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Definitions:

1.) Legislation is defined as any Bill, Amendment, or Resolution to a current Act, Procedural Resolution, or Constitutional Amendment.

2.) The "Queue" shall be defined as all legislation that has been posted to the Legislation Introduction Thread or the Public Consultation and Legislation Submission Thread, but has not yet reached the floor. Legislation is ordered according to the time at which it was originally posted.

3.) In all past, present and future instances of the terms, a Bill is defined as a piece of legislation that is awaiting or is presently in debate on the Chamber floor. An Act is defined as a Bill that has achieved passage into Law.

4.) The Dean of the Chamber is defined as the serving Delegate, who is not the Speaker, with the longest continuous service in the Delegate in his or her present stint of service. For the purposes of this clause, continuous service begins at the moment of swearing-in in the first term of the stint of service. The Chamber may, by a two-thirds majority vote on an ordinary resolution, pass the title, powers and responsibilities of the Dean of the Chamber, to the next longest serving Delegate (not having been removed from the position by the Chamber previously), for any reason whatsoever.

5.) A quorum is defined as the minimum number of members of the Chamber that must be present at any of its meetings to make the proceedings of that meeting valid, which is defined as a majority of the sitting Chamber.

6.) The Southern Legislature is defined as the ‘Chamber of Delegates’.

7a.) Upon a motion of any Delegate, a vote of no confidence in the Speaker of the Chamber shall be entertained. Debate shall last no more than 72 hours, unless a majority of Delegates vote to extend the time. No Speaker shall be removed at-will, except upon the vote of 2/3rds of the Delegates. No Speaker shall be removed for-cause, except upon the vote of a majority of the Delegates in a 5 member chamber, or upon the vote of 3/5 of the delegates in a 7 member chamber. Upon a successful vote, the Dean of the Chamber, shall become acting Speaker, unless the Dean is also the Speaker, in which case the next most-senior Delegate shall by acting speaker. A new election for Speaker shall commence within 24 hours using the same process for electing a Speaker at the beginning of the Session. A Successful no-confidence vote shall not result in the expulsion of a Speaker who is also an elected Delegate, merely the forfeiture of the office of Speaker.

7b.) Upon a motion of any Delegate, a vote to expel any member other than the Speaker from the chamber shall be entertained. Debate shall last no more than 72 hours, unless a majority of Delegates vote to extend the time. No member shall be removed without a 2/3 majority vote.

7.) The Chamber shall entrust the position of coordinating legislative debate and expediting floor motions to a majority leader and a minority leader, each of who shall serve at the will of the respective majority and minority factions. Any sitting member of the Southern Chamber of Delegates shall be eligible to serve as either majority leader or minority leader, but not both.

8.) At any time during which the Chamber of Delegates is in session, the members of a ruling coalition and the members of the opposition coalition may elect a majority leader or a minority leader respectively, according to any procedure each coalition may choose, except as specified below. An election for either majority leader or minority leader shall occur upon the initiation of any 2 members of the majority or minority caucus respectively, and shall being with a 24-hour nominating period for either Majority Leader or Minority Leader, followed by a 48-hour vote on these positions. The Speaker shall be ineligible to serve as either majority leader or minority leader. No Delegate shall vote for both majority leader and minority leader during a single session, unless a change in Chamber membership results in a new ruling coalition. There shall be no rule mandating the discounting of ballots cast before the end of the voting period on account of post-facto edits to those ballots, invalid preferences, or other trivial irregularities; but No ballot cast in a script other than the Latin alphabet shall be counted as valid.

Section I: Officers of the Chamber of Delegates

1.) The Chamber shall entrust the position of enforcing these rules with a Speaker who shall defend and protect both our constitution and these rules to the best of his or her ability. Any citizen of the Southern Region shall be eligible to serve as Speaker.

2.) On the first Monday after the Friday after a legislative election, the Dean of the Chamber shall start a 24-hour nominating period for Speaker, followed by a 48-hour vote on these positions. In the event of a tie, the Governor shall appoint an Acting Speaker to serve until the tie is resolved, or until a new Chamber is elected.

