Legislative Bill · Broadlands
Failed

Public Service Improvement Act of 2024

Proposed by Green Social Union · fronted by Penelope Hall
Failing
passing in 1 of 2 chambers
Opened
21 Aug 2024
Voting closes
20 Oct 2024
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

To improve everyone's lives they must be entitled to the necessities of the modern world. Improved waste and water management, internet access, an unbiased news source, and a new ID card to access their services and government benefits.

Proposed Changes

1

National Identity Cards
Previous law
No national ID card
Mandatory ID card

2

Water Supply Ownership
Previous law
Private water companies under a price regulator
Municipally owned water utilities with regulated tariffs

3

Waste Management
Previous law
Licensed landfill and incineration with basic recycling targets
Deposit-return schemes, compulsory household separation and landfill caps

4

Broadband & Digital Access
Previous law
Subsidies for rural and hard-to-reach areas
Universal service obligation; every home entitled to a connection

5

Public Broadcasting Funding
Previous law
No public broadcaster (privatize existing assets; advertising-only market)
Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

Timeline

  • Draft
    21 August 2024


  • Vote Open
    21 August 2024


  • Vote Closed
    20 October 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    20 October 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Passed
224Yes 189No 22Not voted 435 seats

For: 224 / 435 seats (51.5%)

Against: 189 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 22

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 54.2%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands People's Alliance 0 Yes
Green Social Union Proposer 40 Yes
Homeland Union 103 No
Pax Americana 86 No
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 95 Yes
Progressive Reform 89 Yes

Senate

Failed
42Yes 52No 6Not voted 100 seats

For: 42 / 100 seats (42.0%)

Against: 52 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 6

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 44.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Broadlands People's Alliance 0 Yes
Green Social Union Proposer 14 Yes
Homeland Union 23 No
Pax Americana 29 No
People's Revolutionary Communist Front 13 Yes
Progressive Reform 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.

Homeland Union
Voted Aug. 26, 2024
No

“Cant´t go with this. It would reduce the free market and our border security”

Pax Americana
Voted Aug. 25, 2024
No

“a mandatory national ID is not necessary to deliver services”

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