SE House legislation introduction Thread

[Associate Justice PiT]

     Looks good, though I think we will want to put some numbers to it. Many thanks for writing a bill up, though!

Don't suppose we could just put "As much as necessary"? Lol, think $15 Billion would be accurate?

     $15 billion would probably be good. Nobody said Yelnocopia had to become a major city overnight.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     That reminds me, that bill should also be added to the Standing Rules. I'll wait until we deal with the proposed amendment, though.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Assuming I'm allowed to propose legislation as a "concerned citizen"...

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     You'll need one other citizen to sign on to your proposal, per the IDS Constitution, Article III, Section 1.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I am introducing the budget to the emergency slot now, so we can get it out on the table and have some official discussion. We'll balance it once we get there.

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[Associate Justice PiT]

Southern Law Commission Act
1. The Commission on Southern Law and Code (hereafter CSLC) will be established upon passage of this bill. It shall be chaired by a member of the Legislature and staffed by two other citizens of the region.

2. The members of the CSLC shall be selected by a quorum in a joint meeting of the Judicial Overlord and the Legislature. Any member of the CSLC may be removed by the same process.

3. The goal of the CSLC shall be to sort the region's statute into a continuous document reflecting structure in the form of code sections and clearly defined section headers.
     a. The deadline for a completed product will be set to six months from the passage of this bill, with possibility for extension based on progress towards the goal.
     b. The completed product shall be posted on the Wiki, linked to at the top of the regional statute page.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Southern History Commission Act
1. The Commission on Southern History (hereafter CSH) will be established upon passage of this bill. It shall be chaired by a member of the Legislature and staffed by two other citizens of the region.

2. The members of the CSH shall be selected by a quorum in a joint meeting of the Governor and the Legislature. Any member of the CSH may be removed by the same process.
     a. No two members of the CSH may belong to the same party.
     b. Should any member of the CSH resign or be removed from the commission, preference shall be given to selecting a new member of the same party.

3. The goal of the CSH shall be to create a balanced narrative of the region's history stretching to the present day.
     a. The deadline for a completed product will be set to six months from the passage of this bill, with possibility for extension based on progress towards the goal.
     b. The completed product shall be posted on the Wiki, linked to in the regional template.
     c. At the beginning of each calendar year, the CSH shall be reconvened to add the previous year to the narrative. Those citizens who were previously members of the CSH will be given preference for inclusion, should they still be eligible for membership on the commission.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Healthcare Competition Act
1. Private insurance carriers shall be permitted to offer insurance plans on the exchange established by the Atlasian National Health Act.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Asset Forfeiture Restriction Act
1. The practice of asset forfeiture may only be undertaken for the express purpose of collecting evidence in advance of criminal prosecution.
     a. The assets to be seized must be solely possessed by a person suspected of committing a criminal act as defined within the regional statute.
     b. If charges against that person are dismissed, or that person is found not guilty in a trial by jury or judge, then any seized assets must be returned to that person's possession within seven calendar days.
     c. If charges are not filed within six months of seizure then those assets must be returned to that person's possession within seven calendar days.

2. Upon a finding of guilt or a pleading of guilt or no contest in a trial by judge or jury, any seized assets will be put up to auction at a time and place to be determined by the regional Treasurer. The proceeds from the auction will be disbursed into the Southern regional Treasury.

3. Any police officer found in violation of any part of this act will be subject to disciplinary action, up to 15-day suspension without pay for a first time offense and termination for repeated offense.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Act Fixing Clerical Errors and Returning Taxpayer Dollars
1. In recognition of the fact that Fritzcare has supplanted regional healthcare spending, all laws and provisions providing for regional spending on healthcare are hereby repealed. Effective retroactive to the beginning of CY15, regional spending on healthcare is hereby set to $0.

