Economic Modernization And Deregulation Act of 2020 - Port Avalon

Rationale

To boost economic growth, modernize infrastructure, and adapt to evolving public demand while ensuring long-term sustainability and competitiveness.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Retirement Age Policy	Retirement at 60	Retirement at 70
2	Shop Trading Hours	Limited Sunday opening hours	Unrestricted trading every day
3	Gambling Regulation	State-licensed casinos and lottery only	Liberal gambling (online platforms, private casinos, sports betting all permitted)
4	Public Broadcasting Funding	Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)	No public broadcaster (privatize existing assets; advertising-only market)
5	Nuclear Power	Maintain existing nuclear only	Major nuclear build-out

1

Retirement Age Policy

Previous law

Retirement at 60

Retirement at 70

2

Shop Trading Hours

Previous law

Limited Sunday opening hours

Unrestricted trading every day

3

Gambling Regulation

Previous law

State-licensed casinos and lottery only

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

4

Public Broadcasting Funding

Previous law

Limited public broadcaster (news/education remit; funded by small household levy)

No public broadcaster (privatize existing assets; advertising-only market)

5

Nuclear Power

Previous law

Maintain existing nuclear only

Major nuclear build-out

Proposer

Party

Liberal Democratic Alliance

A party of open doors and open minds where freedom flourishes and no dream is left unplanted.

Core pillars

HB

Henrietta Bennett

Activist · Age 34

102,853 social followers

From factory floors to viral memes, Henrietta Bennett rose from obscurity to fame as an unlikely folk hero, wielding her working-class credibility like a weapon even as her offbeat antics keep tabloids in business.

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Timeline

Draft

26 February 2020
Vote Open

26 February 2020
Vote Closed

26 April 2020
Became Law

26 April 2020

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

City Assembly

Passed

61Yes 59No 0Not voted 120 seats

For: 61 / 120 seats (50.8%)

Against: 59 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 50.8%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalon First	0	No	The idea that our workers should give their lives to supporting this country’s society and economy, only to be told that they must wait until the age of 70 to retire, is absolutely ridiculous. We oppose this bill strongly on that basis alone.
Dockworkers Union	59	No	We support a secure and affordable energy supply, but believe Port Avalon should focus on offshore wind, tidal energy, green hydrogen, and modern energy infrastructure instead of a major nuclear expansion. At the same time, we cannot support raising the retirement age to 70, removing meaningful protections around shop trading hours, dismantling public broadcasting, or broadly deregulating gambling without appropriate safeguards. Economic modernization must benefit working people as well as businesses.
Liberal Democratic Alliance Proposer	61	Yes	No reason given

Harbor Council

Passed

8Yes 7No 0Not voted 15 seats

For: 8 / 15 seats (53.3%)

Against: 7 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 53.3%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Avalon First	0	No	The idea that our workers should give their lives to supporting this country’s society and economy, only to be told that they must wait until the age of 70 to retire, is absolutely ridiculous. We oppose this bill strongly on that basis alone.
Dockworkers Union	7	No	We support a secure and affordable energy supply, but believe Port Avalon should focus on offshore wind, tidal energy, green hydrogen, and modern energy infrastructure instead of a major nuclear expansion. At the same time, we cannot support raising the retirement age to 70, removing meaningful protections around shop trading hours, dismantling public broadcasting, or broadly deregulating gambling without appropriate safeguards. Economic modernization must benefit working people as well as businesses.
Liberal Democratic Alliance Proposer	8	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	7	Not voted

Governor of Port Avalon

Passed

0Yes 0No 1Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 1

Passes unless the office holder votes against (abstention counts as pass)

Voting record

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

Avalon First

Voted April 1, 2020

No

“The idea that our workers should give their lives to supporting this country’s society and economy, only to be told that they must wait until the age of 70 to retire, is absolutely ridiculous. We oppose this bill strongly on that basis alone.”

Dockworkers Union

Voted March 2, 2020

No

“We support a secure and affordable energy supply, but believe Port Avalon should focus on offshore wind, tidal energy, green hydrogen, and modern energy infrastructure instead of a major nuclear expansion. At the same time, we cannot support raising the retirement age to 70, removing meaningful protections around shop trading hours, dismantling public broadcasting, or broadly deregulating gambling without appropriate safeguards. Economic modernization must benefit working people as well as businesses.”