Family and Health Safety Act of 2024 - Saxenheim

Rationale

To ensure families and people are properly cared for their must be strict food safety regulation, strong child protective services and parental leave. This bill abolishes the fines for childless couples, which infringes upon civil liberties.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Parental Leave Policy	State-mandated reproduction targets; penalties for childless couples	Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)
2	Child Protection Services	Risk-based social-work intervention with court oversight	Proactive early-help services and mandatory reporting by teachers and doctors
3	Food Safety Regulation	Regular risk-based inspection and mandatory recalls	Strict standards, unannounced inspections and published hygiene ratings

1

Parental Leave Policy

Previous law

State-mandated reproduction targets; penalties for childless couples

Shared, non-transferable parental leave (use-it-or-lose-it for each parent)

2

Child Protection Services

Previous law

Risk-based social-work intervention with court oversight

Proactive early-help services and mandatory reporting by teachers and doctors

3

Food Safety Regulation

Previous law

Regular risk-based inspection and mandatory recalls

Strict standards, unannounced inspections and published hygiene ratings

Proposer

Party

Alliance23

An alliance of greens, social liberals, social democrats and progressives advocating for individual freedoms, equality, environmental protections and a fairer economy for all.

Core pillars

Sebastian Fuchs

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Timeline

Draft

26 September 2024
Vote Open

26 September 2024
Vote Closed

25 November 2024
Became Law

25 November 2024

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed

64Yes 0No 5Not voted 69 seats

For: 64 / 69 seats (92.8%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 5

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights	31	Yes	We don't have much to comment: these measures are necessary for any country which takes to heart its citizens' well-being.
Alliance23 Proposer	8	Yes	No reason given
Left Forward	5	Yes	The state has no right to decide who should have children or punish people for being childless. Reproductive choices belong to individuals, not politicians. Shared parental leave also means care work is no longer treated as a woman’s responsibility by default.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	20	Yes	Supporting families requires practical protection rather than coercion. The removal of penalties for childless couples restores individual civil liberties, while shared parental leave strengthens family responsibility. Earlier child-protection services and stricter food-safety standards provide stronger safeguards for children and the wider public.
Empty seats	5	Not voted

Bundestag

Passed

598Yes 0No 52Not voted 650 seats

For: 598 / 650 seats (92.0%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 52

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights	286	Yes	We don't have much to comment: these measures are necessary for any country which takes to heart its citizens' well-being.
Alliance23 Proposer	75	Yes	No reason given
Left Forward	50	Yes	The state has no right to decide who should have children or punish people for being childless. Reproductive choices belong to individuals, not politicians. Shared parental leave also means care work is no longer treated as a woman’s responsibility by default.
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	187	Yes	Supporting families requires practical protection rather than coercion. The removal of penalties for childless couples restores individual civil liberties, while shared parental leave strengthens family responsibility. Earlier child-protection services and stricter food-safety standards provide stronger safeguards for children and the wider public.
Empty seats	52	Not voted

Voting record

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

Left Forward

Voted Nov. 17, 2024

Yes

“The state has no right to decide who should have children or punish people for being childless. Reproductive choices belong to individuals, not politicians. Shared parental leave also means care work is no longer treated as a woman’s responsibility by default.”

Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights

Voted Sept. 30, 2024

Yes

“We don't have much to comment: these measures are necessary for any country which takes to heart its citizens' well-being.”

Saxenheim Workers’ Union

Voted Sept. 28, 2024

Yes

“Supporting families requires practical protection rather than coercion. The removal of penalties for childless couples restores individual civil liberties, while shared parental leave strengthens family responsibility. Earlier child-protection services and stricter food-safety standards provide stronger safeguards for children and the wider public.”