification of this Constitution, the incumbent legislature and executive officer of the commonwealth shall assume the powers and responsibilities of, respectively, the House of Commons and the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth, as outlined by this Constitution.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN ACT
to inspire patriotism and to
encourage unity, civil and political,
by the creation of the flag and
other icons of the commonwealth

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this act shall be the "Iconography Act of 2017." It may be cited as the "Iconography Act."

Section 2 (Capital)
i. The seat of government of the Commonwealth of Fremont shall be at Salt Lake City, Utah.

Section 3 (The Seal)
i. The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Fremont shall be as follows: a gold circlet encompassing the image of John Charles Fremont, namesake of the Commonwealth, planting the banner of liberty upon the high ridge of the Rocky Mountains, and distributed around him eighteen white stars representing the eighteen states of the Commonwealth. Along the top of the circlet shall be the words, "The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Fremont," and along the bottom the Roman numeral "MMXVI," the year marking the conception of the Commonwealth.

Section 4 (The Flag)
i. The flag of the Commonwealth of Franklin shall be as follows: a blue field embossed with the Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Franklin, and without the Seal eighteen white stars representing the eighteen states of the Commonwealth.

Section 5 (Motto)
i. The motto of the Commonwealth of Fremont shall be, "LEX POPULUSQUE PATRIAE REGET;" in English, "the Law and the People of the Fatherland Reign."

Section 6 (Bird)
i. The official bird of the Commonwealth of Fremont shall be the western meadowlark (sturnella neglect).

Section 7 (Holidays)
i. The twenty first day of January shall henceforth be celebrated as Fremont Day, in commemoration of the birth of John Charles Fremont, namesake of the Commonwealth.
ii. The first day of May shall henceforth be celebrated as Discovery Day, in commemoration of the birth of Sacagawea, without whom the history of Fremont as presently known would be impossible, and of the contributions of Native Atlasians to Fremont.
iii. The fourteenth day of June shall henceforth be celebrated as Bear Flag Day, in commemoration of the Bear Flag Revolt that began the struggle for independence from Mexico and so represents the first step towards the creation of Fremont.
iv. The sixth day of September shall henceforth be celebrated as Suffrage Day, in commemoration of Louisa Ann Swain of Wyoming, who on 6 September 1870 became the first woman in Atlasian history to vote in a general election, and of Fremont's role in advancing the cause of women's rights throughout history.

Section 8 (Anthem)
i. The anthem of the Commonwealth of Fremon shall be "Roll On, Columbia, Roll On," by Woody Guthrie.

APPENDIX A: The Seal


APPENDIX B: The Flag


APPENDIX C: The Anthem
Green Douglas firs where the waters cut through.
Down her wild mountains and canyons she flew.
Canadian Northwest to the ocean so blue,
Roll on, Columbia, roll on!

CHORUS
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.
Your power is turning our darkness to dawn,
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

Other great rivers add power to you,
Yakima, Snake and the Klickitat, too,
Sandy Willamette and Hood River, too;
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

(CHORUS)

Tom Jefferson's vision would not let him rest,
An empire he saw in the Pacific Northwest.
Sent Lewis and Clark and they did the rest;
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

(CHORUS)

It's there on your bank that we fought many a fight,
Sheridan's boys in the blockhouse that night,
They saw us in death but never in flight,
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

(CHORUS)

At Bonneville now there are ships in the locks,
The waters have risen and cleared all the rocks,
Shiploads of plenty will steam past the docks,
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

(CHORUS)

And on up the river is Grand Coulee Dam,
The mightiest thing ever built by a man,
To run these great factories and water the land,
It's roll on, Columbia, roll on.

