Information 2nd Standing Orders of the 1st Parliament

[Capt11543]

Spoiler: PARLIAMENT VOTE: 4-9-0

VOTE ON X: FAILED

PARTY	AYE	NAY	ABS	NV
POL	0	4	0	2
LPS	3	1	0	1
SKP	0	2	0	0
GREENS	0	2	0	0
LRCP	1	0	0	0
TOTAL	4	9	0	3

Ayes
Capt11543 (LPS)
ConsequencesInc (LPS)
MrRoyaltys (LPS)
JamesTheSlay (LRCP)

Nays
ItsStormcraft (GREENS)
ComplexKing (SKP)
BubbaNak (POL)
GraprielJuice (LPS)
Twiscet (SKP)
GoldBlooded (POL)
Thritystone (POL)
BloodyRebals (POL)
SeminoBlue (GREENS)

Abstentions

No Vote
WackJap (POL)
PrestigeIX (POL)
SoggehToast (LPS)

AMENDMENT 21
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:

"1 - About the Standing Orders
[...]
(6) Appendices A - D shall be considered wholly part of these Standing Orders and shall require simple majority approval to be amended, unless otherwise specified.
(a) Appendices A - C shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Formatting Standards”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]
(b) Appendix D shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Index of Parliamentary Motions”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]

[...]

3 - Bills and Acts of Parliament
[...]
(4) [...]
(a) The first reply to the thread shall always preserve the original text of the bill or Act from when it was introduced. The first reply shall also always contain the Bill Header, formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.

[...]

4 - Resolutions and Official Statements
(1) [...]
(b) Resolutions must be formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.

[...]

5 - Legislative Process
[...]
(10) Detailed records for votes on bills, amendments to bills, and motions related to bills, shall be posted to the relevant bill’s thread, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.

[...]

13 - Journal of Parliament
[...]
(3) [...]
(c) The consideration of any motion not related to any bill. The post must include any relevant details about the motion (i.e. if it was a Motion to Censure, any reasons for the censure), and the details of the vote on the motion, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.

[...]

[Appendix A - Bill Format]
[...]
1 - About this Act
[...]

2 - Reasons and Projections

(1) List of reasons for considering the bill.​

(2) Optionally, a list of projected outcomes (e.g. expenses, administrative efforts, effects on the nation, etc.) may be included​

3 - Content
[...]

3a - Inserted Section
[...]

4 - omitted
[...]

5 - Amendments to Some Other Act
[...]
[/Appendix A]

[Appendix B - Bill Header]

[The] <Party>
Through Their <Parliamentary Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>
/
The <Cabinet Name>
Through Its <Cabinet Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>​

Parliament notes:
(1) <Facts/Issues>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) <Strategy>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

To fulfil this, Parliament projects the following expenses:
(1) <Expenses>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

Further, Parliament projects the following administrative efforts:
(1) <Administrative Efforts>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

To implement the above, Parliament passes:

[text of bill follows…]
[/Appendix B]

[Appendix B - Resolution Format]
[...]

[Appendix C - Voting Record Style Guide]
[...]

[Appendix D - Index of Parliamentary Motions]"

 

[TheStormcrafter]

Spoiler: PARLIAMENT VOTE: 13-0-0

VOTE ON AMENDMENT 22: PASSED

PARTY	AYE	NAY	ABS	NV
POL	4	0	0	2
LPS	5	0	0	0
SKP	1	0	0	1
GREENS	2	0	0	0
LRCP	1	0	0	0
TOTAL	13	0	0	3

Ayes
ItsStormcraft (GREENS)
ComplexKing (SKP)
GoldBlooded (POL)
BubbaNak (POL)
Capt11543 (LPS)
PrestigeIX (POL)
JamesTheSlay (LRCP)
ConsequencesInc (LPS)
SoggehToast (LPS)
GraprielJuice (LPS)
MrRoyaltys (LPS)
BloodyRebals (POL)
SeminoBlue (GREENS)

Nays

Abstentions

No Vote
WackJap (POL)
Thritystone (POL)
Twiscet (SKP)

AMENDMENT 22

Replace Appendix D by the following:

Spoiler: Appendix D — Voting Record Style Guide

VOTE ON <AMENDMENT XX|URGENT CONSIDERATION|PASSAGE|RECONSIDERATION|ETC.>: <PASSED|REJECTED|NO QUORUM>

PARTY	AYE	NAY	ABS	NV
AAA	#	#	#	#
BBB	#	#	#	#
CCC	#	#	#	#
TOTAL	#	#	#	#

AAA
Bob: AYE
Alice: AYE
Celine: AYE

BBB
David: NAY
Elaine: NAY

CCC
Frank: ABS
Gina: DNV

 

[TheStormcrafter]

Spoiler: PARLIAMENT VOTE: 5-0-1

VOTE ON AMENDMENT 23: NO QUORUM

PARTY	AYE	NAY	ABS	NV
POL	0	0	0	6
LPS	3	0	0	2
SKP	0	0	0	2
GREENS	2	0	0	0
LRCP	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	5	0	1	10