3.) The Speaker shall be tasked with upholding Chamber procedures, organizing the functions of the Chamber, including opening and closing votes, allowing for debate and amendments, and other functions as deemed necessary by the Speaker, all solely given the parameters and requirements provided in Section IV, V, VI, and VII.

4.) All sitting members of the Chamber of Delegates shall be eligible to vote in elections for the Speakership. There shall be no rule mandating the discounting of ballots cast before the end of the voting period on account of post-facto edits to those ballots, invalid preferences, or other trivial irregularities; but no ballot cast in a script other than the Latin alphabet shall be counted as valid.

5.) The Speaker’s term shall end upon the Friday after the election. Until the next Speaker shall swear in, the Dean of the Chamber shall act as Speaker.

6.) If the Speaker so elects, they may at any time open an election for a Deputy Speaker Position, using the same procedure used for the Speaker Position. The Deputy Speaker shall have all the powers of the Speaker, but the Speaker shall have 16 hours to overrule any action the Deputy Speaker may take.

Section II: The Southern Legislation Introduction Thread and Chamber Noticeboard

1. The "Southern Chamber Introduction” thread shall be used for the following purposes: a. The introduction of bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments. b. The posting of any updates to the schedule, calendar, recesses, or other procedural details of the Legislature. c. Any motions involving the procedure or hierarchy of the Legislature, including a motion for Speaker of the Legislature as well as votes on such a motion. d. General discussion among members that is pertinent to the Southern Legislature but not related to debate on a bill, resolution, or constitutional amendment. E. The Speaker of the Chamber, or a person of his or her choosing shall be the manager of this thread

2. The Chamber Noticeboard will be a thread managed by the Governor, Speaker, or Deputy Speaker, or a person of his or her choosing, to update this board with recent events on the Southern Chamber’s legislation, and amendments, along with Rejected and Passed Legislation.

Section III: Legislative Threads


1. The Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the Legislature shall create a new thread for each piece of legislation introduced; however, such a thread shall only be created when the Legislature is debating said legislation, "legislation" means any bill, resolution, or constitutional amendment introduced in the Southern Legislature Thread, with the exception of resolutions on the procedure or hierarchy of the Legislature. Unless otherwise specified, Legislation shall be brought to the floor in the order in which it was introduced.

2. The following shall be performed in the legislation thread: a. All debate on the piece of legislation. b. The introduction of any amendments to the piece legislation. c. Any votes on the piece of legislation, including amendments to it.

3. Included in the thread title should be the current state of the piece of legislation followed by the title in parenthesis: a. "Debating" - the piece of legislation is actively being debated by the Legislature. b. "Voting on Amendment" - the Legislature is in the process of voting on an amendment to the proposed legislation. c. "Final vote" - the Legislature is in the process of taking a final vote. d. "Passed" - the Legislature voted in favor of the piece of legislation; however, the Governor has not yet signed it. e. "Failed" - the Legislature voted against the the piece of legislation. f. "Statute" - the Legislature voted in favor of the piece of legislation, and the Governor signed it into law, or their veto was overridden. g. "Vetoed" - the Legislature voted in favor of the piece of legislation; however, the Governor vetoed the legislation. h. "Vote to Override" - the Legislature voted in favor of the piece of legislation; however, the Governor vetoed the legislation, and the Legislature is in a vote to override the veto. i. "Tabled" - the Legislature voted to table the piece of legislation until a further time.

Section IV: Introducing and Managing Legislation

1.) If the Speaker determines that a piece of legislation is functionally impractical, frivolous, or is directly unconstitutional, they may, in a public post on the Legislation Introduction thread, remove said legislation from the Chamber queue. Delegates shall have seventy-two hours to challenge the decision(s), or until the end of the legislative session, whichever is earlier. If there is a challenge, the Speaker shall call a seventy-two hour vote on the challenge, offering an individual vote for each challenged decision, in the Southern Legislature Thread. If three Delegates vote in the affirmative (in favor of the challenge), the legislation shall be re-introduced at the same position in the queue. If the legislation's position in the queue was already passed, it shall be re-introduced at the beginning of the queue.

