Legislative Bill · Broadlands
Failed

Reform of Industries and Practices Act of 2023

Proposed by Pax Americana · fronted by Andrew Douglas
Failing
passing in 0 of 2 chambers
Opened
31 Mar 2023
Voting closes
30 May 2023
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

These changes modernise consumer rights and industry regulation to boost efficiency, affordability and innovation while maintaining public protection.

Proposed Changes

1

Consumer Protection
Previous law
Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products
Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards

2

Public Ownership of Key Industries
Previous law
Private, with strong regulation
Privatise and lightly regulate

Timeline

  • Draft
    31 March 2023


  • Vote Open
    31 March 2023


  • Vote Closed
    30 May 2023


  • Did Not Become Law
    30 May 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Failed
169Yes 204No 62Not voted 435 seats

For: 169 / 435 seats (38.9%)

Against: 204 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 62

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 45.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance For The Future 0 Abstain
Broadlands Democrats 0 No
Pax Americana Proposer 169 Yes
Progressive Reform 204 No

Senate

Failed
39Yes 47No 14Not voted 100 seats

For: 39 / 100 seats (39.0%)

Against: 47 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 14

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 45.3%)
Party Seats Vote
Alliance For The Future 0 Abstain
Broadlands Democrats 0 No
Pax Americana Proposer 39 Yes
Progressive Reform 47 No
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
Pax Americana Proposer 1 Yes

Voting record

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

Broadlands Democrats
Voted May 20, 2023
No

“We support strong consumer protections and responsible regulation of key industries.”

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