NSG Senate Chamber [NSG Senate] - Version 3

[The Nihilistic view]

Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act – Nay
Ciminalisation of Hate Speech Act – Nay
First Amendment to the Internal Security Act – Nay Allows individuals (Who may attack) to legally have better arms than those contracted to defend property and persons.
Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act – Nay There is a much better bill in the next section, that I wish to see passed.
Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act – Nay Again, Allows individuals (Who may attack) to legally have better arms than those contracted to defend property and persons.
Aurentine Information Sharing – Nay The annual coin toss.
Blues and Twos Act – Yay

[The Red Star Union]

AYE
Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act
Aurentine Information Sharing
Blues and Twos Act (BATA)

NAY
First Amendment to the Internal Security Act
Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act

ABSTAIN
Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act
Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act

[HumanSanity]

AYE
Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act
First Amendment to the Internal Security Act
Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act
Blues and Twos Act (BATA)
Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act

NAY

ABSTAIN
Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act
Aurentine Information Sharing

[The Licentian Isles]

I vote AYE to all bills currently at vote.

[Celritannia]

Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act: Aye
Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act: Abstain
First Amendment to the Internal Security Act: Aye
Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act: Aye
Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act: Aye
Aurentine Information Sharing Act: Abstain
Blues and Twos Act: Aye

[The IASM]

Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act: Nay
Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act: Aye
First Amendment to the Internal Security Act: Nay
Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act: Aye
Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act: Nay
Aurentine Information Sharing Act: Aye
Blues and Twos Act: Aye

[Belmaria]

CHSA: NAY
RCPA: NAY
FA ISA: NAY
IFSLA: NAY
PSRLA: NAY
AISA: NAY
BATA: NAY

[The Free Republic of Akan]

RoCPA - Aye
CoHS - Abstain
FAISA - Aye
IFSaLA - Aye
PSRaLA - Aye
AISA - Aye
BaTA - Aye

[Ainin]

CHSA: NAY
RCPA: NAY
FA ISA: NAY
IFSLA: NAY
PSRLA: NAY
AISA: NAY
BATA: NAY

Aren't you dead?

[Belmaria]

CHSA: NAY
RCPA: NAY
FA ISA: NAY
IFSLA: NAY
PSRLA: NAY
AISA: NAY
BATA: NAY

Aren't you dead?

Check the LPA thread

[Geilinor]

Building Code Act
Drafted By: Geilinor (NDP)
Co-Sponsors: Phalnia (CMP), HumanSanity(RG), Finium(NCP), NEO Rome Republic(NDP), Macedonian Grand Empire(RefP)
Category: Domestic Development

RECOGNISING: That our nation does not have a uniform building code to ensure that all buildings are structurally sound.

ALARMED: At the potential for many lives to be lost or put at risk and property lost or severely damaged due to inappropriately built structures.

ENSURING: That the unnecessary loss of lives and property which may result from a unsafe construction are avoided.

HEREBY: Joins the European Committee for Standardization and adopts the Eurocode guidelines.

Article One: Eurocode
1. The Ministry of Interior shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Eurocodes.
2. Aurentina shall have five (5) years to reach compliance with the Eurocodes, if not already accomplished.

Article Two: On Enforcement
1: The Building Safety Commission (BSC) shall be put under the control of the Ministry of Interior .
1a: The BSC shall be led by a Director. This position is appointed by the Minister of Interior and is under the joint jurisdiction of the President of Aurentina and the Minister of the Interior. The Director is in control of ensuring that the Eurocodes and all other building codes established by the Senate are complied with.
1b: The BSC shall have a nationwide headquarters located in the capital city and provincial headquarters in each province. Each provincial headquarters shall be run by a Provincial Operations Coordinator who shall be appointed to the position by both provincial authorities and the Minister of the Interior.
1c: The BSC shall be responsible for carrying out annual inspections of all structures open to the public where humans or animals will be present at some time during the calendar year. Residential buildings must be inspected prior to sale or rental.
1d: The BSC shall issue Certificates of Compliance to the owners of buildings which pass inspection. Owners of buildings that fail inspection shall be given 1 to 12 months to reach compliance, depending on the nature of the violation.
1e: The owners of buildings that continue to be noncompliant shall be fined 2 to 5 times the cost of repair.
1f: Buildings which are deemed to be at severe risk of collapse or pose other significant health or safety hazards may be condemned to be demolished.
2: The builder(s) of a structure that causes death or serious bodily injury shall be charged with a felony if said building is found to fall below BSC standards.

