Legislative Bill · Broadlands
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SBUT Public Safety And Justice Reform Act of 2020

Failing
blocked by Presidency
Opened
8 Oct 2020
Voting closes
7 Dec 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes

Rationale

These reforms reduce state coercion, prioritise rehabilitation, and restore trust by aligning policing, justice, and firearms policy with public safety and individual rights.

Proposed Changes

1

Armed Police
Previous law
All frontline officers routinely armed
Unarmed except by special authorisation

2

Firearms Control
Previous law
Licensed ownership with background checks
Constitutional right to carry

3

Deportation
Previous law
Firm enforcement with appeals
Case-by-case with full appeal rights

4

Prison & Sentencing Philosophy
Previous law
Balanced punishment and rehabilitation
Minimise prison; community sentences

5

Repeat Offender Sentencing
Previous law
Escalating mandatory minimums
"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence

Timeline

  • Draft
    8 October 2020


  • Vote Open
    8 October 2020


  • Vote Closed
    7 December 2020


  • Did Not Become Law
    7 December 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

House of Representatives

Failed
42Yes 253No 140Not voted 435 seats

For: 42 / 435 seats (9.7%)

Against: 253 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 140

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 14.2%)
Party Seats Vote
Homeland Union 37 No
Pax Americana 199 No
Progressive Reform 27 Yes
Socialist Broadlands Union Technocrats Proposer 15 Yes
Together - Worker's Alliance 17 No

Senate

Failed
10Yes 58No 32Not voted 100 seats

For: 10 / 100 seats (10.0%)

Against: 58 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 32

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 14.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Homeland Union 8 No
Pax Americana 46 No
Progressive Reform 6 Yes
Socialist Broadlands Union Technocrats Proposer 4 Yes
Together - Worker's Alliance 4 No
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
Homeland Union 1 No

Voting record

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

Pax Americana
Voted Nov. 12, 2020
No

“its not a bad bill, but perhaps now is not the time”

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