SB 109-04: Regulatory Process Reform Act (Failed)

[Adam Griffin]

Aye guess

[Mr. Reactionary]

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Aye

[AGA]

Nay

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye on the amendment though still uncertain on the final bill

[Saint Milei]

Aye

[OSR stands with Israel]

Aye

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Aye

[wxtransit]

Abstain, same reasoning as Sestak.

[Joseph Cao]

Aye – it makes the bill marginally better. I'm inclined to see how we go from here before making up my mind on the final vote.

[Kuumo]

Aye

[Joseph Cao]

Lincoln: Beesley – Nay
Northeast: AGA – Nay
Great Lakes: Cao – Aye

Frémont: Kuumo – Aye
Mountain West: wxtransit – Abstain
Pacific: Western Democrat – Nay

South: Mr. R – Aye
Upper South: Yankee – Aye
Deep South: Muad'dib – Not voting

STV1: MB – Abstain
STV2: Weatherboy – Aye
STV3: Deadprez – Aye
STV4: West_Midlander – Aye
STV5: Sestak – Abstain
STV6: OSR – Aye
STV7: Blairite – Aye
STV8: Adam – Aye
STV9: Ishan – Not voting

By a vote of 10-3-3-2, the amendment is adopted. Debate resumes.

[Mr. Reactionary]

While this may have some collateral effects for the SoIA if their office issues regs, I think its important to look at this bill more as limiting NPC regulations of big impact from being deemed to be in place automatically without legislative debate like in real life. Its basically an amendment to the APA rules for issuing regs without congressional assent. It shouldnt have much of a negative impact on actual gameplay but is rather a procedural rule to ensure adequate legislative debate over massive federal policies that carry the weight of law.

[Joseph Cao]

I do echo Ninja's comment about the possibility of just throwing out made-up numbers to get around having to actually address debate of this kind though. I'm all for it in spirit but this has the potential to take up a lot of the SoIA's time.

[Joseph Cao]

Does the sponsor by any chance have plans to try and incorporate the arguments re: intended implementation into the bill? Just curious.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Does the sponsor by any chance have plans to try and incorporate the arguments re: intended implementation into the bill? Just curious.

Was waiting to see if any amendments were proposed on the issue

[Joseph Cao]

Does the sponsor by any chance have plans to try and incorporate the arguments re: intended implementation into the bill? Just curious.

Was waiting to see if any amendments were proposed on the issue

Why not offer one yourself?

[OSR stands with Israel]

Does the sponsor by any chance have plans to try and incorporate the arguments re: intended implementation into the bill? Just curious.

Was waiting to see if any amendments were proposed on the issue

Why not offer one yourself?

Would you be willing to support a bill without the 100 million limit cause the limit was created to let minor regulations pass with less scrutiny

[Joseph Cao]

Does the sponsor by any chance have plans to try and incorporate the arguments re: intended implementation into the bill? Just curious.

Was waiting to see if any amendments were proposed on the issue

Why not offer one yourself?

Would you be willing to support a bill without the 100 million limit cause the limit was created to let minor regulations pass with less scrutiny

I'd be open to it depending on how you worded it, sure.

[OSR stands with Israel]

Proposing this Amendment to the Bill :

A Senate Bill

To reform the process of regulations being implemented by executive agencies

Section I: Title

1. This bill shall be called the Regulatory Process Reform Act.

Section II: Process Changes

1. It shall be a requirement for a cost benefit analysis to be done of any regulations proposed by an executive agency which have financial impacts on the Atlasian economy of more than a $100 million with the potential for financial impacts on the Atlasian economy in excess of $100 million or increase consumer prices, before the regulation gets implemented.

2. Any one of these regulations deemed to have a higher cost than a benefit, shall not be implemented unless Congress passes that regulation into law.

3. Future Regulations which are implemented are required to periodically have cost benefit analysis even after implementation to see if the benefits of the regulation outweigh the costs.

[Joseph Cao]

If it's worded this way I'm fine with the $100 million limit staying in.

24 hours to object to the amendment.

[Joseph Cao]

I'm going to say the amendment is adopted.

[OSR stands with Israel]

I motion for a final vote on this bill

[Mr. Reactionary]

I second the motion

[Joseph Cao]

24 hours to object to the motion for a final vote (horrendous timing that, incidentally, really not up for logging into Atlas on a Sunday morning).