Legislative Bill · Avalon
Failed

Justice and Policing Reform Act of 2019

Proposed by Democratic Group · fronted by Ernest Miller
Failing
in the Parliament
Opened
5 Aug 2019
Voting closes
4 Oct 2019
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

Avalon's policing philosophy is currently based on prevention. Introducing specialist armed units and judicial discretion creates a more proportionate justice system, aligning policing and sentencing with good governance while ensuring decisions are made by appropriately trained professionals.

Proposed Changes

1

Armed Police
Previous law
All frontline officers routinely armed
Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call

2

Repeat Offender Sentencing
Previous law
Escalating mandatory minimums
Judges set sentences case-by-case

Timeline

  • Draft
    11 July 2019


  • Vote Open
    5 August 2019


  • Vote Closed
    4 October 2019


  • Did Not Become Law
    4 October 2019

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Parliament

Failed
28Yes 47No 25Not voted 100 seats

For: 28 / 100 seats (28.0%)

Against: 47 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 25

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 37.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance Of Liberals And Democrats 10 Yes
Centrist Zone 22 No
Democratic Group Proposer 14 Yes
Frontline 0 Yes
Independent Freeholder League 0 No
Left Alliance 15 No
The Gaia Syndicate 10 No
Unionist Avalon 4 Yes

Voting record

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

Frontline
Voted Sept. 7, 2019
Yes

“This puts every officer in even more danger than they’re already put in. Our police deserve the right to be safe and to have the ability to protect themselves from danger.”

Centrist Zone
Voted Sept. 3, 2019
No

“This proposal makes police officers who face a great deal of danger everyday more unsafe.”

The Gaia Syndicate
Voted Aug. 17, 2019
No

“I agree with amendment 1, however I cannot vote for something I just changed, therefore I cannot rightly vote for something I don't fully believe in”

Unionist Avalon
Voted Aug. 11, 2019
Yes

“Its will help bulid a sense of train in mind and body”

Left Alliance
Voted Aug. 6, 2019
No

“This proposal weakens police units in the daily fight to crime and the removal of escalating mandatory minimums makes repeating a crime convenient”

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