Southern Legislation Introduction (2nd edition)

[fhtagn]

So, per the newly passed rules, the legislation introduction thread and noticeboard threads are supposed to be kept separate. Past and current legislation activity will be updated in the Noticeboard thread, which will soon be posted and managed by Governor NeverAgain. This will be the new thread for introducing legislation.

[fhtagn]

What we have going on so far this session (May-July 2017):

1: Act to revise Bill 2's 'revision to the rules of the chamber of delegates' (fhtagn) [DEBATING]
2: Clean Energy Bill (fhtagn, Ben Kenobi, JustinTimeCuber) [PASSED 4-0, STATUTE]
3: Daylight Savings Time Abolition Act (JustinTimeCuber) [PASSED 3-2, STATUTE]
4: Prohibition with Companies that Boycott Israel (fhtagn) [FAILED 0-5]
5: Establishment of Southern Regional Medical Center (fhtagn) [PASSED 5-0, STATUTE]
6: Southern Defense Act (fhtagn, West_Midlander) [TABLED]
7: Promotion of Southern Culture in Literature Act (fhtagn, JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander) [PASSED 5-0, STATUTE]
8: Southern Reinvestment, Redevelopment, and Conservation Act of 2017 (fhtagn, JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander) [TABLED]
9: Southern Families Act (fhtagn) [FAILED 0-5]
10: Beards are our friends (fhtagn, JustinTimeCuber) [PASSED 3-0, STATUTE]
11. Transgender Rights Act (JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander, fhtagn) [PASSED 5-0, STATUTE]
12. Income Inequality Reduction Act (JustinTimeCuber) [TABLED]
13. Amendment to Article IV, Sections 1-3 of the Southern Constitution (JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander) [STATUTE]
14. Minimum Wage Commission Act (JustinTimeCuber, fhtagn, West_Midlander) [PASSED]
15. Euthanasia Ban Repeal Act (JustinTimeCuber, fhtagn)[VOTING ON AMENDMENT]
16. Southern Remembrance Act (fhtagn) [TABLED]
17. The Booth Day Act (fhtagn) [FAILED]
18: Electoral System Clarification Act (JustinTimeCuber)  [PASSED]
19: Taxpayer Receipt Act (JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander)
20: Amendment to the Southern Constitution, Article II, Amendment 1 (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)
21: Amendment to the Southern Constitution, Article II, Amendment 6 (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)
22: Student Nutrition Bill of 2017 (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)
23: The Right to Bear Arms Bill (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)
24. The LEARN Act (West_Midlander)
25. Repeal of the Southern Heritage Act (West_Midlander)
26. Historic South Act (West_Midlander)
27. The Parks and Recreation Bill of 2017 (West_Midlander, fhtagn, JustinTimeCuber)
28. Repeal of the "Elimination of Income Tax Act (West_Midlander)
29. The LABORER’s Act of 2017 (JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander)
30. Order of the Star of the South Act (JustinTimeCuber)
31. The Sexual Assault Definition Act (TimTurner, West_Midlander)

ACP/FED
LAB
Bipartisan

[fhtagn]

Bill 1:

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The clause 'who is not the Speaker' is struck.

SUBAMENDMENT 2 [FAILED 2-3]

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This clause shall be struck

SUBAMENDMENT 3 [PASSED 3-1-1]

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This clause shall be struck, and amended to the following. "Ballots cast shall follow the same rules for validity as under the Federal voting laws of atlasia."



SUBAMENDMENT 4 [DEBATING]

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This entire section shall be struck.



SUBAMENDMENT 5

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The number 6 will be replaced by the number 2. Also sections b and c will be struck.

SUBAMENDMENT 6

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This shall be struck.

