Legislative Bill · Broadlands
Passed

Linguistic Equity Act of 2018

Proposed by Radical Peoples Union · fronted by Vera Marshall
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
9 Mar 2018
Voting closes
8 May 2018
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

To ensure equitable access to essential services and justice for all residents, regardless of language background.

Proposed Changes

1

Official Language Policy
Previous law
No official language (agencies choose service languages pragmatically)
Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

Timeline

  • Draft
    9 March 2018


  • Vote Open
    9 March 2018


  • Vote Closed
    8 May 2018


  • Became Law
    8 May 2018

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Passed
324Yes 5No 106Not voted 435 seats

For: 324 / 435 seats (74.5%)

Against: 5 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 106

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 98.5%)
Party Seats Vote
Liberal Freedom 5 No
Progress Forward 136 Yes
Radical Peoples Union Proposer 22 Yes
Vivid Movement 166 Yes

Senate

Passed
74Yes 1No 25Not voted 100 seats

For: 74 / 100 seats (74.0%)

Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 25

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 98.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Liberal Freedom 1 No
Progress Forward 31 Yes
Radical Peoples Union Proposer 5 Yes
Vivid Movement 38 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
Vivid Movement 1 Yes

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