2.) 12 threads about legislation may be open for voting and debate simultaneously, and the Speaker shall have the power to preside over each:  a) The first 10 8 open threads shall be open to all legislations introduced by a delegate or the Governor - initially regarding bills, resolutions or and constitutional amendments. If the sponsor already has 4 or more pieces legislation on the Chamber floor, legislation from Delegates who do not shall take priority until all such other legislation is completed. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for these open threads. b) The ninth and tenth threads shall be reserved for legislation introduced by the Governor. c) The eleventh open thread shall be reserved for bills submitted by civilians. in the Public Consultation and Legislation Submission thread. The Speaker shall be the presiding officer for this open thread. d) The twelfth open thread shall be reserved for legislation related to regional emergencies declared by the Governor of the South. The Speaker shall introduce legislation to this thread as directed by the Governor, but only when the Governor has declared a state of regional emergency.

3.) A piece of legislation is no longer on the Chamber Floor when it has been withdrawn, tabled, rejected, or passed by the members of the Chamber of Delegates.

4.) All legislative activity and legislation introduced shall be dropped at the end of the legislative session, thereby clearing the queue. Delegates-elect and re-elected Delegates may pre-file legislation and re-sponsor failed legislation, including legislation never brought to the floor, from previous sessions, after the certification of their elections; to be added immediately to the new queue in the order of pre-filing.

5.) Co-sponsors of legislation under consideration shall have no power to withdraw legislation nor contest withdrawal of legislation by the original sponsor. Any office-holding Delegates may assume sponsorship of the legislation within 72 hours after the original sponsor has motioned to withdraw. Once a motion to assume sponsorship has been filed by a Delegates, Delegates shall have 24 hours to object to this motion. If any Delegate objects, the Speaker shall open a vote on the motion lasting until a majority has voted for or against the motion, but not more than 72 hours. If the motion is rejected, the bill shall be removed from the floor.

Section V: Debate

1.) After a piece of legislation is introduced to the Chamber of Delegates floor, debate shall begin immediately. Debate on the legislation shall last for no less than 48 hours. The Chamber of Delegates may waive the 48-hour requirement on any legislation by passing cloture by unanimous consent. To waive the 48-hour requirement, the presiding officer must request unanimous consent to waive the minimum debate time requirement and provide 24 hours for a Delegate to object to this request. The Chamber of Delegates may also waive the 48-hour requirement upon the public affirmation of the Speaker, the Majority Leader, and the Minority Leader. If the 48-hour requirement is waived, the presiding officer shall immediately open a final vote.

2.) The sponsor of a piece of legislation may at any time withdraw his or her sponsorship. In addition, when the sponsor is no longer a Delegate, his or her sponsorship shall be revoked automatically. If no member of the Chamber of Delegates moves to assume sponsorship of the legislation within 48 hours, the legislation shall be tabled automatically.

3.) At any time during debate on a piece of legislation, a Delegate may propose an amendment to that legislation. The presiding officer may ignore amendments that he or she deems frivolous, functionally impractical, or unconstitutional at his or her discretion, but the Chamber may compel the presiding officer to consider the amendment by majority consent.

4.) The presiding officer shall allow 24 hours for objections to an amendment following its introduction. If no objections are filed, the amendment shall pass. If any objections are filed, a vote shall be held. This vote shall last until a majority of sitting Delegates have voted to either approve or reject the amendment or until 3 days, i.e. 72 hours, have elapsed. No Delegate may change his or her vote once the voting period has concluded.

5.) Any Delegate may file a motion to table a piece of legislation during debate. The presiding officer shall open a vote on the motion to table when at least two other Delegates have seconded the motion. A two thirds majority is required for the approval of the motion to table.

6.) When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours, any Delegates may call for a vote on said legislation. The presiding officer shall open a vote if no other member of the Chamber of Delegates objects within 24 hours of the call for a vote. When debate on legislation has halted for longer than 24 hours and the legislation has been on the floor for more than 72 hours but no more than 336 hours, any Delegates may motion for cloture. Upon the concurrence of two-thirds of the Chamber of Delegates, the Chamber of Delegates shall end debate. If the legislation has been on the floor for more than 336 hours, a simple majority is needed in order to end the debates. The presiding officer shall then open a final vote.