SUBAMENDMENT 7

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This shall be struck

SUBAMENDMENT 8

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This shall be struck

SUBAMENDMENT 9

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This shall be struck

SUBAMENDMENT 10

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This shall be struck

SUBAMENDMENT 11

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The clause, "The presiding officer may ignore amendments that he or she deems frivolous, functionally impractical, or unconstitutional at his or her discretion" Shall be struck

SUBAMENDMENT 12

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This shall be amended to add the following clause:

SUBAMENDMENT 13

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This shall be struck
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Bill 2: [PASSED 4-0 STATUTE]

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Bill 3: [PASSED 3-2, W/ AMENDMENT, STATUTE]

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Bill 4: [FAILED 0-5]

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Bill 5: [PASSED 5-0 W/ AMENDMENT, STATUTE]

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Bill 6: [TABLED]

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Bill 7: [PASSED 5-0, STATUTE]

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Bill 8:  [TABLED]

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Bill 9:  [FAILED 0-5]

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Bill 10:  [PASSED 3-0-2]

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Bill 11:  [PASSED 5-0 w/AMENDMENT]

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Bill 12: [DEBATING]

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Bill 13: [DEBATING]

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Bill 14:

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Bill 15:

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Bill 16:

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Bill 17:

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Bill 18:

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Bill 19:

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[West_Midlander]

How do I go about co-sponsoring bills that have been introduced?

I'd like to co-sponsor:
Bill 7 -- "Promotion of Southern Culture in Literature Act"
Bill 8 -- "Southern Reinvestment, Redevelopment, and Conservation Act of 2017"
Bill 11 -- "Transgender Rights Act"
Bill 13 -- "Amendment to Article IV, Sections 1-3 of the Southern Constitution"
Bill 19 -- "Taxpayer Receipt Act of 2017"

[West_Midlander]

Can I introduce bills here?

[West_Midlander]

I'd like to introduce a bill: "An Amendment to the Southern Constitution, Article II, Amendment 1 (in the Bill of Rights, Freedom of Speech)"

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[West_Midlander]

I'd like to introduce a bill: "An Amendment to the Southern Constitution, Article II, Amendment 6 (in the Bill of Rights, Right to Religious Freedom)"

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[JustinTimeCuber]

I'd like to cosponsor both amendments submitted by Delegate West_Midlander.

[West_Midlander]

Introducing:
Student Nutrition Bill of 2017
1. Students of grades K-12 in public schools will receive one free lunch and one free breakfast at school, on any day that school is in session.
2. Parents of students may opt their children out of the program if they so wish.

[West_Midlander]

I'd like to introduce a bill (in the form of an amendment to the Constitution): "The Right to Bear Arms Bill"

I'm calling for an 11th amendment to the Southern Bill of Rights, with the following text (below):

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[JustinTimeCuber]

Given West_Midlander's new bills.

1: Act to revise Bill 2's 'revision to the rules of the chamber of delegates' (fhtagn) [VOTING ON AMT.]
2: Clean Energy Bill (fhtagn, Ben Kenobi, JustinTimeCuber) [PASSED 4-0, STATUTE]
3: Daylight Savings Time Abolition Act (JustinTimeCuber) [PASSED 3-2]
4: Prohibition with Companies that Boycott Israel (fhtagn) [DEBATING]
5: Establishment of Southern Regional Medical Center (fhtagn) [PASSED 5-0, STATUTE]
6: Southern Defense Act (fhtagn)
7: Promotion of Southern Culture in Literature Act (fhtagn, JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander)
8: Southern Reinvestment, Redevelopment, and Conservation Act of 2017 (fhtagn, JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander)
9: Southern Families Act (fhtagn)
10: Beards are our friends (fhtagn, JustinTimeCuber)
11. Transgender Rights Act (JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander)
12. Income Inequality Reduction Act (JustinTimeCuber)
13. Amendment to Article IV, Sections 1-3 of the Southern Constitution (JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander)
14. Minimum Wage Commission Act (JustinTimeCuber)
15. Euthanasia Ban Repeal Act (JustinTimeCuber)
16. Southern Remembrance Act (fhtagn)
17. The Booth Day Act (fhtagn)
18: Electoral System Clarification Act (JustinTimeCuber)
19: Taxpayer Receipt Act (JustinTimeCuber, West_Midlander)
20: Amendment to the Southern Constitution, Article II, Amendment 1 (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)
21: Amendment to the Southern Constitution, Article II, Amendment 6 (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)
22: Student Nutrition Bill of 2017 (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)
23: The Right to Beat Arms Bill (West_Midlander, JustinTimeCuber)

ACP/FED
LAB
Bipartisan

Cosponsoring bills 22 and 23 as well, as both I believe would make the South a better place.

