“We focus on basic human rights and development. Anything that is beneficial to humanity is what we accept.”
Commercial Deregulation And Labor Restrictions Act of 2019
Proposed by Libra!
Passing
in all 3 chambers
Opened
10 Jul 2019
Voting closes
8 Sep 2019
Chambers
3 legislatures
Articles
4 changes
Rationale
These changes reduce government intervention to lower costs, increase flexibility, and let markets self-regulate for greater economic efficiency and individual choice.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Veterans' Affairs |
Dedicated veterans' services
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Guaranteed housing, healthcare, pensions for veterans
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| 2 | Competition & Monopolies |
Permissive on mergers and scale
|
No competition intervention
|
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| 3 | Consumer Protection |
Short statutory warranty only; disputes left to the courts
|
No statutory protection; all terms set by contract, buyer beware
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| 4 | Gig Economy & Platform Workers |
Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
|
Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers
|
1
Veterans' AffairsPrevious law
Dedicated veterans' services
Guaranteed housing, healthcare, pensions for veterans
2
Competition & MonopoliesPrevious law
Permissive on mergers and scale
No competition intervention
3
Consumer ProtectionPrevious law
Short statutory warranty only; disputes left to the courts
No statutory protection; all terms set by contract, buyer beware
4
Gig Economy & Platform WorkersPrevious law
Gig workers classified as employees with full rights (sick pay, holiday, pensions)
Basic protections (minimum pay, accident insurance) for gig workers
Timeline
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Draft10 July 2019
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Vote Open10 July 2019
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Vote Closed8 September 2019
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Became Law8 September 2019
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
Passed
19Yes
0No
11Not voted
30 seats
For: 19 / 30 seats (63.3%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 11
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libra! Proposer | 19 | Yes | No reason given |
| PeoplesChoice | 0 | Yes | We focus on basic human rights and development. Anything that is beneficial to humanity is what we accept. |
| Progressive Populist Alliance | 0 | No | No reason given |
Honorary Council
Passed
7Yes
0No
3Not voted
10 seats
For: 7 / 10 seats (70.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 3
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libra! Proposer | 7 | Yes | No reason given |
| PeoplesChoice | 0 | Yes | We focus on basic human rights and development. Anything that is beneficial to humanity is what we accept. |
| Progressive Populist Alliance | 0 | No | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 3 | Not voted |
Grand Council
Passed
41Yes
0No
24Not voted
65 seats
For: 41 / 65 seats (63.1%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 24
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libra! Proposer | 41 | Yes | No reason given |
| PeoplesChoice | 0 | Yes | We focus on basic human rights and development. Anything that is beneficial to humanity is what we accept. |
| Progressive Populist Alliance | 0 | No | No reason given |
Captain Regent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libra! Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Vice Captain Regent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libra! Proposer | 1 | Yes | No reason given |