Legislative Bill · Solania
Passed

Criminal Responsibility Age Adjustment of 2022

Proposed by National Progressives · fronted by Marta Delgado
Passing
in the National Congress
Opened
19 Feb 2022
Voting closes
20 Apr 2022
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
1 change

Rationale

Lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10 better addresses early harmful behavior while promoting accountability and rehabilitation for public safety.

Proposed Changes

1

Age of Criminal Responsibility
Previous law
From age 12
Criminally responsible from age 10

Timeline

  • Draft
    19 February 2022


  • Vote Open
    19 February 2022


  • Vote Closed
    20 April 2022


  • Became Law
    20 April 2022

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

National Congress

Passed
133Yes 0No 167Not voted 300 seats

For: 133 / 300 seats (44.3%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 167

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Compassionate Collective 0 Abstain
National Moderation League 52 Yes
National Progressives Proposer 0 Yes
New Peoples’ Alliance 81 Yes
Empty seats 94 Not voted

President of the Republic

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.

Compassionate Collective
Voted March 10, 2022
Abstain Changed vote

“Following discussions with the National Progressives, the Collective has decided to abstain.”

Compassionate Collective
Voted Feb. 26, 2022
No

“The Collective believes it is cruel to lower the criminal age of responsibility, and as such we oppose this law”

New Peoples’ Alliance
Voted Feb. 24, 2022
Yes

“Given the govs rollback on much punishment allowing criminals to walk free without punishment, we support teaching children early to respect the law.”

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