Awaiting Assent Bill Quorum Change Act

[Omegabiebel]

A
BILL
To

Amend the Legislative Standards Act and Change Bill Quorums​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Bill Quorum Change Act.'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Senator CaseyLeFaye.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Senator CaseyLeFaye.

2 - Reasons
(1) To make quorum on Bills in Congress dependent on statutory seats, not filled seats.
(2) To make the quorum on Bills in Congress equal to or greater than 50% rather than just greater than 50%.
(3) Note that this basically just makes Bills’ quorums the exact same as all other quorums in Congress, as defined in the Constitution.
(4) To amend the Legislative Standards Act.

3 - Amendment
(1) 10(3)(b) of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“(i) Passage shall be considered as a simple majority of ayes out of all non-abstention votes cast, and rejection shall be a failure to reach such a majority.​

(ii) No bill shall pass the House unless over at least 50% of all sitting statutory Representatives have voted on the bill.”​

(2) 10(5)(b)(ii) of the Legislative Standards Act shall be amended as follows:

“(i) Passage shall be considered as a simple majority of ayes out of all non-abstention votes cast, and rejection shall be a failure to reach such a majority.​

(ii) No bill shall pass the Senate unless over at least 50% of all sitting statutory Senators have voted on the bill.”​

 

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Nay - if it hasn't been considered by more than half of the chamber then it needs to be reconsidered.

 

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This would allow for 1 person in the house or senate to aye something and for it to pass if no one else votes.

 

[CaseyLeFaye]

This would allow for 1 person in the house or senate to aye something and for it to pass if no one else votes.

This is quite literally not true, because we have the quorum clause in the Constitution which states, "Quorums apply to all voting conducted in Congress, and a quorum to make a decision must be no less than 50% of the statutory number of seats in the chamber." I don't know how you're forgetting this, considering you literally proposed the amendment that added quorums to the old Constitution.

 

[YeetBoy1872325]

With the power vested in me as Vice President, I hereby vote in favor of this bill.