7.) If a bill has been vetoed, a Delegate has 24 hours to motion for a veto override. A two-thirds majority of the members of the Chamber of Delegates is needed in order to override a veto.


Section VI: Amendments 1.) During the course of debate on legislation, any sitting Delegate may offer amendments to the legislation. The Speaker may remove amendments from consideration that are functionally impractical, frivolous, directly unconstitutional, or lack clear intent regarding the changes to be made. The amendment sponsor shall have 24 hours to object to the decision and may overturn the action with the concurrence of 1/3rd of his or her fellow Delegates. Unless stated otherwise in the amendment, components of the underlying legislation not referenced in an amendment will remain unchanged.

2.) The legislation's primary sponsor shall judge the amendment(s) in relation to their intent with the legislation. If judged friendly by the sponsor, the Speaker shall give twenty four hours for objections to the amendment, after which, with no objections having been entered the amendment shall be considered as passed.

3.) If judged hostile by the sponsor, or if a Delegate has objected, a vote shall be started by the Speaker once the amendment has been on the floor twenty four hours. The vote shall last for three days or until a majority has voted in favor or against the amendment, at which point Delegates who have voted shall be prohibited from changing their votes and the vote shall be declared final.

4.) The Speaker shall number and track all amendments offered during the course of each Chamber session. These shall be tracked in the “Chamber Noticeboard” thread.

Section VI: Voting

1.) Votes on legislation shall last for a maximum of 3 2 days (i.e. 72 48 hours).

2.) When a piece of legislation has enough votes to pass or fail, the office in control of the legislative slot shall announce that he or she will close the vote in 24 16 hours and that any Delegate who wishes to change his or her vote must do so during that interval. If all delegates have voted, the vote may be closed immediately.

3.) If a piece of legislation is vetoed by the Governor, the bill's sponsor may request an override of the veto within 3 days, i.e. 72 hours, of the veto taking place. The Speaker may extend this period if the bill's sponsor is on a publicly-declared leave of absence.

4.) For the purposes of overriding vetoes, any Delegate who abstains from voting shall be counted as a vote against overriding the veto.

Article VIII: Rules Disputes

1.) The Southern Legislature may elect to suspend any section of these rules at any time with the consent of two-thirds of sitting Delegates.

2.) The presiding officer may unilaterally suspend any section of these rules at any time, unless another Delegate objects. If two Delegates object, suspending the rules shall require the consent of a majority of sitting Delegates.

3.) If the Chamber of Delegates cannot resolve a rules dispute, within 168 hours of the start of the dispute, the Supreme Court of The South may issue a binding decision dictating the proper interpretation of these rules, bound by the Constitution.

4.)Any Delegate may enforce the rules of this chamber.

1. The Budget shall be introduced in accordance with the provisions of the constitution, and shall be introduced by only the Speaker or the Governor (NOT The Deputy Speaker).

2. The Budget shall not take up a legislative slot, nor shall it have to wait in the queue. It may be brought to the floor even if all slots are full.

3. The Sponsor of the Budget shall be considered to be the Governor, unless the Chamber orders otherwise by unanimous consent.

4. It shall not be allowed to motion for unanimous consent to vote on the budget immediately, or to motion for Cloture. Instead the budget shall be considered in the following stages:

a. First, the Chamber shall spend 12 hours in a period of general debate. Members should spend this time debating the merits of the proposed budget. They may also pre-file their substitute amendments (see b.) during this time.

b. The Chamber shall then consider amendments that are proposed as complete substitutes (i.e. Replaces the entire budget with a new budget). During this time, other amendments are not in order and shall be ignored. Each delegate shall be allowed to introduce one, and only one Substitute Amendment, but each delegate may freely modify their substitute at any time prior to the first vote that is taken on it. The Substitutes shall be considered one by one, in the order of introduction, and shall each be debatable for 24 hours. A recorded vote on the Substitute shall follow. If the chamber adopts a substitute, they shall be considered to have adopted its most recent modification. If the chamber should adopt multiple substitutes, they shall be considered to have adopted only the one that passed by the largest margin.

b-1. The consideration of substitute amendments shall continue until either 1) each member has had a vote taken on their substitute amendment, or 2) There have been no substitutes pending for a continuous period of 24 hours. The 12 hours of General Debate shall not be considered to be part of this 24 hours.

