Legislative Bill · Columbia
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Police Reform And Privacy Protection Act of 2020

Failing
blocked by Presidency
Opened
21 Mar 2020
Voting closes
20 May 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
2 changes

Rationale

These changes restore public trust by shifting from punitive enforcement to prevention and protecting civil liberties from mass surveillance.

Proposed Changes

1

Police Powers
Previous law
Zero tolerance
Community policing focused on prevention

2

State Surveillance Powers
Previous law
Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)
Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)

Timeline

  • Draft
    21 March 2020


  • Vote Open
    21 March 2020


  • Vote Closed
    20 May 2020


  • Did Not Become Law
    20 May 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Failed
0Yes 79No 13Abstained 8Not voted 100 seats

For: 0 / 100 seats (0.0%)

Against: 79 · Abstained: 13 · Not voted: 8

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 0.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) 79 No
Free Citizens Alliance 13 Abstain
Labour 0 Yes
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 0 Yes
Socialism Alliance Of Columbia 0 Yes
Empty seats 26 Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed
169Yes 76No 116Abstained 74Not voted 435 seats

For: 169 / 435 seats (38.9%)

Against: 76 · Abstained: 116 · Not voted: 74

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 69.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) 76 No
Free Citizens Alliance 116 Abstain
Labour 110 Yes
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance Proposer 59 Yes
Socialism Alliance Of Columbia 0 Yes
Empty seats 103 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
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC) 1 No

Voting record

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

Labour
Voted April 2, 2020
Yes

“This act will ensure the protection of individual freedom while improving our law & order system”

Yes Changed vote

“This not about letting crime happen this about letting communities govern themselves and making privacy a right not a privilege.”

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