I'd like to submit this to the queue, but I'm not sure which category it fits in.

[Dangelia]

Building Code Act
Drafted By: Geilinor (NDP)
Co-Sponsors: Phalnia (CMP), HumanSanity(RG), Finium(NCP), NEO Rome Republic(NDP), Macedonian Grand Empire(RefP)
Category: Domestic Development

RECOGNISING: That our nation does not have a uniform building code to ensure that all buildings are structurally sound.

ALARMED: At the potential for many lives to be lost or put at risk and property lost or severely damaged due to inappropriately built structures.

ENSURING: That the unnecessary loss of lives and property which may result from a unsafe construction are avoided.

HEREBY: Joins the European Committee for Standardization and adopts the Eurocode guidelines.

Article One: Eurocode
1. The Ministry of Interior shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Eurocodes.
2. Aurentina shall have five (5) years to reach compliance with the Eurocodes, if not already accomplished.

Article Two: On Enforcement
1: The Building Safety Commission (BSC) shall be put under the control of the Ministry of Interior .
1a: The BSC shall be led by a Director. This position is appointed by the Minister of Interior and is under the joint jurisdiction of the President of Aurentina and the Minister of the Interior. The Director is in control of ensuring that the Eurocodes and all other building codes established by the Senate are complied with.
1b: The BSC shall have a nationwide headquarters located in the capital city and provincial headquarters in each province. Each provincial headquarters shall be run by a Provincial Operations Coordinator who shall be appointed to the position by both provincial authorities and the Minister of the Interior.
1c: The BSC shall be responsible for carrying out annual inspections of all structures open to the public where humans or animals will be present at some time during the calendar year. Residential buildings must be inspected prior to sale or rental.
1d: The BSC shall issue Certificates of Compliance to the owners of buildings which pass inspection. Owners of buildings that fail inspection shall be given 1 to 12 months to reach compliance, depending on the nature of the violation.
1e: The owners of buildings that continue to be noncompliant shall be fined 2 to 5 times the cost of repair.
1f: Buildings which are deemed to be at severe risk of collapse or pose other significant health or safety hazards may be condemned to be demolished.
2: The builder(s) of a structure that causes death or serious bodily injury shall be charged with a felony if said building is found to fall below BSC standards.

I'd like to submit this to the queue, but I'm not sure which category it fits in.

I would say Miscellaneous

[Ainin]

Building Code Act
Drafted By: Geilinor (NDP)
Co-Sponsors: Phalnia (CMP), HumanSanity(RG), Finium(NCP), NEO Rome Republic(NDP), Macedonian Grand Empire(RefP)
Category: Domestic Development

RECOGNISING: That our nation does not have a uniform building code to ensure that all buildings are structurally sound.

ALARMED: At the potential for many lives to be lost or put at risk and property lost or severely damaged due to inappropriately built structures.

ENSURING: That the unnecessary loss of lives and property which may result from a unsafe construction are avoided.

HEREBY: Joins the European Committee for Standardization and adopts the Eurocode guidelines.

Article One: Eurocode
1. The Ministry of Interior shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Eurocodes.
2. Aurentina shall have five (5) years to reach compliance with the Eurocodes, if not already accomplished.

Article Two: On Enforcement
1: The Building Safety Commission (BSC) shall be put under the control of the Ministry of Interior .
1a: The BSC shall be led by a Director. This position is appointed by the Minister of Interior and is under the joint jurisdiction of the President of Aurentina and the Minister of the Interior. The Director is in control of ensuring that the Eurocodes and all other building codes established by the Senate are complied with.
1b: The BSC shall have a nationwide headquarters located in the capital city and provincial headquarters in each province. Each provincial headquarters shall be run by a Provincial Operations Coordinator who shall be appointed to the position by both provincial authorities and the Minister of the Interior.
1c: The BSC shall be responsible for carrying out annual inspections of all structures open to the public where humans or animals will be present at some time during the calendar year. Residential buildings must be inspected prior to sale or rental.
1d: The BSC shall issue Certificates of Compliance to the owners of buildings which pass inspection. Owners of buildings that fail inspection shall be given 1 to 12 months to reach compliance, depending on the nature of the violation.
1e: The owners of buildings that continue to be noncompliant shall be fined 2 to 5 times the cost of repair.
1f: Buildings which are deemed to be at severe risk of collapse or pose other significant health or safety hazards may be condemned to be demolished.
2: The builder(s) of a structure that causes death or serious bodily injury shall be charged with a felony if said building is found to fall below BSC standards.

