Legislative Bill · Columbia
Passed

Press Freedom Protection Act of 2009

Proposed by Social Federal · fronted by Genevieve Adams
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
10 Jan 2009
Voting closes
11 Mar 2009
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Current censorship harms public debate; free press ensures accountability and timely information while protecting against direct incitement.

Proposed Changes

1

Media Censorship Policy
Previous law
Free press (no prior restraints; narrow limits for direct incitement only)
Free press (no prior restraints; narrow limits for direct incitement only)

Timeline

  • Draft
    10 January 2009


  • Vote Open
    10 January 2009


  • Vote Closed
    11 March 2009


  • Became Law
    11 March 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed
96Yes 0No 4Not voted 100 seats

For: 96 / 100 seats (96.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 4

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Columbian Communists 0 Yes
Emancipation 0 No
National Reform 13 Yes
Social Federal Proposer 50 Yes
Socialist Alliance 33 Yes
Empty seats 26 Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed
415Yes 0No 20Not voted 435 seats

For: 415 / 435 seats (95.4%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 20

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Columbian Communists 0 Yes
Emancipation 0 No
National Reform 56 Yes
Social Federal Proposer 217 Yes
Socialist Alliance 142 Yes
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
Social Federal Proposer 1 Yes

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