Columbia
Proposals
Economic Deregulation Act of 2011

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Economic Deregulation Act of 2011

Proposed by Liberal Modernist · fronted by Ethan Pearson

Opened

27 Sep 2011

Voting closes

26 Nov 2011

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

3 changes

Rationale

These changes would boost economic growth, attract investment, and simplify bloated regulations while maintaining essential protections for workers and animals.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Foreign Land Ownership	Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned	No restrictions on foreign land purchases
2	Animal Welfare Standards	Regulated farming standards and anti-cruelty laws	Basic anti-cruelty rules only (no regulation of farming practices)
3	Maximum Working Hours	Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)	48-hour weekly maximum

1

Foreign Land Ownership

Previous law

Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned

No restrictions on foreign land purchases

2

Animal Welfare Standards

Previous law

Regulated farming standards and anti-cruelty laws

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

3

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)

48-hour weekly maximum

Proposer

Party

Liberal Modernist

A centrist, technocratic party. We work to build a bright future for free minds through reason, innovation and competition.

Core pillars

Ethan Pearson

Activist · Age 57

3,492 social followers

A charismatic policy wonk with a working-class upbringing, Ethan Pearson combines academic rigor and grassroots passion, using his analytical mind to bridge the gap between intellectual ideals and practical solutions.

🎓 Academic 🔬 Analytical ✨ Charismatic 🤝 Loyal 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

27 September 2011
Vote Open

27 September 2011
Vote Closed

26 November 2011
Became Law

26 November 2011

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

84Yes 14No 2Not voted 100 seats

For: 84 / 100 seats (84.0%)

Against: 14 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 2

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 85.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Modernist Proposer	4	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	52	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance	28	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity	3	No	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	11	No	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

369Yes 58No 8Not voted 435 seats

For: 369 / 435 seats (84.8%)

Against: 58 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 8

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 86.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Liberal Modernist Proposer	45	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	208	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Alliance	116	Yes	No reason given
Solidarity	18	No	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	40	No	No reason given
Empty seats	103	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	Reason
Socialist Alliance	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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