b-2. In the case of a tie for largest margin at the conclusion of consideration of Substitutes, the Chamber shall vote again, via Single Transferable Vote, between the tied Substitutes, and only the Substitute that wins this vote shall be considered to have been adopted.

c. The Chamber shall then consider other amendments that members wish to offer. Amendments that are complete substitutes, as defined above, are not in order at this time and shall be ignored. To be in order, Amendments must be drafted to modify the substitute that was adopted, or the Original Budget if no Substitute was adopted. The amendments in order shall be considered one by one in order of introduction. Each such amendment shall be debatable for twelve hours. If no one argues against the amendment during this time period, it shall be adopted, otherwise a recorded vote shall be taken. The recorded vote shall last for 24 hours, or until all members have voted, whichever comes first.

c-1. Once there have been no amendments pending for a continuous period of 48 hours, the consideration of amendments shall conclude. Time spent in stages a. or b. shall not be considered to be part of this 48 hours.

d. The consideration of the budget shall conclude with a period of further general debate, to last 12 hours. Amendments are not in order during this time. A recorded vote on the budget shall then be taken.

5. Once this Title of the Rules has been adopted, it may only be amended by a two thirds vote.

6. These procedures shall only be used to consider the Budget, and shall not be used to consider anything else.

To be added at the end of the constitution. Takes Precedence over other parts of the constitution where contradictions exist.

Section 1: Title

This amendment may be cited as the Judicial and Prosecutorial Reform Amendment

Section 2: Prohibition on Elected Judges and Prosecutors

1. No person shall be entitled to the position of Judge or Prosecutor by way of election in the Southern Region.

2. For the purposes of this Amendment, all currently elected serving judges and prosecutors shall forfeit their offices upon expiration of their term; their successor to be determined by the Governor of the State which contains their place of jurisdiction.

Section 3: Recall of Prosecutors

1. The people of any judicature in the Southern Region may initiate the recall of any prosecutor by delivering to their Governor a petition stating the reason for recall and signed by one tenth of the total population of the judicature.  The State shall then call an election, according to the rules and regulations for elections set forth in their constitution, no longer than six months after the petition is certified.  The ballot question shall be, “Shall [A.B.] be recalled from the office of Prosecutor?”  A vote of “YES” shall be considered a vote for recall; a vote of “NO” shall be considered a vote against recall.  Abstentions will not affect the results.  Recalled prosecutors shall forfeit their offices immediately.

Sec. 1 - The Southern Region shall henceforth be known as the Jefferson Region.

Sec. 2 - Upon passage of this amendment, all instances of "South" or "The South" or "Southern" or "The Southern" in the consitution shall be changed to "Jefferson" or "The Jefferson" or "Jeffersonian" or "The Jeffersonian", according to whatever is the most grammatically appropriate.

The Southern Chamber of Delegates:

- Recognizing that Atlasia is the Greatest Country on the Earth
- Believing that any state's divorce from Atlasia would ultimately harm all Atlasians
- Wanting to Protect the people of Alaska from the undue harm that independence would cause, and
- Wanting to Protect the Weatherboy Administration, the Congress, and the Fremont Parliament from erring in this regard, hereby:

- Condemns the Alaskan Independence Movement and all its participants, especially its leader DfwLibertyLover
- Appropriates $250 Million to a campaign to discourage the Fremont Parliament, the WB Administration, and the Congress from recognizing Alaska's Independence.
- Implores Alaska to not even attempt to secede in the first place
- Discourages any similar movement by any other state, especially those in the South.

