Legislative Bill · Avalon
Failed

Consumer Goods Safety Enhancement Act of 2020

Proposed by Centrist Zone · fronted by Charles Robinson
Failing
in the Parliament
Opened
24 Oct 2020
Voting closes
23 Dec 2020
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Simplifying consumer rights reduces confusion while ensuring essential protections like refunds and safety, benefiting all buyers.

Proposed Changes

1

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

Timeline

  • Draft
    24 October 2020


  • Vote Open
    24 October 2020


  • Vote Closed
    23 December 2020


  • Did Not Become Law
    23 December 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Failed
33Yes 34No 33Not voted 100 seats

For: 33 / 100 seats (33.0%)

Against: 34 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 33

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 49.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Centrist Zone Proposer 29 Yes
Democratic Group 20 No
Religious People Alliance 3 No
Right Liberal Front 0 Yes
The Gaia Syndicate 11 No
Twin Avalon 4 Yes

Voting record

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

The Gaia Syndicate
Voted Nov. 3, 2020
No

“lifetime warranty encourages companies to produce quality products and lowers overconsumption”

No

“We believe in maximum protections for consumers, and although the proposed changes are far from extreme, we feel it still increases risks of exploitation of customers by corporations.”

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