Legislative Bill · Broadlands
Passed

Universal Accessibility Standards Act of 2024

Proposed by Progressive Reform · fronted by Martin Chapman
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
10 Oct 2024
Voting closes
9 Dec 2024
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

Many existing public spaces remain inaccessible, excluding people with disabilities from essential services; retrofitting ensures equal access for all.

Proposed Changes

1

Accessibility Standards
Previous law
Required in new public buildings only
Public services, shops and offices must be retrofitted by a deadline

2

Speed Limits
Previous law
Standard limits, lower in towns and near schools
Strong traffic-calming: low limits in residential streets and around schools

Timeline

  • Draft
    10 October 2024


  • Vote Open
    10 October 2024


  • Vote Closed
    9 December 2024


  • Became Law
    9 December 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Passed
198Yes 128No 109Not voted 435 seats

For: 198 / 435 seats (45.5%)

Against: 128 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 109

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 60.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands People's Alliance 2 No
Green Social Union 82 Yes
Homeland Union 126 No
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 54 Yes
Progressive Reform Proposer 62 Yes

Senate

Passed
42Yes 23No 35Not voted 100 seats

For: 42 / 100 seats (42.0%)

Against: 23 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 35

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 64.6%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands People's Alliance 0 No
Green Social Union 14 Yes
Homeland Union 23 No
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 13 Yes
Progressive Reform Proposer 15 Yes
Empty seats 6 Not voted

Presidency

Passed
1Yes 0No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)

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

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Bernard Blake 1 Yes

Voting record

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

Green Social Union
Voted Nov. 5, 2024
Yes

“The GSU supports this bill as it ensures every person has a right to walk to places and withing places, and feel safe while doing so.”

No

“We support article 2, but forcing private enterprises to enable accessibility standards within a deadline is not profitable. We support compulsory accessibility standards in public services and transport though.”

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