Second Regional Symbols Act
The following regional symbols are hereby established:
Colors: TBD
Nickname: TBD
Bird: TBD
Insect: TBD
Reptile: TBD
Amphibian: TBD
Tree: TBD

1. The Occupational Licensing Reform Act shall be amended as follows:

[___________] Act

SECTION I: NAME

1. This law shall be referred to as the [_______] or the [_______] Act.

SECTION II: ABORTION AMENDMENTS

1. The Protecting the Health of Women and Babies Act shall be amended as follows:


b. The Abortion Safety and Guidelines Act shall be amended as follows:

SECTION III: TIMING

1. This bill shall take effect immediately.

Fighting Unborn Child Killing Abortionists Act

SECTION I: NAME

1. This law shall be referred to as the Fighting Unborn Child Killing Abortionists Act or the F.U.C.K. Abortionists Act.

SECTION II: ABORTION AMENDMENTS

1. The Protecting the Health of Women and Babies Act shall be amended as follows:


b. The Abortion Safety and Guidelines Act shall be amended as follows:

SECTION III: TIMING

1. This bill shall take effect immediately.

Cheese Deregulation Act

Section I: Defining Natural Cheese

Section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(ss) (1) The term ‘natural cheese’ means cheese that is a ripened or unripened soft, semi-soft, or hard product, which may be coated, that is produced by:

(i) coagulating wholly or partly the protein of milk, skimmed milk, partly skimmed milk, cream, whey cream, or buttermilk, or any combination of such ingredients, through the action of rennet or other suitable coagulating agents, and by partially draining the whey resulting from the coagulation, while respecting the principle that cheese-making results in a concentration of milk protein (in particular, the casein portion), and that consequently, the protein content of the cheese will be distinctly higher than the protein level of the blend of the above milk materials from which the cheese was made; or

(ii) processing techniques involving coagulation of the protein of milk or products obtained from milk to produce an end-product with similar physical, chemical, and organoleptic characteristics as the product described in subclause (i); or

(iii) in accordance with standards of identity under part 133 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), other than the standards described in subparagraph (2) or any future standards adopted by the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (2)(I).

(2) Such term does not include—

(A) pasteurized process cheeses as defined in section 133.169, 133.170, or 133.171 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);

(B) pasteurized process cheese foods as defined in section 133.173 or 133.174 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);

(C) pasteurized cheese spreads as defined in section 133.175, 133.176, or 133.178 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);

(D) pasteurized process cheese spreads as defined in section 133.179 or 133.180 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);

(E) pasteurized blended cheeses as defined in section 133.167 or 133.168 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);

(F) any products comparable to any product described in any of clauses (A) through (E); or

(G) cold pack cheeses as defined in section 133.123, 133.124, or 133.125 title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations);

(H) grated American cheese food as defined in section 133.147 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations); or

(I) any other product the Secretary may designate as a process cheese.

(3) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ‘milk’ has the meaning given such term in section 133.3 of title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations) and includes the lacteal secretions from animals other than cows.”.

Section II: Eliminating Regulations on Cheese

i. Any Regulation that prohibits the aging of cheese, or types of cheese, on wooden pallets, is hereby repealed.
ii. The allowable level of nontoxigenic E. Coli in imported cheeses is hereby increased from 10 MPN (Most Probable Number) to 100 MPN.
iii. No state of the Southern Region shall prohibit the sale of spiced cheese on the basis that its spices are not evenly distributed.
iv. No state of the Southern Region shall inspect a private home where Yogurt is prepared and/or processed, provided that the equilibrium pH Value of the Yogurt is 4.6 .

Section III: Effective Date

This act will take effect 21 days after passage.

Hunting Improvement Act

Section 1: Hunting Dresscode

During any licensed hunt on non-posted land, each licensed hunter and each member of their party must wear at least one visible item colored either blaze orange or blaze pink. This shall not apply to tree stands or hunting blinds. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as a limitation on the possession, transportation, or manufacture of ghille suits.

Section 2: Deer Permits & Licences

1. Muzzleloader Permit

a. Muzzleloader means a firearm that is capable of being loaded only through the muzzle; is ignited by a matchlock, wheel lock, flintlock, or caplock, including an in-line caplock or shotgun or rifle primer mechanism; has a rifled or smooth-bored barrel capable of firing only a single charge; propels a ball, bullet, or charge of shot; and may have any type of sights, including scopes.

b. A muzzleloader permit, in addition to a valid adult big game hunting license that allows the use of firearms, is required for hunters 16 years of age or older prior to hunting deer during the muzzleloader deer season. The muzzleloader permit is included in the junior hunting license and the senior (age 70+) lifetime license.

