Ministry of The Interior Inaugural Reform Act of 2018
Proposed by National League For Freedom And Democracy
Passing
in all 2 chambers
Opened
17 Jul 2018
Voting closes
15 Sep 2018
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
5 changes
Rationale
We, the Ministry of Interior, hereby present a groundbreaking, first legal act of the current composition of our ministry. It introduces important, hard but necessary changes. We are ready for constructive criticism and dialogue. We urge everyone vote for this act for the good of our homeland
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Identity Cards |
Voluntary ID card
|
Mandatory ID card
|
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| 2 | Citizenship Requirements |
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
|
Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency
|
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| 3 | Firearms Control |
Strict licensing, limited categories
|
Licensed ownership with background checks
|
|
| 4 | Armed Police |
Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call
|
All frontline officers routinely armed
|
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| 5 | Official Language Policy |
Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)
|
Single official language for all official documents and courts
|
1
National Identity CardsPrevious law
Voluntary ID card
Mandatory ID card
2
Citizenship RequirementsPrevious law
Citizenship by birth; naturalisation after 2 years' residency
Citizenship by birth on national soil and naturalisation after 5 years' residency
3
Firearms ControlPrevious law
Strict licensing, limited categories
Licensed ownership with background checks
4
Armed PolicePrevious law
Mostly unarmed; specialist armed units on call
All frontline officers routinely armed
5
Official Language PolicyPrevious law
Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)
Single official language for all official documents and courts
Timeline
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Draft16 July 2018
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Vote Open17 July 2018
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Vote Closed15 September 2018
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Became Law15 September 2018
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Bundesrat
Passed
43Yes
4No
22Not voted
69 seats
For: 43 / 69 seats (62.3%)
Against: 4 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 22
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 91.5%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Movement | 4 | No | No reason given |
| Liberal Nationalist Coalition | 7 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 8 | Yes | No reason given |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer | 11 | Yes | No reason given |
| National People's Front | 10 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 7 | Yes | No reason given |
Bundestag
Passed
407Yes
40No
203Not voted
650 seats
For: 407 / 650 seats (62.6%)
Against: 40 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 203
50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 91.1%)
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Movement | 40 | No | No reason given |
| Liberal Nationalist Coalition | 66 | Yes | No reason given |
| Liberal Union | 75 | Yes | No reason given |
| National League For Freedom And Democracy Proposer | 106 | Yes | No reason given |
| National People's Front | 91 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Christian Democrats | 69 | Yes | No reason given |