Legislative Bill · Broadlands
Failed

Rent Cap Reform Act of 2023

Proposed by Progressive Reform · fronted by Martin Chapman
Failing
blocked by Presidency
Opened
28 Jan 2023
Voting closes
29 Mar 2023
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Hard caps on rents will prevent exploitative price gouging during housing crises, ensuring stable housing for all residents.

Proposed Changes

1

Rent Control
Previous law
Rent increases capped to inflation
Hard caps on rents

Timeline

  • Draft
    28 January 2023


  • Vote Open
    28 January 2023


  • Vote Closed
    29 March 2023


  • Did Not Become Law
    29 March 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Failed
170Yes 187No 78Not voted 435 seats

For: 170 / 435 seats (39.1%)

Against: 187 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 78

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 47.6%)
Party Seats Vote
Liberal Nationalist Movement 0 Abstain
Pax Americana 187 No
Progressive Reform Proposer 170 Yes

Senate

Failed
25Yes 60No 15Not voted 100 seats

For: 25 / 100 seats (25.0%)

Against: 60 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 15

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 29.4%)
Party Seats Vote
Liberal Nationalist Movement 0 Abstain
Pax Americana 60 No
Progressive Reform Proposer 25 Yes
Empty seats 6 Not voted

Presidency

Failed
0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

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

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)
Party Seats Vote
Pax Americana 1 No

Voting record

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

Pax Americana
Voted Feb. 4, 2023
No

“hard caps on rent reduce the supply of housing”

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