SB 19-36: Lacey Jones Needs Help Act (Failed)

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

LACEY JONES NEEDS HELP ACT

SECTION I: NAME
a. This act shall be known as the Lacey Jones Needs Help Act

SECTION II: LACEY ACYT REFORMS
a. The regulations required under the Lacey Act shall not apply to hardwood trees or products thereof. 16 USC 3371 - 3378 shall be amended accordingly.
b. The regulations required under the Lacey Act for applying foreign law shall only consider environmental and conservation laws. 16 USC 3371 – 3378.

SECTION III: JONES ACYT REFORM
a. The regulations on foreign vessels or domestic vessels without a requisite percentage of Atlasian crew members on engaging in cabotage in Atlasia is hereby repealed. 46 U.S.C. § 55102 - 55113, 46 U.S.C. § 55116 - 55122, 46 U.S.C. § 8103, and 46 U.S.C. § 12103 (Jones Act) is hereby repealed.

SECTION IV: TIMING
a. This act shall go into effect ninety (90) days after the date of passage.

House of Representatives
Passed in the House of Representatives 6-2-0-1

X YE

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

AYE

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Doesn’t the VP break the tie?

As long as a quorum is present, then yes, even a 1-1 should as far as I know constitute a tie to be broken by the VP. The two affirmed abstentions (by which I mean they actually posted abstentions instead of not voting) would count towards the quorum.