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People-First Housing & Social Reform …

Legislative Bill · Götaland

People-First Housing & Social Reform of 2020

Proposed by Götalands Arbetarparti · fronted by Hildegard Weiß

Opened

26 Apr 2020

Voting closes

25 Jun 2020

Chambers

1 legislature

Articles

5 changes

Rationale

These changes address urgent housing, transport, and social crises by prioritizing affordability, accessibility, and welfare for all citizens.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Housing Supply & Planning	Balanced planning system	Strong national housing targets
2	Public Transport Policy	Mixed transport with subsidized public transit	Public transport priority (car restrictions in city centres; free transit)
3	Rent Control	Light stabilisation, mostly market rents	Rent increases capped to inflation
4	Social Care for the Elderly	Capped lifetime care costs	Free universal social care
5	Retirement Age Policy	Retirement at 55	Retirement at 55

1

Housing Supply & Planning

Previous law

Balanced planning system

Strong national housing targets

2

Public Transport Policy

Previous law

Mixed transport with subsidized public transit

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

3

Rent Control

Previous law

Light stabilisation, mostly market rents

Rent increases capped to inflation

4

Social Care for the Elderly

Previous law

Capped lifetime care costs

Free universal social care

5

Retirement Age Policy

Previous law

Retirement at 55

Proposer

Party

Götalands Arbetarparti

The party of workers and dreamers that builds bridges with iron will and hearts of gold

Core pillars

Hildegard Weiß

Activist · Age 46

89,623 social followers

Once a corporate strategy consultant, Hildegard Weiß walked away from the boardroom after uncovering fraudulent labor practices in a multinational client’s supply chain.

🔬 Analytical 🌍 Outsider 🔥 Firebrand

Timeline

Draft

26 April 2020
Vote Open

26 April 2020
Vote Closed

25 June 2020
Became Law

25 June 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Rikstag

Passed

530Yes 469No 0Not voted 349 seats

For: 530 / 349 seats (151.9%)

Against: 469 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 53.1%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Götalands Arbetarparti Proposer	530	Yes	No reason given
Moderata Samlingspartiet	469	No	We all want more homes and better care, but lasting prosperity cannot be built on bigger government alone. Moderata Samlingspartiet believes in expanding housing through simpler rules, protecting freedom of choice, rewarding work, and supporting those who need help most—not costly universal promises. We therefore vote against this proposal.

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Moderata Samlingspartiet

Voted May 8, 2020

“We all want more homes and better care, but lasting prosperity cannot be built on bigger government alone. Moderata Samlingspartiet believes in expanding housing through simpler rules, protecting freedom of choice, rewarding work, and supporting those who need help most—not costly universal promises. We therefore vote against this proposal.”