2. Expanded Archery Permits

a. Expanded Archery Permits extend to archery hunting only.

b. Hunters who have a valid archery license will be able to purchase multiple expanded archery antlerless deer permits for $12.00* each, and one expanded archery either-sex permit (allows either an antlered or antlerless deer but not both) for $32.00.* *Plus agent fee

3. Antlerless Deer Permit

a. Hunting of antlerless deer during the firearms season and muzzleloader season is restricted to those hunters who possess a valid any-deer permit, bonus antlerless deer permit, or superpack antlerless deer permit.

b. Antlerless deer may be taken by hunters during the expanded (September – December) and regular (October) archery seasons. Archers may not take antlerless deer in WMDs where any deer permits are not issued.

c. Any deer permits are acquired by lottery only and applications are available mid-June.

d. In several WMDs, there may be more any deer permits available than applicants. Unclaimed bonus antlerless deer permits will be allocated in a chance drawing until all permits in that district have been issued.

Section 3: Equipment Restrictions

1. Hunting with a Machine Gun or explosives is hereby prohibited, punishable as a class 4 felony.

2. Hunting with a Bear Trap is hereby prohibited, punishable as a class 2 misdemeanor.

3. Fishing in public waters with explosives, electricity, poison, heat, or radiation is hereby prohibited, punishable as a class 1 misdemeanor.

Section 4: Licensing Fees

1. Any State of the Southern Region which charges a licensing fee for permission to hunt or fish within the territory of their State, or a rental fee for hunting cabins on State land, shall be required to readjust their fee every 3 years to reflect the change in inflation as measured by the consumer price index.

Section 5: Weekend Hunting

1. No State or locality may prohibit lawful hunting based on day of the week on which it is done, including but not limited to Saturdays and Sundays.

Section 6: Harassment of Hunters

1. It is unlawful for any person to willfully interfere with the lawful hunting of any wild animal or wild bird, including the willful disturbance of wild animals or wild birds with intent to interfere with lawful hunting. This section does not limit the ownership, use, access, or control of property rights otherwise provided by law.

Section 7: Reporting Accidents and Aiding Victims

1. Any person who knows or has reason to believe that they have inflicted injury to another person by the use of firearms or bow and arrow is required to make themselves known to the victim and render such first aid and assistance as they are capable of under the circumstances. The incident must be reported by the quickest means, to a game warden or other law enforcement officer.

Section 8: Breed-specific legislation

1. "Breed-specific legislation" shall be defined as any law that either regulates or bans certain dog breeds in an effort to decrease dog attacks on humans and other animals.

2. All State and local breed-specific laws shall be null and void.

Section 9: Effective Date

1. This Bill will take effect 21 days after passage.

Good Samaritans Preventing Vehicle Heat Deaths Act

1. No person who breaks the window, windshield, doors, or otherwise damages a vehicle in order to retrieve an unattended person or pet whose life is threatened by the heat of the vehicle shall be charged with vandalism, carjacking, or other related offenses.
     A. The owner of the vehicle is to be considered responsible for damages to the vehicle.
2. If the vehicle was not broken into to save the life of a person or pet the person responsible may still be charged.
3. This act is to take effect immediately after passage.

Definitions

1. World Language - Any national or foreign language spoken by a large group of people

Text

1. The Southern Region recognizes that one week each year during the month of February shall be considered "World Language Week."

     a. If February 1 is on a Sunday, "World Language Week" shall be the third full week in February.

     b. If February 1 is not on a Sunday, "World Language Week" shall be the second full week in February.

Ban McDonalds Act

Recongizing that McDonalds is a horrible company that exists solely for the purpose of making people Obese,

Recongizing that Obesity is a problem in the South and in Atlasia Itself,

The Southern Chamber of Delegates hereby,

- Bans McDonalds, or any affiliate or franchise thereof, from operating anywhere in the Southern Region.
- Bans McDonalds, or any affiliate or franchise thereof, in other regions from importing their products to the South.
- Any McDonalds, or any affiliate or franchise thereof, that acts in contravention to this law, will see all of its employees imprisoned for anywhere from six months to three years. Each employee's case will be judged individually. Employees who are paid less than $12 per hour shall not be punished.
- Encourages a Federal Ban of McDonalds.

