Legislative Bill · Nova Artaris

Free Markets Act of 2016

Proposed by Social Democratic Union · fronted by Hannah Cunningham

Opened

23 May 2016

Voting closes

22 Jul 2016

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

5 changes

Rationale

Returns the economic power to the people, giving them the ability to spend their hard-earned money in the ways that they wish.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Gambling Regulation	All gambling prohibited; underground gambling heavily policed	Liberal gambling (online platforms, private casinos, sports betting all permitted)
2	Tobacco & Vaping Regulation	Total ban on tobacco and vaping products; possession criminalized	Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)
3	Internet Freedom	Light-touch regulation (net neutrality; limited takedown orders for serious crime only)	Completely unregulated internet; no content restrictions of any kind
4	Maximum Working Hours	Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)	35-hour weekly maximum
5	Foreign Land Ownership	Foreign purchases require government approval	Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned

1

Gambling Regulation

Previous law

All gambling prohibited; underground gambling heavily policed

Liberal gambling (online platforms, private casinos, sports betting all permitted)

2

Tobacco & Vaping Regulation

Previous law

Total ban on tobacco and vaping products; possession criminalized

Heavy restrictions (plain packaging; indoor ban; age 21; advertising banned)

3

Internet Freedom

Previous law

Light-touch regulation (net neutrality; limited takedown orders for serious crime only)

Completely unregulated internet; no content restrictions of any kind

4

Maximum Working Hours

Previous law

Mandatory four-day work week (28 hours maximum)

35-hour weekly maximum

5

Foreign Land Ownership

Previous law

Foreign purchases require government approval

Foreign ownership limited to commercial property only; residential banned

Proposer

Party

Social Democratic Union

Harnessing the progress of capitalism to provide for the people.

Core pillars

Hannah Cunningham

Activist · Age 47

62,937 social followers

A silver-tongued heiress turned political powerhouse, Hannah Cunningham leveraged her family’s fortune and media empire into a career as a high-profile advocate, her polished speeches and backroom deals reshaping policy debates behind the scenes.

🚀 Ambitious 🎤 Fantastic Speaker 📺 Media Savvy 💰 Wealthy 🔗 Well Connected

Timeline

Draft

15 May 2016
Vote Open

23 May 2016
Vote Closed

22 July 2016
Became Law

22 July 2016

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Charter House

Passed

625Yes 160No 215Not voted 1000 seats

For: 625 / 1000 seats (62.5%)

Against: 160 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 215

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 79.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Imperial Nova Artaris	112	Yes	No reason given
Little Chips	64	No	No reason given
No Borders Movement	96	No	No reason given
Social Democratic Union Proposer	513	Yes	No reason given

Royal Ordinance Council

Passed

250Yes 64No 86Not voted 400 seats

For: 250 / 400 seats (62.5%)

Against: 64 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 86

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 79.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Imperial Nova Artaris	45	Yes	No reason given
Little Chips	26	No	No reason given
No Borders Movement	38	No	No reason given
Social Democratic Union Proposer	205	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	112	Not voted

Lord President of the Privy Council

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
Social Democratic Union Proposer	1	Yes	No reason given

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