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Public Broadcasting Funding Reform of …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Public Broadcasting Funding Reform of 2016

Proposed by Social Democrats Of Columbia · fronted by Anna Edwards

Opened

10 Jan 2016

Voting closes

10 Mar 2016

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Privatization risks quality journalism; a small levy ensures diverse, trusted news/education content for all citizens.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Public Broadcasting Funding	No public broadcaster (privatize existing assets; advertising-only market)		Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

1

Public Broadcasting Funding

Previous law

No public broadcaster (privatize existing assets; advertising-only market)

Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

Proposer

Party

Social Democrats Of Columbia

Columbia’s heart beats in its people’s hands where fairness is the foundation and shared prosperity is the goal.

Core pillars

Anna Edwards

Activist · Age 54

4,760 social followers

A former public school teacher turned think tank scholar, Anna Edwards combines fiery charisma with sharp policy insights, uniting idealism with a pragmatic drive for tangible change.

🎓 Academic ✨ Charismatic 🌟 Idealist ⚖️ Pragmatist 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

10 January 2016
Vote Open

10 January 2016
Vote Closed

10 March 2016
Did Not Become Law

10 March 2016

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

27Yes 19No 54Not voted 100 seats

For: 27 / 100 seats (27.0%)

Against: 19 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 54

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 58.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	11	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Peoples Coalition	9	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	19	No	No reason given
National Peoples' Coalition	0	Yes	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia Proposer	7	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

121Yes 65No 249Not voted 435 seats

For: 121 / 435 seats (27.8%)

Against: 65 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 249

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 65.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Conservative Alliance Of Columbia (CAC)	56	Yes	No reason given
Democratic Peoples Coalition	30	Yes	No reason given
Free Citizens Alliance	65	No	No reason given
National Peoples' Coalition	0	Yes	No reason given
Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
Social Democrats Of Columbia Proposer	35	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)

Voting record

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