Avalon
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Advanced Consumer Protection Act of …

Legislative Bill · Avalon

Advanced Consumer Protection Act of 2020

Proposed by Communist Bloc · fronted by Penelope Brennan

Opened

3 Mar 2020

Voting closes

2 May 2020

Chambers

1 legislature

Articles

1 change

Rationale

For too long, the working people of Avalon have been victim to predatory policies by corporations which aim to enrich themselves at the expense of others, which this bill will put a stop to.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Consumer Protection	Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards		Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products

1

Consumer Protection

Previous law

Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products

Proposer

Party

Communist Bloc

The Communist Bloc is the guiding force of the socialist state, dedicated to the advancement of communism through collective ownership, centralized planning, and national unity. Representing workers, farmers, and citizens alike, the Bloc leads the nation toward industrial growth and economic dignity

Core pillars

Penelope Brennan

Activist · Age 58

26,972 social followers

A scrappy survivor of Avalon’s corporate trenches, Penelope Brennan parlayed her street-smart instincts and media savvy into a reputation as a relentless advocate who knows how to turn scandals into political momentum.

🚀 Ambitious 🏦 Former Banker 📺 Media Savvy 🌍 Outsider 🏙️ Street Smart

Timeline

Draft

3 March 2020
Vote Open

3 March 2020
Vote Closed

2 May 2020
Became Law

2 May 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Passed

41Yes 22No 2Abstained 35Not voted 100 seats

For: 41 / 100 seats (41.0%)

Against: 22 · Abstained: 2 · Not voted: 35

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Centrist Zone	22	No	This law is too much
Communist Bloc Proposer	0	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Group	10	Yes	This law will help to prevent exploitation of citizens by major corporations.
Left Alliance	20	Yes	we support this proposal aimed to protect avalon citizens from exploitation
The Gaia Syndicate	11	Yes	reduces planned obsolecsense from companies wanting consumers to keep buying and encourages consumer loyalty to those who are prepared to comply
Twin Avalon	2	Abstain	We support stronger consumer protection and the right to repair, but oppose excessive regulation that creates unnecessary bureaucracy and discourages innovation. Consumer rights and economic competitiveness must go hand in hand.

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Twin Avalon

Voted April 1, 2020

Abstain

“We support stronger consumer protection and the right to repair, but oppose excessive regulation that creates unnecessary bureaucracy and discourages innovation. Consumer rights and economic competitiveness must go hand in hand.”

The Gaia Syndicate

Voted March 24, 2020

Yes

“reduces planned obsolecsense from companies wanting consumers to keep buying and encourages consumer loyalty to those who are prepared to comply”

Centrist Zone

Voted March 17, 2020

“This law is too much”

Democratic Group

Voted March 5, 2020

Yes

“This law will help to prevent exploitation of citizens by major corporations.”

Left Alliance

Voted March 4, 2020

Yes

“we support this proposal aimed to protect avalon citizens from exploitation”