Bill: Draft Co-sponsors are cringe Act

[Plura72]

A
BILL
To
Amend the Legislative Standards Act​

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 'Co-sponsors are cringe Act.'

(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.

(3) This Act has been authored by Plura72.


2 - Reasons
(1) Co-sponsors are cringe
(2) Co-sponsors make new and unpopular ideas harder to get discussed by the house
(3) Co-sponsors make parties with a single representative harder to get their voices heard

3 - Ammendment

(1) Ammend the Legislative Standards Act as follows:

19 - Peer Review

(1) A co-sponsor is required on all bills proposed.

(a) This co-sponsor must be a Representative or Senator who is not the poster of the bill and this co-sponsor must be willing in the process of co-sponsorship.

(b) The bill and resolution format will be updated to include a space under section 1 for the co-sponsor to be put.

(c) If a listed co-sponsor claims that legislation was introduced without their consent, it is to be withdrawn from consideration at the discretion of the presiding officer of the House unless evidence of consent is provided. Consent may not be withdrawn once legislation is introduced.