(CHORUS)

These mighty men labored by day and by night,
Matching their strength 'gainst the river's wild flight,
Through rapids and falls they won the hard fight,
Roll on, Columbia, roll on.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

4th Fremont Assembly Legislation Tracker

Assembly Rules and Proceedures

Slot 1   Young Democratic Involvement Act of 2017
Sponsor: Simossad
Status: Debating
Since: 6 Feb 2017

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Slot 4 (Emergency)  
Sponsor: [Reserved for Governor]
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Passed
Iconography Act of 2017 (Signed)
Protected Parenthood Fremont Act (Signed)
Second Constitution of the Commonwealth of Fremont (Pending Ratification)
Ilikeverin for Associate Justice (Confirmed)
Regional Party Label Act(Signed)
Fremont Gender Identity Act (Signed)
Fremont Abortion Regulation Act (Vetoed)
Assistance for the Victims of Mental Disorders Fremont Act of 2017 (Signed)
G.R.E.E.N. Act (Signed)
Fremont Abortion Regulation Act (Signed)
1184AZ-Peebs Affordable Healthcare Act (Vetoed)
Fair and Healthy Food Act of 2017 (Signed)

Failed
[None]

[Representative simossad]

AN ACT

To strengthen the the families of Fremont and
to protect expectant and nursing mothers and their children

SECTION 1. TITLE

The title of this act shall be “Protected Parenthood Fremont Act of 2017.” It may be cited as the “P.P.F.A.”

SECTION 2. EMPLOYER INFORMATION

1. In order for this bill's measures to be activated, the expectant mother, who is employed, must inform their employer of their pregnancy and the expected date of delivery.
2. The employer may not disseminate information about an employee's pregnancy to a third party without permission.

SECTION 3. MATERNITY LEAVE AND PARENTAL LEAVE

1. The mother has the right to 14 weeks of maternity leave after the child's birth. The employer has to pay at least either the same amount of a 13-week wages average or of the last 3 months before pregnancy.
2. Either parent has the right to 3 years of unpaid parental leave.
3. Employees exercising their right for maternity or parental leave are protected from loss of employment due to dismissal.

SECTION 4. MOTHER AND CHILD PROTECTION AT THE WORKPLACE

1. Employers have to protect a healthy and safe work environment for expecting and for nursing mothers.
2. Employers have to provide an adequate break room that can accommodate a reclining chair for expecting and nursing mothers who require it for their well being.
3. Expecting mothers are not permitted to perform heavy, physical labor or to work with or amongst materials, substances, and gases or in extreme elements, that could be deemed potentially hazardous to their health.
4. Expecting and nursing mothers are not permitted to work at night between 8.00 pm and 6.00 am.
5. Expecting and nursing mothers are not permitted to work overtime.
6. Expecting and nursing mothers are not permitted to work more than 8 1/2 hours daily or 90 hours in 2-week period.
7. Expecting and nursing mothers under 18 are not permitted to work more than 8 hours daily or 80 hours in a 2-week period.

SECTION 5. PROTECTION PERIOD

1. Expecting mothers do not have to work during the last 6 weeks of their projected pregnancy, but may do so as long as they formally state their intention to work during this period.
2. New mothers are not allowed to return to work until 8 weeks have passed since the date of their child's birth.
3. For premature, multiple and cesarean births, the return date to work is extended automatically to 12 weeks after birth.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN ACT
to encourage civic engagement and
attention to the internal affairs of this
Commonwealth, through the creation
of regional political parties

Section 1 (Title & Definitions)
i. The title of this act shall be the "Regional Party Label Act." It may be cited as the "Party Label Act" or as "RPLA."
ii. For the purposes of this Act, "Regional Party" shall refer to any political party or partisan faction established within the Commonwealth of Fremont for the express purpose of contesting the elections thereof, and being both separate and supplemental to federally recognized political parties, factions, and caucuses.
iii. For the purposes of this Act, "Federal Party" shall refer to any party recognized by the Census Bureau of the Republic of Atlasia for the purposes of voter registration.

Section 2 (Regional Parties)
i. Citizens of Fremont shall have privilege to establish and enroll as members of any recognized Regional Party. Membership in a Regional Party shall be separate from and supplemental to the partisan registration of a citizen with the Census Bureau of the Republic of Atlasia. No party, faction, or caucus shall be recognized as a Regional Party which exists as or within a Federal Party.
ii. The executive magistrate of the Commonwealth shall maintain a thread on the Regional Governments board wherein citizens may register as members of a Regional Party, and shall accordingly keep a current list of those citizens registered as members of a Regional Party. For registrations to be valid, a citizen must give their full name as recognized by the Census Bureau of the Republic of Atlasia and the name of the Regional Party they wish to register with.
iii. The several partisan affiliations of candidates for office under this Commonwealth shall be given on ballots in the following order:
     (a) Regional Party of registration
     (b) Regional Parties, other than the candidate's party of registration, having endorsed the candidate
     (c) Federal Party of registration

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Fremont's been debating ilikeverin's nomination for a year? Man, time flies.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

Fremont's been debating ilikeverin's nomination for a year? Man, time flies.

