Columbia
Proposals
Urban Mobility and Emissions Act …

Legislative Bill · Columbia

Urban Mobility and Emissions Act of 2009

Proposed by Socialist Alliance · fronted by Harold Williams

Opened

21 Jun 2009

Voting closes

20 Aug 2009

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

2 changes

Rationale

To combat air pollution and traffic congestion, we must enforce strict emissions standards and prioritize free, efficient public transit over private vehicles.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Vehicle Emissions Standards	Emissions limits with gradual phase-in for new vehicles		Strict emissions standards with immediate enforcement and heavy fines
2	Public Transport Policy	Mixed transport with subsidized public transit		Public transport priority (car restrictions in city centres; free transit)

1

Vehicle Emissions Standards

Previous law

Emissions limits with gradual phase-in for new vehicles

Strict emissions standards with immediate enforcement and heavy fines

2

Public Transport Policy

Previous law

Mixed transport with subsidized public transit

Public transport priority (car restrictions in city centres; free transit)

Proposer

Party

Socialist Alliance

A movement where labor builds the foundation of a just society

Core pillars

Harold Williams

Activist · Age 51

1,363 social followers

Harold Williams is a fiery union organizer who rose from the factory floors to become a beloved figure in the labor movement, using his working-class roots and natural charisma to rally workers in the fight for fair wages and workplace democracy.

✨ Charismatic 🌟 Idealist 🤝 Loyal 🏙️ Street Smart 🔨 Working Class Background

Timeline

Draft

21 June 2009
Vote Open

21 June 2009
Vote Closed

20 August 2009
Became Law

20 August 2009

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Senate

Passed

74Yes 14No 12Not voted 100 seats

For: 74 / 100 seats (74.0%)

Against: 14 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 12

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 84.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	22	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	11	No	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	52	Yes	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	3	No	No reason given
Empty seats	26	Not voted

House of Representatives

Passed

256Yes 125No 54Not voted 435 seats

For: 256 / 435 seats (58.9%)

Against: 125 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 54

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 67.2%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Columbian Communists	124	Yes	No reason given
National Reform	37	No	No reason given
Socialist Alliance Proposer	132	Yes	No reason given
Sunrise Movement	88	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 Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

Voting record

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