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Animal Welfare Standards Reform of …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Animal Welfare Standards Reform of 2016

Proposed by Democratic Peoples Coalition · fronted by Frederick O'Connor

Opened

6 May 2016

Voting closes

5 Jul 2016

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Current laws fail to prevent suffering in factory farming; regulated standards will improve animal welfare and protect public health.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Animal Welfare Standards	Basic anti-cruelty rules only (no regulation of farming practices)		Regulated farming standards and anti-cruelty laws

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Animal Welfare Standards

Previous law

Basic anti-cruelty rules only (no regulation of farming practices)

Regulated farming standards and anti-cruelty laws

Proposer

Party

Democratic Peoples Coalition

The Democratic Peoples Coalition forges a future where strength flows from shared soil and every hand rebuilds what was broken.

Core pillars

Frederick O'Connor

Activist · Age 62

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Frederick O’Connor’s decades-long reign as a labor leader began with a charismatic strike speech and never faded, blending fiery rhetoric with a knack for brokering deals behind the scenes.

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Timeline

Draft

6 May 2016
Vote Open

6 May 2016
Vote Closed

5 July 2016
Became Law

5 July 2016

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

52Yes 0No 48Not voted 100 seats

For: 52 / 100 seats (52.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 48

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	20	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Peoples Coalition Proposer	15	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	0	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia	17	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

230Yes 0No 205Not voted 435 seats

For: 230 / 435 seats (52.9%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 205

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	88	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Peoples Coalition Proposer	67	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	0	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia	75	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	103	Not voted

Presidency

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

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

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

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