Fixed.

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[Representative simossad]

Just a quick reminder for everybody of the official procedures of the assembly concering the form of the legislation:

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[Representative simossad]

AN ACT
to fight against the stigma
about mental disorders and to support
mentally ill people in Fremont

SECTION 1. TITLE

The long title of this act shall be “Assistance for the Victims of Mental Disorders Fremont Act of 2017”, or “A.V.M.D.F.A.” It may be cited – in order to honor a fellow Fremont citizen's longstanding fight against social exclusion of mentally ill people – as the “Carrie Fisher Act of 2017”, or as the “C.F.A.”

SECTION 2. PROTECTION

1. No business in Fremont shall deny service to a legally competent person on the basis of their mental disorder.
2. Employees suffering from a mental disorder are protected from loss of employment due to their mental disorder as long as a certified psychologist or psychiatrist has not detected a general incapacity for work due to the mental disorder.
3. Students and pupils suffering from a mental disorder are protected from sanctions which penalizes misbehavior caused by their mental disorder.

3.1. An exception of this rule is an expulsion from school or college if a certified psychologist or has detected a general incapacity to visit the specific institution due to the student's or the pupil's mental disorder.

3.2. The evaluation whether the misbehavior is caused by a mental disorder or not has to be done by a certified psychologist or psychiatrist.

SECTION 3. ASSISTANCE

1. 9-1-1 emergency dispatch offices shall accept emergency calls concerning threats for suicide and suicidal thoughts. The calls shall be forwarded to an external emergency hotline.
2. The price for prescribed drugs against mental disorders shall never be higher than 2% of the patients monthly income.
3. The costs for evaluations specified in Section 2, 2. and Section 2. 3. shall be borne by the regional government.
4. Psychiatric clinics shall be covered by the regional government's health program.

SECTION 4. INFORMATION

1. All high school students shall be informed at least once in their their school career about the most common mental disorders.
2. Non-profit-making associations that inform about mental illnesses shall have the right to request funding by the regional government.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN ACT
to promote renewable energy and
encourage investment in sustainable
energy production

Section 1 (Title & Definitions)
i. The long title of this act shall be the "Growing a Renewable Energy Economy Now Act of 2017." It may be cited as the "Renewable Energy Act" or as the "G.R.E.E.N. Act."
ii. "Renewable Energy" shall be defined as energy derived from a source that (a) is not depleted when used; and (b) is not carbon based.
iii. "Non-renewable Energy" shall be defined as energy derived from a source that does not conform to the definition set forth in Section 1, clause ii of this Act.
iv. "Energy Producer" shall refer to any firm or agency which derives profit in whole or in part from the production of electricity.
v. "Renewable Energy Producer (REP)" shall be defined as an Energy Producer that produce at least 75.00% of their total energy output from renewable sources.
(a) An "Existing Renewable Energy Producer" shall be defined as a REP that began operations on or before December 31, 2015.
(b) A "New Renewable Energy Producer" shall be defined as a REP that began operations on or after January 1, 2016 and has been established for fewer than three (3) years.

Section 2 (Tax Deductions for REPs)
i. Existing REPs established within the Commonwealth of Fremont may deduct 5.00% of their gross anual earnings from their Regional Corporate Tax Payment.
ii. New REPs established within the Commonwealth of Fremont may deduct 20.00% of their gross anual earnings from their Regional Corporate Tax Payment.

Section 4 (Encouraging Renewable Energy Production)
i. Energy Producers that should adjust their production methods so as to qualify for classification as REPs under Section 1, clause v of this Act shall be entitled to deduct 50.00% of the total cost of conversion from their Regional Corporate Tax Payment over the course of five (5) years.
ii. Individuals who should make improvements to their place of residence that demonstrably reduce their anual energy consumption, or else purchase an appliance to the same effect, shall be entitled to deduct 30.00% of the total cost of such improvements from their Regional Income Tax Payment for the year in which the improvements were made.

