Public Health And Welfare Modernisation Act of 2023 - Belvaria

Rationale

This reform package modernises outdated policies holistically to sustain public health, reduce preventable disease, and ensure social systems for all. Also raising the retirement age grants more freedom to those wishing to work to earn as well as securing tax income necessary for social welfare.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Vaccination Policy	Entirely voluntary	Mandatory with medical/conscience exemptions
2	Tobacco & Vaping Regulation	Light regulation (age 18, designated smoking areas, health warnings)	Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)
3	Psychedelics Policy	Fully legalised, no restrictions	Legal for medical / supervised use only
4	Healthcare System Model	Mainly private insurance	Public system with private top-ups
5	Retirement Age Policy	Retirement at 60	Retirement at 70

1

Vaccination Policy

Previous law

Entirely voluntary

Mandatory with medical/conscience exemptions

2

Tobacco & Vaping Regulation

Previous law

Light regulation (age 18, designated smoking areas, health warnings)

Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)

3

Psychedelics Policy

Previous law

Fully legalised, no restrictions

Legal for medical / supervised use only

4

Healthcare System Model

Previous law

Mainly private insurance

Public system with private top-ups

5

Retirement Age Policy

Previous law

Retirement at 60

Retirement at 70

Proposer

Party

Freedom For Us

We ignite freedom’s flame against greed’s shadow and build a world where no one is left in the dark.

Core pillars

MK

Maria Kaiser

Candidate for President · Age 35

145,152 social followers

Once a celebrated human rights lawyer turned media mogul, Maria Kaiser now wields her star power to champion reform, blending her idealism with shrewd pragmatism to bridge divides between politics and business.

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Timeline

Draft

31 July 2023
Vote Open

1 December 2023
Withdrawn

23 January 2024
Never Became Law

23 January 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Federal Council

Passed

28Yes 0No 15Abstained 27Not voted 70 seats

For: 28 / 70 seats (40.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 15 · Not voted: 27

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Anarchist Association	0	No	This law undermines the right to a pension. Who can confidently claim to be able to enjoy their retirement at 70? Improving healthcare requires understanding social needs, Not through repression
Freedom For Us Proposer	28	Yes	No reason given
Partido Nacionalista De Belvaria	15	Abstain	We agree on every point except retirement; working until the age of 70 is outrageous and would prevent our older citizens from enjoying the final stage of their lives.

National Parliament

Passed

149Yes 0No 103Abstained 248Not voted 500 seats

For: 149 / 500 seats (29.8%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 103 · Not voted: 248

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Anarchist Association	0	No	This law undermines the right to a pension. Who can confidently claim to be able to enjoy their retirement at 70? Improving healthcare requires understanding social needs, Not through repression
Freedom For Us Proposer	149	Yes	No reason given
Partido Nacionalista De Belvaria	103	Abstain	We agree on every point except retirement; working until the age of 70 is outrageous and would prevent our older citizens from enjoying the final stage of their lives.
Empty seats	73	Not voted

Federal Chancellor

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

President

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Voting record

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

Anarchist Association

Voted Dec. 18, 2023

No

“This law undermines the right to a pension. Who can confidently claim to be able to enjoy their retirement at 70? Improving healthcare requires understanding social needs, Not through repression”

Partido Nacionalista De Belvaria

Voted Dec. 12, 2023

Abstain

“We agree on every point except retirement; working until the age of 70 is outrageous and would prevent our older citizens from enjoying the final stage of their lives.”