[fhtagn]

Doing my best to do some cleaning up and making sure everything is organized and up to date, so bear with me.

Also while we are on the topic brought up by West-Midlander, I'd like to co-sponsor the Transgender Rights Act, Minimum Wage Commission Act, and the Euthanasia Ban Repeal Act.

[West_Midlander]

Whereas -- A high school diploma isn't sufficient anymore, prospective workers in most areas besides part-time, low-paying service industry jobs or manual labor/industrial work require a college diploma to get a good-paying job.
Whereas -- Student loan debt is a crippling long term (oftentimes up to 20 years) expense on Southern students just for a college education. 10-20% of income is the minimum level of student loan debt repayment for college graduates and their families, with that amount oftentimes being much higher.

As a result, I'm introducing:

The LEARN Act of 2017

Article I. The full title of this bill will be the "Legislation for the Endowment of Academic achievement as a Right of Nascent." It may also be know as "The LEARN Act."
Article II. Students will receive free tuition to Southern community colleges and public four-year colleges and universities if they meet the following conditions.
     1. Have received a high school diploma or a GED
     2. have a valid Social Security number
     3. meet the educational standards of the school you wish to attend
     4. your household's income does not exceed $40,000 annually for a household containing one prospective student who is seeking higher education. This threshold is increased by $5,000 for each additional individual in the household prospectively entering college (ie. $45K for two, $50K for three, etc).
     5. Article I will come into effect on July 1st, 2017.

Article III. Student loan interest rates on existing and future loans may not exceed 1.5%, effective October 1st, 2017.

[West_Midlander]

Modification of the Southern Heritage Act
The Southern Heritage Act will be amended as such. Strikethrough text will be stricken. Bold text will be added.

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Southern Heritage Act after modification.

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[West_Midlander]

Historic South Act

1. In honor of a brave Southerner (a Marylander), abolitionist, and humanitarian: I propose that March 10th henceforth be named, "Harriet Tubman Day."

2. In honor of President Abraham Lincoln (a Kentuckian), I say we name February 12th as "Liberty Day."

3. On April 12th, when the Civil War broke out, let us celebrate "Atlasian Unity Day" and take a moment to re-examine the causes of the Civil War, the perspectives of the earnest individuals on both sides and hold these memories true to avoid another war among countrymen, violence for the oppression of any group or groups and to not take up a cause that is inhumane and not in the best interests of ourselves and all Atlasians and Southerners.

[West_Midlander]

Whereas -- Youth crime is becoming a major problem, along with youth injury (due playing in the street, skateboarding on sidewalks, etc. because of a lack of urban green space) in Southern cities.
Whereas -- The South is in need of more unemployment and construction of these parks would be a viable source of it.

As a result, I propose:

The Parks and Recreation Bill of 2017

Article 1: A one time sum of $150,000,000 will be allocated to the newly formed, "Corporation for Southern Parks and Recreation" (CSPR).

Article 2: The CSPR will research which Southern cities and towns are in the highest need of parks, based on the rates of youth and adolescent crime in each locality and the park to child ratio of the community. The funds will be allocated to the city governments for distribution in the form of building new parks and maintaining existing recreational sites.

Article 3: Cities and towns with a budget surplus will be mandated to spend at least 20% of the surplus amount to aid the work of the CSPR.

Article 4: The CSPR will disband once the government funds have been exhausted, unless replenished at a later time. Article 3 will be suspended one year after the passage of this bill into law, unless acted upon by the Chamber to lengthen or decrease this period.

[fhtagn]

I would like to co-sponsor the Parks and Recreation Bill of 2017

[diptheriadan]

If y'all want to go through the process of reinstating the progressive tax, just repeal this bill.

[JustinTimeCuber]

I would like to co-sponsor the Parks and Recreation Bill of 2017

[fhtagn]

I would like to co-sponsor the Parks and Recreation Bill of 2017

Alrighty, I'll update it (along with a few other updates) as soon as I get home later tonight.