HB 29-01: I Am A Robot Act (Passed)

[Dr. MB]

Aye (3): MB, Ishan, Talleyrand
Nay (3): Ninja, Lfromnj, Cao
Abstain (1): Razze
No vote (2): Harvey, Deadprez

Razze attempted to change his vote but it was too late. So it's a tie and the VP needs to break it.

[OBD]

This has been seen. Currently on the road, will vote later.

[OBD]

I can see both sides on this bill. On one hand, CAPTCHAs are indeed an irritant that can significantly impede the speed by which one uses the internet, but on the other hand, I'm not sure if it's the place of the government to regulate this.

Voting Aye. I'd like to hear what the Senate has to say on this bill, and if this bill comes to me for tiebreaking again I hope my concerns regarding the legality of the government regulating this can be resolved.

[Dr. MB]

Aye (4): MB, Ishan, Talleyrand, Oregon Blue Dog (Tiebreaker)
Nay (3): Ninja, Lfromnj, Cao
Abstain (1): Razze
No vote (2): Harvey, Deadprez

[Dr. MB]

AN ACT
To get rid of annoyances

Be it enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Atlasia assembled

Section 1. Title

This legislation may be cited as the I Am A Robot Act.

Section 2. Definition

1. A "CAPTCHA", or a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart, shall be defined as any barrier to completing an Internet action requiring users to distinguish themselves as human.

Section 3. Substance
1. Any website with servers based in Atlasia is prohibited from implementing or hosting CAPTCHAs with the following characteristics:
-Requires users to click photographs of certain objects before proceeding
-Requires users to solve complex tasks
-Requires users to read distorted words and type in the answer
2. Any website using this feature is ordered to stop immediately.
3. The hosts of said servers still using such CAPTCHAs as of January 1, 2022, may be fined up to $5,000.
4. Simple CAPTCHAs (check-box clicks) shall not be affected by this law.

Passed 4-3-1-2 in the Atlasian House assembled

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

NAY