Legislative Bill · Rheinland
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Public Health And Justice Reform Act of 2023

Proposed by Civic Platform · fronted by Elias Weiß
Failing
passing in 1 of 2 chambers
Opened
27 Nov 2023
Voting closes
26 Jan 2024
Chambers
2 legislatures
Articles
3 changes

Rationale

These changes modernize drug policy with evidence-based harm reduction, lower healthcare costs via direct drug price negotiations, and restore public safety through cash bail for serious crimes.

Proposed Changes

1

Drug Treatment & Harm Reduction
Previous law
Abstinence-based treatment programmes
Needle exchanges, safe consumption rooms, opioid substitution

2

Prescription Drug Pricing
Previous law
Voluntary pricing agreements with industry
State negotiates prices for public purchasing

3

Bail & Pre-Trial Detention
Previous law
Risk assessment decides release
Cash bail; release on payment

Timeline

  • Draft
    27 November 2023


  • Vote Open
    27 November 2023


  • Vote Closed
    26 January 2024


  • Did Not Become Law
    26 January 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed
33Yes 18No 11Abstained 7Not voted 69 seats

For: 33 / 69 seats (47.8%)

Against: 18 · Abstained: 11 · Not voted: 7

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 64.7%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform Proposer 33 Yes
Liberal Union 18 No
Socialists And Democrats 0 Yes
The Christian Democrats 11 Abstain

Bundestag

Failed
177Yes 190No 131Abstained 152Not voted 650 seats

For: 177 / 650 seats (27.2%)

Against: 190 · Abstained: 131 · Not voted: 152

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 48.2%)
Party Seats Vote
Civic Platform Proposer 177 Yes
Liberal Union 190 No
Socialists And Democrats 0 Yes
The Christian Democrats 131 Abstain

Voting record

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

Socialists And Democrats
Voted Jan. 12, 2024
Yes

“Although S&D opposes release on bail, we strongly support the proposals on public healthcare. Therefore, we will vote in favour of the resolution.”

Liberal Union
Voted Dec. 10, 2023
No

“this hurts people's freedom and the open market”

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