I'd like to submit this to the queue, but I'm not sure which category it fits in.

Domestic Development, because Infrastructure = MinTransport.

[Maryginia]

RCPA: Abstain
CHSA: Nay
FAISA: Nay
IFSLA: Nay
PSRLA: Nay
AISA: Abstain
BATA: Abstain

[Costa Alegria]

I'd like this to be added to the queue please:

Civil Defense Act
Drafted By: Michael Blumenthal (ND)
Co-Sponsors: Ainin (ND), Geilinor (ND), NEO Rome Republic (ND), Marquette of Pacific (CMP)
Category: Safety and Order

RECOGNISING: That our nation does not have any means of coordinating a response to a major natural or man-made disaster.

ALARMED: At the potential for many lives to be lost or put at risk and property lost or severely damaged due to a chaotic response by emergency services.

ENSURING: That the unnecessary loss of lives and property which may result in an uncoordinated response by emergency services will not occur.

HEREBY: Establishing the Civil Defence Agency upon the passing of this bill.

Article One: Declaration of a State of Emergency
1a: As per the State of Emergency Act, the President of Aurentina or the Minister of the Interior may proclaim a State of Emergency at a nationwide level in response to a natural or man-made disaster within Aurentina.
1b: The Minister of the Interior may also delcare a State of Emergency in a province or provinces affected by a natural or man-made disaster at the request of provincial authorities.
1c: Hereby defines a “State of Emergency” further as a proclamation by the government in order to respond to a natural or man-made disaster resulting in fatalities and/or injuries as well as damage and destruction to public and private property.

Article Two: On Administration
2a: The Civil Defence Agency (CDA) shall be put under the control of the Ministry of the Interior.
2b: The CDA shall be led by a Director of Operations. This position is appointed by the Minister of Interior and is under the joint jurisdiction of the President of Aurentina and the Minister of the Interior. The Director has control over CDA staff and works with the President and the Minister of the Interior in a disaster response scenario and is in control of establishing contingency plans in case of a natural or man-made disaster.
2c: The CDA shall have a nationwide headquarters located in the capital city and provincial headquarters in each province. Each provincial headquarters shall be run by a Provincial Operations Coordinator who shall be appointed to the position by both provincial authorities and the Minister of the Interior.
2c: Hereby grants emergency powers of control over the Commonwealth Fire Service, emergency medical services, the National Police, the National Gendarmerie and the Armed Forces following a delcaration of a State of Emergency which affects the entire nation to the President.
2d: Hereby grants emergency powers of control over the Commonwealth Fire Service, emergency medical services and the National Police following a delcaration of a State of Emergency which affects a single, or multiple, province/s to the President of Aurentina or the Minister of the Interior should the President be incapable of the task or requests the Minister of the Interior to do so in their place.

Article Three: On Operations
3a: The CDA's primary operations are to identify potential natural and man-made hazards and make plans accordingly to respond to any disaster caused by said hazards.
3b: The CDA's primary function during a State of Emergency is to identify the areas most in need of emergency assistance and to send emergency services to those areas as swiftly as possible.
3c: The CDA's secondary function during a State of Emergency is to deploy law enforcement officers and Gendarmerie personnel to prevent looting, public unrest and conduct evacuations if needed as well as ensuring that other emergency services responding are not delayed.
3d: The CDA's secondary operations outside of a State of Emergency are disaster prevention and normal emergency response and rescue. The CDA shall conduct firefighting duties within National Parks as well as all aerial firefighting duties. The CDA shall also conduct limited coast guard duties and also respond to bomb-threats.

Article Four: On Apperance
4a: Hereby adopts the international symbol of civil defence as the official emblem of the Civil Defence Agency. The emblem shall consist of a yellow circle with a blue triangle insert and the white acronym for the agency within the triangle. This shall be displayed on all vehicles and aircraft.
4b: Hereby mandates that all vehicles and aircraft be painted in a yellow and red scheme with all emergency response vehicles to carry blue lights and all vehicles and aircraft to display the CDA emblem prominantly.
4c: Mandates that the duty uniform of non-firefighting or non-emergency personnel to consist of a white shirt with the CDA emblem on the left breast. Individuals may wear clothing of their choice in addition to this shirt.
4d: Mandates that the duty uniform of firefighting and emergency personnel to be that of their equivalent non-government services but to be dark blue in colour and have the CDA emblem prominantly displayed.