2. Effective retroactive to the beginning of CY15, the regional corporate and personal income tax rates are hereby set to 0%.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Anti-Strategic Registration Amendment

Article IX, Section 4, Clause a, Subsection 5 is added, reading:
"5. has been registered as a voter of a Southern state for at least seven days prior to the earliest possible commencement of the election."

[Associate Justice PiT]

2015 South Budget

Regional Spending
Pensions:
Base: $43.1 billion
Total: $43.1 billion

Health care:
Base: $130.1 billion
Total: $130.1 billion

Education:
Base: $76.0 billion
Tertiary Education/Other Capital Outlay-Higher Education/Southeastern Educational Incentive Act: $3.5 billion
Not Tertiary Education/Is Our Children Learning Act Part II: (-$14.2 billion)
Total: $65.3 billion

Defense:
Base: $0.8 billion
Military Defense/IDS Militia Structure Act: $0.4365 billion
Total: $1.2365 billion

Welfare:
Base: $31.3 billion
Total: $31.3 billion

Protection:
Base: $22.1 billion
Total: $22.1 billion

Transportation:
Base: $31.7 billion
Total: $31.7 billion

General government:
Base: $5.9 billion
Total: $5.9 billion

Other spending:
Base: $22.8 billion
Puerto Rico: $11.3 billion (total spending of PR- PR is not included in any other category in Spending but the Total Regional Spending)
Spending Waste Reduction/Deficit Reduction Act of 2013: $3.2 billion
Total: $30.9 billion

Total Regional Spending: $361,636,500,000

Regional Revenue
Income Taxes:
Base: $0 (state cannot collect their own income taxes)
Corporate Income Tax/Tax-Corporate Net Income/Put the "free" back in Free Enterprise Bill: (see personal income tax rate)
Corporate Income Tax Rate: 4% ($9.2 billion)
Personal Income Tax Rate: 5.8% ($57.15 billion)
Total: $66.35 billion

Social Security Taxes:
Base: $0 (-$23.0 billion from 2012 IDS Budget Amendments)
Total: $0

Ad-valorem Taxes:
Base: $150.4 billion
Excise Taxes/Tax-Alcoholic Beverage Sales/Southeast Alcohol Initiative, Section 8: $1.2 billion ($1.00/proof liter or $0.385/gallon for beer, $0.909/gallon for wine, $3.31/gallon for spirits)
Excise Taxes/Tax-Tobacco Products Sales/Southeast Tobacco Initiative, Section 6: $5.9 billion
Excise Taxes/Tax-Marijuana Products Sales: $3.00/ounce ($0.25 billion)
Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
Sales Taxes/Tax-Public Utilities Sale/Southeast Biomass Initiative, Section 3: 80% of standard electricity excise tax: $0
Property Taxes/Tax-Property/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: n/a ($0)
Transportation/Tax-Motor Fuel Sales/Transportation Commission Initiative, Chapter 3, Section 22: $0.08/liter ($16.9 billion)
Transportation/Tax-Motor Vehicle License/Fair Consequences Initiative, Section 3: $10,700,000/year
Total: $174.6607 billion

Fees and Charges:
Base: $51.6 billion
Other/Charges-All Other/Pentagram Creation Act: $5,700,000/year
Other/Charges-All Other/Safe Roads Initiative, Section 6: $44,400,000/year
Total: $51.6521 billion

Business and Other Revenue:
Base: $37.6 billion
Business and Other Revenue/Utilities Tax/Southeast Nuclear Energy Initiative, Chapter 4: -66.1 million (-0.0661 billion)
Puerto Rico: $8.47 billion
Total: $46.0039 billion

Gross Public Debt: $598,700,000,000 (assumes that Regional Government has not accumulated its own public debt)

Rainy Day Fund: $50,000,000,000
Total Regional Revenue: $338,666,700,000 (does not include Gross Public Debt or Rainy Day Fund)

Balance: -$22,969,800,000

     I have not updated the numbers yet. I want to do that on the floor, to document the process for reference.