Section 5 (Implementation)
i. This Act shall go into effect with the 2018 Fiscal Year.

[Representative simossad]

AN ACT
to ease the access to healthy food
and to protect and consumers

SECTION 1. TILE

The title of this act shall be “Fair and Healthy Food Act of 2017.” It may be cited as the “F.H.A.A.”

SECTION 2. SCHOOLS

1. Schools shall be encouraged to offer products produced by regional producers.
2. Each student has to attend at least five teaching units about healthy nutrition in their school career.
3. The “Fremont Healthy School Lunch Program” (FHSLP) shall hereby be created.

3.1 The FHSLP shall financially support schools who can not afford to provide daily access to at least 12 oz of fruits and / or vegetables.
3.2 The FHSLP provides educational material about healthy nutrition.
3.3 The FHSLP is provided an amount of money of the regional budget to invest in educational material, additional programs and self-organisation.
3.4 The head of the FHSLP shall be appointed by the governor of the Fremont region.

SECTION 3. GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS

1. Products that have been genetically modified or products that contain ingredients which have been genetically modified have to be labeled.
2. GMO products shall no longer be offered in schools or other education institutions.

[Unconditional Surrender Truman]

AN ACT
to preserve safe and humane
access to abortion services

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be the "Fremont Abortion Regulation Act." It may be cited as the "F.A.R.A."

Section 2 (Rights and Limitations)
i. No medical facility or medical professional practicing in any of the states of this Commonwealth shall preform an Abortion after the twenty-fourth (24th) week of gestation, excepting in cases where such action may be necessary to preserve the live of the expecting mother.
ii. Abortion services shall be accessible without restriction prior to the twenty-fourth (24th) week of gestation.
iii. Medical professionals shall have right to refuse to preform an Abortion.

Section 3 (Penalty for Infraction)
i. Any medical professional who should perform an illegal Abortion in this Commonwealth shall be fined $50,000 for each illegal Abortion they shall have performed and face up to five (5) years imprisonment for the same offense.
ii. Medical professionals shall have their medical certificates rescinded after three (3) illegal Abortions performed.

[Representative simossad]

AN ACT
to strengthen to democratic
awareness among adolescents,
to give young people a voice and a
chance to participate in our political process

SECTION 1. TITLE

The title of this act shall be “Young Democratic Involvement Act of 2017.” It may be cited as “Y.D.I.A.”

SECTION 2. VOTING AGE

1. Every citizen who has reached the age of sixteen shall be eligible to vote and to run as a candidate in municipal elections.
2. Every citizen who has reached the age of sixteen shall be eligible to vote in regional elections. Every citizen who has reached the age of eighteen shall be eligible to run as a candidate in regional elections.

SECTION 3. YOUTH COUNCILS

1. Every city that has reached a certain number of residents shall run a youth council. The number of seats shall be the following:

10,000 inhabitants – 11 seats
30,000 inhabitants – 13 seats
50,000 inhabitants – 15 seats
70,000 inhabitants – 17 seats
90,000 inhabitants – 19 seats
100,000 inhabitants – 20 seats
+100,000 inhabitants – 25 seats

2. Every citizen between the age of 12-18 shall be eligible to vote and to run as a candidate in youth council elections.
3. The youth council shall be provided an amount of money of the city budged to invest in events and programs.
4. Every youth council elects three chairs who are allowed to speak and to submit proposals in city council sessions which have been adopted by the youth council.
5. The electoral procedure shall be controlled by the city.

[Representative simossad]

To make peace in a debate that has been flawed since it began:

Amendment to the Fair and Healthy Food Act of 2017

1. Section 3, 2 shall hereby be removed.

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I hope that this will calm down our political dispute and that this will be a sign of goodwill and of willingess to work together.

[Pragmatic Conservative]

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[Pragmatic Conservative]

With the fifth session of the Fremont assembly starting today, as outgoing speaker I declare the fourth assembly adjourned. Thanks to everyone for making this an enjoyable last session.