Alcohol Control Amendment Act of 2021

Proposed by National Moderation League · fronted by Luis Álvarez

Opened

22 Jan 2021

Voting closes

23 Mar 2021

Chambers

1 legislature

Articles

1 change

Rationale

To reduce alcohol-related harm, strict regulation lowers youth access, cuts public nuisance, and funds healthcare through higher taxes.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Alcohol Regulation	Liberal policy (age 18; moderate tax; late opening permitted; public zones allowed)		Strict regulation (age 21; high excise; retail 10:00–20:00; public drinking banned)

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Alcohol Regulation

Previous law

Liberal policy (age 18; moderate tax; late opening permitted; public zones allowed)

Strict regulation (age 21; high excise; retail 10:00–20:00; public drinking banned)

Proposer

Party

National Moderation League

The National Moderation League is a moderate nationalist party committed to preserving the nation's unity, sovereignty, and long-term prosperity through pragmatic and responsible governance.

Core pillars

LÁ

Luis Álvarez

Activist · Age 27

35,004 social followers

A former finance prodigy who walked away from a lucrative banking career after uncovering corruption, now wielding his street-smart pragmatism and ruthless efficiency to reshape political strategy from the ground up.

🏦 Former Banker 🛡️ Incorruptible ⚖️ Pragmatist 🗡️ Ruthless 🏙️ Street Smart

Timeline

Draft

22 January 2021
Vote Open

22 January 2021
Vote Closed

23 March 2021
Did Not Become Law

23 March 2021

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

National Congress

Failed

25Yes 104No 171Not voted 300 seats

For: 25 / 300 seats (8.3%)

Against: 104 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 171

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 19.4%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Compassionate Collective	104	No	Adults are mature and responsible enough to decide their own choices so should have the right to choose to drink alcohol; we oppose this denial of their individual liberty that is arbitrarily putting the drinking age at 21
National Moderation League Proposer	25	Yes	No reason given
Empty seats	94	Not voted

President of the Republic

Failed

0Yes 1No 0Not voted 1 seat

For: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)

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

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

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Compassionate Collective	1	No	No reason given

Voting record

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

Compassionate Collective

Voted Jan. 23, 2021

“Adults are mature and responsible enough to decide their own choices so should have the right to choose to drink alcohol; we oppose this denial of their individual liberty that is arbitrarily putting the drinking age at 21”