Columbia
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Justice Reform Provision of 2018

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Justice Reform Provision of 2018

Proposed by National Reform · fronted by George O'Brien

Opened

11 Jul 2018

Voting closes

9 Sep 2018

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

4 changes

Rationale

These reforms modernise justice and safety policies to reduce unnecessary incarceration, align penalties with rehabilitation, and promote economic growth through balanced regulation.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Age of Criminal Responsibility	From age 12	From 16
2	Repeat Offender Sentencing	Judges set sentences case-by-case	"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence
3	Firearms Control	Strict licensing, limited categories	Licensed ownership with background checks
4	Depressants Policy	Full prohibition; possession criminalised, prison for repeat offences	Possession decriminalised; treatment-led

1

Age of Criminal Responsibility

Previous law

From age 12

From 16

2

Repeat Offender Sentencing

Previous law

Judges set sentences case-by-case

"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence

3

Firearms Control

Previous law

Strict licensing, limited categories

Licensed ownership with background checks

4

Depressants Policy

Previous law

Full prohibition; possession criminalised, prison for repeat offences

Possession decriminalised; treatment-led

Proposer

Party

National Reform

A nation reborn through tradition, renewal, and the land we cherish.

Core pillars

George O'Brien

Activist · Age 40

2,879 social followers

A decorated veteran turned policy wonk, he traded camouflage for spreadsheets to fight for veterans' rights, his unwavering idealism and data-driven approach masking his struggle to captivate a crowd.

🔬 Analytical ✨ Charismatic 🎖️ Former Military 🌟 Idealist 🤐 Poor Speaker

Timeline

Draft

17 June 2018
Vote Open

11 July 2018
Vote Closed

9 September 2018
Became Law

9 September 2018

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

92Yes 0No 8Not voted 100 seats

For: 92 / 100 seats (92.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	79	Yes	No reason given
Fair Prosperity Union	0	Yes	No reason given
Labour	0	Yes	No reason given
National Reform Proposer	13	Yes	No reason given
Trade Union Congress	0	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

411Yes 0No 24Not voted 435 seats

For: 411 / 435 seats (94.5%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 24

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	362	Yes	No reason given
Fair Prosperity Union	0	Yes	No reason given
Labour	0	Yes	No reason given
National Reform Proposer	49	Yes	No reason given
Trade Union Congress	0	Yes	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
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	1	Yes	No reason given

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