“We largely agree, especially on the second proposal.”
Housing Supply And Rent Stabilization Act of 2019
Rationale
These changes address housing shortages and rising rents by ensuring sufficient supply and protecting tenants from excessive increases.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Housing Supply & Planning |
Balanced planning system
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Strong national housing targets
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| 2 | Rent Control |
Light stabilisation, mostly market rents
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Rent increases capped to inflation
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Housing Supply & Planning2
Rent ControlProposer
Party
The Greens Of Marianne
The Greens of Marianne (GoM) is the party of the youth and progress, advocating for education-first policies, environmental protections and striving towards a brighter future for generations to come.
Core pillars
Isabelle Henry
Activist · Age 48
A former journalist turned activist, Isabelle Henry leverages her media savvy to amplify grassroots causes, blending working-class roots with a pragmatic approach to real-world change.
Timeline
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Draft8 September 2019
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Vote Open8 September 2019
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Vote Closed7 November 2019
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Did Not Become Law7 November 2019
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
PassedFor: 290 / 348 seats (83.3%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 58
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne's Communist Front | 0 | Yes | We largely agree, especially on the second proposal. |
| National Conservative Rally | 0 | No | We dont support this bill |
| The Greens Of Marianne Proposer | 290 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Marianne Liberty Alliance | 0 | No | We cannot let artificial supply restrictions remove the prospect of affordable housing from our country. |
| The National Refoundation Front | 0 | No | The "Housing Supply And Rent Stabilization Act" is a socialist illusion that masks a frontal attack on private property rights and economic reality. By imposing rent caps and bureaucratic "national targets," the Left is preparing to paralyze the housing market, discourage investment, and ultimately cause an unprecedented housing shortage. History is unforgiving: wherever the State dictates prices, supply collapses. Capping rents at inflation is a disguised form of expropriation that punishes small property owners and savers who have built their wealth through the sweat of their own brow. We refuse to let technocrats manage our cities and our homes. Housing must not be a tool for State control, but the result of a free and dynamic market. Instead of these shackles, we must liberate land use and slash useless red tape. This bill is not a solution; it is a bureaucratic dead end that sacrifices our freedom on the altar of empty egalitarianism. |
National Assembly
FailedFor: 188 / 577 seats (32.6%)
Against: 325 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 64
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne's Communist Front | 0 | Yes | We largely agree, especially on the second proposal. |
| National Conservative Rally | 140 | No | We dont support this bill |
| The Greens Of Marianne Proposer | 188 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Marianne Liberty Alliance | 111 | No | We cannot let artificial supply restrictions remove the prospect of affordable housing from our country. |
| The National Refoundation Front | 74 | No | The "Housing Supply And Rent Stabilization Act" is a socialist illusion that masks a frontal attack on private property rights and economic reality. By imposing rent caps and bureaucratic "national targets," the Left is preparing to paralyze the housing market, discourage investment, and ultimately cause an unprecedented housing shortage. History is unforgiving: wherever the State dictates prices, supply collapses. Capping rents at inflation is a disguised form of expropriation that punishes small property owners and savers who have built their wealth through the sweat of their own brow. We refuse to let technocrats manage our cities and our homes. Housing must not be a tool for State control, but the result of a free and dynamic market. Instead of these shackles, we must liberate land use and slash useless red tape. This bill is not a solution; it is a bureaucratic dead end that sacrifices our freedom on the altar of empty egalitarianism. |
Presidency
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Marianne Liberty Alliance | 1 | No | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“We dont support this bill”
“We cannot let artificial supply restrictions remove the prospect of affordable housing from our country.”
“The "Housing Supply And Rent Stabilization Act" is a socialist illusion that masks a frontal attack on private property rights and economic reality. By imposing rent caps and bureaucratic "national targets," the Left is preparing to paralyze the housing market, discourage investment, and ultimately cause an unprecedented housing shortage. History is unforgiving: wherever the State dictates prices, supply collapses. Capping rents at inflation is a disguised form of expropriation that punishes small property owners and savers who have built their wealth through the sweat of their own brow. We refuse to let technocrats manage our cities and our homes. Housing must not be a tool for State control, but the result of a free and dynamic market. Instead of these shackles, we must liberate land use and slash useless red tape. This bill is not a solution; it is a bureaucratic dead end that sacrifices our freedom on the altar of empty egalitarianism.”