Ayes
ItsStormcraft (GREENS)
Capt11543 (LPS)
GraprielJuice (LPS)
MrRoyaltys (LPS)
SeminoBlue (GREENS)

Nays

Abstentions
JamesTheSlay (LRCP)

No Vote
GoldBlooded (POL)
WackJap (POL)
PrestigeIX (POL)
BubbaNak (POL)
BloodyRebals (POL)
Thritystone (POL)
SoggehToast (LPS)
ConsequencesInc (LPS)
Twiscet (SKP)
ComplexKing (SKP)

AMENDMENT 23

Should Amendment 22 not pass, replace Appendix D by the following:

Spoiler: Appendix D — Voting Record Style Guide

VOTE ON <AMENDMENT XX|URGENT CONSIDERATION|PASSAGE|RECONSIDERATION|ETC.>: <PASSED|REJECTED|NO QUORUM>

PARTY	AYE	NAY	ABS	NV
AAA	#	#	#	#
BBB	#	#	#	#
CCC	#	#	#	#
TOTAL	#	#	#	#

AAA
Bob: Aye
Alice: Aye
Celine: Aye

BBB
David: Nay
Elaine: Nay

CCC
Frank: Abstention
Gina: No Vote

 

[Capt11543]

AMENDMENT 24
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:

"12 - Rules for In-Person Sessions
[...]

(8) Motions related to in-game session procedure (e.g. adjourning, concluding an agenda item) shall pass by a simple majority of all present Members.

(9) A bill which is in the public comment phase may be taken up for debate during an in-game session, but may not be voted on."

 

[AmityBlamity]

RESCINDED

Amendment 25
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:

"5 - Legislative Process
[...]
(9) Once the Monarch assents to the passage of an Act assents to the passage of an Act of Parliament, the Office of the Speaker [...]"

 

[TheStormcrafter]

AMENDMENT 26

Amend §5(9) of the Standing Orders to read the following:

"Once the Monarch assents to the passage of an Act assents to the passage of an Act of Parliament grants assent to a bill, the Office of the Speaker shall update the reference number to follow the style: “A.P.###-###”, where “###-###” is equivalent to the bill numbering signifies a sequential numbering of ALL acts passed by Parliament, regardless of term, move it to the appropriate “Acts of Parliament” subforum, and update its tag to “Act of Parliament”."​

 

[Capt11543]

AMENDMENT 27
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:

"1 - About the Standing Orders
[...]
(6) Appendices A - D shall be considered wholly part of these Standing Orders and shall require simple majority approval to be amended, unless otherwise specified.
(a) Appendices A - C shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Formatting Standards”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]
(b) Appendix D shall be mirrored in a separate thread titled “Index of Parliamentary Motions”, which shall be pinned to the “Chamber” subforum of the Parliament forums. [...]

[...]

3 - Bills and Acts of Parliament
[...]
(4) The parent post of a bill or Act’s thread shall always contain the current text of the same bill or Act.
(a) The first reply to the thread shall always preserve the original text of the bill or Act from when it was introduced. The first reply shall also always contain the Bill Header, formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders. It shall also include a label at the top of the post (i.e. above "A BILL TO...") which reads "ORIGINAL TEXT" or similar.

[...]

4 - Resolutions and Official Statements
(1) [...]
(b) Resolutions must be formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.

[...]

5 - Legislative Process
[...]
(10) Detailed records for votes on bills, amendments to bills, and motions related to bills, shall be posted to the relevant bill’s thread, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.

[...]

13 - Journal of Parliament
[...]
(3) An entry in the Journal of Parliament shall be made to document each of the following events in the specified manner:
[...]
(c) The consideration of any motion not related to any bill. The post must include any relevant details about the motion (i.e. if it was a Motion to Censure, any reasons for the censure), and the details of the vote on the motion, formatted in the manner described by Appendix C of these Standing Orders.

[...]

[Appendix A - Bill Format]
[...]
1 - About this Act
[...]

2 - Reasons and Projections

(1) List of reasons for considering the bill.​

(2) Optionally, a list of projected outcomes (e.g. expenses, administrative efforts, etc.) may be included​

3 - Content
[...]

3a - Inserted Section
[...]

4 - omitted
[...]

5 - Amendments to Some Other Act
[...]
[/Appendix A]

[Appendix B - Bill Header]

[The] <Party>
Through Their <Parliamentary Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>
/
The <Cabinet Name>
Through Its <Cabinet Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>​

Parliament notes:
(1) <Facts/Issues>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) <Strategy>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

To fulfil this, Parliament projects the following expenses:
(1) <Expenses>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

Further, Parliament projects the following administrative efforts:
(1) <Administrative Efforts>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

To implement the above, Parliament passes:

[text of bill follows…]
[/Appendix B]

[Appendix B - Resolution Format]
[...]

[Appendix C - Voting Record Style Guide]
[...]

