“Sure this cool in my opinion”
Consumer Protections Act of 2019
Proposed by Commonwealth Alliance For Labor
Failing
blocked by Lord President of the Privy Council
Opened
24 Dec 2019
Voting closes
22 Feb 2020
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
1 change
Rationale
These changes empower consumers by ensuring durable, repairable products, stronger safety protections, and easier justice against harmful goods.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Protection |
Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
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Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products
|
1
Consumer ProtectionPrevious law
Multi-year warranties, no-quibble refunds for faulty goods, enforced safety standards
Lifetime right to repair, mandatory long warranties, automatic recalls, class actions, a regulator that fines and bans products
Timeline
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Draft11 August 2019
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Vote Open24 December 2019
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Vote Closed22 February 2020
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Did Not Become Law22 February 2020
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Charter House
Failed
343Yes
448No
209Not voted
1000 seats
For: 343 / 1000 seats (34.3%)
Against: 448 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 209
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 43.4%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Alliance For Labor Proposer | 250 | Yes | No reason given |
| Democratic Liberty Coalition | 188 | No | This law will result in heavy regulations being forced upon the market causing price increases for consumers. |
| Imperial Nova Artaris | 260 | No | This decision will ultimately be detrimental to our markets. |
| Socialist Union For Nova Artarisian (SUNA) | 93 | Yes | Sure this cool in my opinion |
Royal Ordinance Council
Failed
137Yes
179No
84Not voted
400 seats
For: 137 / 400 seats (34.3%)
Against: 179 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 84
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 43.4%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Alliance For Labor Proposer | 100 | Yes | No reason given |
| Democratic Liberty Coalition | 75 | No | This law will result in heavy regulations being forced upon the market causing price increases for consumers. |
| Imperial Nova Artaris | 104 | No | This decision will ultimately be detrimental to our markets. |
| Socialist Union For Nova Artarisian (SUNA) | 37 | Yes | Sure this cool in my opinion |
| Empty seats | 112 | Not voted |
Lord President of the Privy Council
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 | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Nova Artaris | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
Socialist Union For Nova Artarisian (SUNA)
Voted Jan. 28, 2020
Yes
Imperial Nova Artaris
Voted Dec. 26, 2019
No
“This decision will ultimately be detrimental to our markets.”
Democratic Liberty Coalition
Voted Dec. 25, 2019
No
“This law will result in heavy regulations being forced upon the market causing price increases for consumers.”