[Vairikai Sari]

I vote Aye to all bills curently at vote.

[Agritum]

I vote Aye to all bills curently at vote.

I think that the voting has ended one our before your vote...

Could someone count the votes now?

[Senate President pro Tempore]

I vote Aye to all bills curently at vote.

I think that the voting has ended one our before your vote...

Could someone count the votes now?

I'm counting now, any votes after this post are not counted

(on this page now, so bear with me)

- Battlion

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Final Vote Counter (Only one lol)

Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act
Aye: 26
Nay: 17
Abstain: 5

Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act
Aye: 16
Nay: 16
Abstain: 16

First Amendment to the Internal Security Act
Aye: 27
Nay: 16
Abstain: 5

Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act
Aye: 26
Nay: 20
Abstain: 2

Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act
Aye: 24
Nay: 16
Abstain: 6

Aurentine Information Sharing Act
Aye: 29
Nay: 9
Abstain: 11

Blues and Twos Act
Aye: 40
Nay: 5
Abstain: 3

The following bills have been approved into law...

Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act
First Amendment to the Internal Security Act
Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act
Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act
Aurentine Information Sharing Act
Blues and Twos Act


HOWEVER, the other bill has the same amount of ayes and nays and abstains... So I have no idea what the precedent on this or if it counts... Can an admin or anyone clarify?


Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act
Aye: 16
Nay: 16
Abstain: 16



EDIT: The Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act has FAILED

[Senate President pro Tempore]

Meanwhile, whilst we wait for an admin ruling...

Debate has begun on Order D...

Order
To deal with issues pertinent to the Interior and Justice ministries

---

Section D
-Firearms Licensing and Reasonable Restrictions Act
-Protection of Workers Act
-Civil Defense Act (lol you spelt Defence wrong)

[Agritum]

Meanwhile, whilst we wait for an admin ruling...

Debate has begun on Order D...

Order
To deal with issues pertinent to the Interior and Justice ministries

---

Section D
-Firearms Licensing and Reasonable Restrictions Act
-Protection of Workers Act
-Civil Defense Act (lol you spelt Defence wrong)

Uh, another firearms act which strikes the Sensible Firearms Act away?

[Battlion]

Meanwhile, whilst we wait for an admin ruling...

Debate has begun on Order D...

Order
To deal with issues pertinent to the Interior and Justice ministries

---

Section D
-Firearms Licensing and Reasonable Restrictions Act
-Protection of Workers Act
-Civil Defense Act (lol you spelt Defence wrong)

Uh, another firearms act which strikes the Sensible Firearms Act away?

Don't blame me lol, that was what is in the queue

[Ainin]

16 aye - 16 nay = 50%.

50%+1 = pass

Therefore, CoHS fails.

[Battlion]

16 aye - 16 nay = 50%.

50%+1 = pass

Therefore, CoHS fails.

Thank you muchly... Will edit the post now

[CTALNH]

Final Vote Counter (Only one lol)

Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act
Aye: 26
Nay: 17
Abstain: 5

Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act
Aye: 16
Nay: 16
Abstain: 16

First Amendment to the Internal Security Act
Aye: 27
Nay: 16
Abstain: 5

Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act
Aye: 26
Nay: 20
Abstain: 2

Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act
Aye: 24
Nay: 16
Abstain: 6

Aurentine Information Sharing Act
Aye: 29
Nay: 9
Abstain: 11

Blues and Twos Act
Aye: 40
Nay: 5
Abstain: 3

The following bills have been approved into law...

Restriction of Corporal Punishment Act
First Amendment to the Internal Security Act
Improved Firearms Safety and Licencing Act
Private Security Regulation and Licencing Act
Aurentine Information Sharing Act
Blues and Twos Act


HOWEVER, the other bill has the same amount of ayes and nays and abstains... So I have no idea what the precedent on this or if it counts... Can an admin or anyone clarify?


Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act
Aye: 16
Nay: 16
Abstain: 16



EDIT: The Criminalisation of Hate Speech Act has FAILED

Oh how many I don't care!