[Appendix D - Index of Parliamentary Motions]"

 

[Capt11543]

AMENDMENT 28
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:

"3 - Bills and Acts of Parliament
[...]
(6) If an Act of Parliament is amended or repealed by a later Act, the Office of the Speaker shall reply to the original amended Act with a post containing a link to the later amending Act, and the excerpt(s) of the amending Act which contain the changes to the amended Act.

(a) This provision shall not apply if the amending Act amends the Constitution.​

 

[Aya]

AMENDMENT 29
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:

3 - Bills and Acts of Parliament
[...]
(4) The parent post of a bill or Act’s thread shall always contain the current text of the same.
(a) The first reply to the thread shall always preserve the original text of the bill or Act from when it was introduced. The first reply shall also always contain the Bill Header, formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.

 

[ConsequencesInc]

AMENDMENT 30
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner by inserting the following section after Section 19 - Miscellaneous:

"Section 20 - Minimum Activity Requirement
(1) All Members of Parliament must meet the following minimum activity requirements on the server:
(a) At least 8 hours every 30 days
(b) At least 2 hours every 7 days
(c) Log into the server at least once every 5 days

(2) Incoming members of a newly formed parliament will have a 2 week grace period to achieve the minimum activity requirement.

(3) Members of Parliament will be exempt from activity requirements if they:
(a) are on an official leave as described in §14a.
(b) have an emergency and provide notice to the Speaker or Deputy Speaker.

(4) Abuse of leave of absences, or excessive inactivity by any Member shall be grounds for censure or removal."

 

[Capt11543]

AMENDMENT 31
Should the associated Motion to Amend pass, the Standing Orders of Parliament shall be amended in the following manner:

"3 - Bills and Acts of Parliament
[...]
(4) The parent post of a bill or Act thread shall always contain the current text of the same bill or Act.

(a) The first reply to the thread shall always preserve the original text of the bill or Act from when it was introduced. The first reply shall also always contain the Bill Header, formatted in the manner described by Appendix B of these Standing Orders.​

[...]

5 - Legislative Process
[...]
(2) The legislative process begins when the posting sponsor gives notice to the Speaker of Parliament of their intent to table their bill or resolution for consideration by the chamber.
(a) Bills and resolutions must be posted to the “Government > Parliament > Chamber” forum.
(b) At this stage, the Office of the Speaker shall assign a unique reference number to the bill, following the style: “P.B.XX-YYY”, where XX signifies the current Parliamentary term and YYY is a sequential numbering of all bills introduced during the current term.

(3) After a bill or resolution has been tabled, it must be open for public comment in the #bills channel of the StateCraft Discord server for 24 hours before moving on to the next stage.
(a) Prior to the end of public comment, the posting sponsor of a bill may accept any amendment proposed to their bill as germane and immediately incorporate it into the bill.
(i) The posting sponsor must give notice to the Speaker of this action.

(2) The posting sponsor initiates the legislative process by completing the following steps. After the posting sponsor completes these steps, the bill is tabled.

(a) Posting the bill to the "Chamber" subforum.​

(b) Posting a Statement of Intent as a reply to the bill thread. (See Appendix B for Statement of Intent formatting standards.)​

(c) Posting a link to the bill thread in the #bills channel of the StateCraft Discord server.​

(d) Notify the Speaker of Parliament in the #parliament-floor channel of the Parliament Discord.​

(3) As soon as is practicable after a bill is tabled, the Office of the Speaker shall post a copy of the original text of the bill as a reply to the bill thread. Additionally, the posting sponsor is prohibited from editing the bill without submitting an amendment in the thread and notifying the Speaker. Amendments are not required to be voted on until a bill enters Reading and Debate.

(3) The Speaker of Parliament shall advance the bill to Reading and Debate as soon as practicable after both of the following:

(a) The Speaker receives notification that the bill has been tabled.​

(b) No less than 24 hours have elapsed since the bill was posted in the #bills channel of the StateCraft Discord server.​

​

(4) Following the public comment period When a bill enters Reading and Debate, the Office of the Speaker shall create a post in the #discussion-debate channel of the Parliament Discord server to facilitate debate amongst the Members of Parliament on the bill or resolution.

(a) By default, the debate period shall last 72 hours.​

(b) Any member may move to extend debate, or conclude debate early, on any bill or resolution.​

(c) If a bill or resolution is placed under urgent consideration, its debate period shall last for 24 hours, shall run concurrently with any time remaining on the public comment period, and may not be extended.​

[...]"

Additionally, Appendix B shall be renamed to "Appendix B - Statement of Intent", and shall be amended in the following manner:

"[The] <Party>
Through Their <Parliamentary Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>
/
The <Cabinet Name>
Through Its <Cabinet Position> <Poster>
Moves to Pass
The <Short Title>​

Parliament notes:
(1) <Facts/Issues>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

Based on this, Parliament decides:
(1) <Strategy>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

To fulfil this, Parliament projects the following expenses:
(1) <Expenses>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

Further, Parliament projects the following administrative efforts:
(1) <Administrative Efforts>; use internal section formatting as in the bill format

To implement the above, Parliament passes:
[text of bill follows…]"