Amend Section 2 to read as follows:

2.) The maximum speed on all State highways shall be 75 90 Miles per Hour.

A) The maximum speed on all county or state roads not classified as highways that are not residential streets shall be 55 miles per hour.

Amend Section 3 to read as follows:

3.) It shall not be considered speeding for a motorist to exceed the posted speed limit while passing another motorist provided the passing motorist:

A) not exceed the posted speed limit by more than 10 5 miles per hour

B) not pass in a dangerously aggressive or reckless manner

C) not pass a school bus, marked police vehicle, or emergency vehicle

And

D) properly signals their intent to change lanes prior to exiting their lane as well as prior to reentering their original lane.

This Chamber holds the following about the State of Florida:
1. that it is the capital of weirdness in the South
2. that it is a place our esteemed colleague theSaint has connections to
3. that it should not be sawed off (by a fantastical rabbit or anyone else) and left to go adrift as an island in the Atlantic Ocean, and if that somehow happened then we as a region would be worse off
4. that it is home to a great many accomplished Atlasians in both past and present
5. that its biggest metropolitan area (South Florida, frequently defined to constitute Broward, Palm Beach, and Miami-Dade Counties) has a rich culture with substantial Latin American influence
6. that it is an indispensable part of the South's economy
7. that its people do an admirable job living with mosquitoes and other perils of humidity every day, and in dealing with dangers mankind confronts in most coastal areas, especially hurricanes
8. that, especially outside its urbanized areas, it is allegedly infested with alligators at every turn
9. that too many people harbor ill feelings towards it and its people
10. that we are blessed to have it in the South and in Atlasia

1. Any land that is a part of Everglades National Park in the State of Florida is hereby off-limits to oil drilling.

2. The Department of Infrastructure and Environment shall contribute $10 million for use by the State of Florida in preventing algae blooms harmful to Everglades National Park.

Regional Statutory Pay as You Go Act

Sec. 1 - Definitions and Applications

 (1) The term ``BBEDCA'' means the Balanced Budget and
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

  (2) The definitions set forth in section 3 of the
        Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 and in
        section 250 of BBEDCA shall apply to this bill, except to the
        extent that they are specifically modified as follows:
                    (A) The term ``outyear'' means a fiscal year one or
                more years after the budget year.
                    (B) In section 250(c)(8)(C), the reference to the
                food stamp program shall be deemed to be a reference to
                the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

(3)
         (A) The term ``budgetary effects'' means the amount by
        which PAYGO legislation changes outlays flowing from direct
        spending or revenues relative to the most recently passed budget and shall be determined on the basis of estimates prepared as detailed below. Budgetary
effects that increase outlays flowing from direct spending or decrease
revenues are termed ``costs'' and budgetary effects that increase
revenues or decrease outlays flowing from direct spending are termed
``savings''. Budgetary effects shall not include any costs associated
with debt service.

            (B) For purposes of these definitions, off-budget effects
        shall not be counted as budgetary effects.

 (4) The term ``PAYGO legislation'' or a ``PAYGO Act'' refers
        to a bill or joint resolution that affects direct spending or
        revenue relative to the most recently passed budget.

Sec. 2 - Determination of Budgetary Effects of PayGo Acts

Prior to a vote on passage of a PAYGO Act originated or amended by the Chamber, the Game Moderator, a Deputy Game Moderator, the Governor, or a person authorized to act on behalf of one of these individuals shall submit for printing on the Atlas Forum a statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' which shall include an estimate of the budgetary effects of that Act. Such a statement shall establish the budgetary effects of the PAYGO Act for the purposes of this Act.

            i) Effect.--The latest statement submitted prior to passage shall supersede any prior
                      statements submitted and shall be valid only if the PAYGO Act is not
                      further amended.

            ii) The PAYGO Act may not be passed until a valid statement has been submitted.

Sec. 3 Effectiveness of PAYGO Acts

A) If a PAYGO Act is determined to have no budgetary effect, or actually saves money, it may be passed under normal rules.

B) If a PAYGO Act is determined to add money to the deficit, it:

 i) Must Pass with a 2/3 majority, including the vote of at least one delegate from a party other than that of the Speaker.

 ii) Shall not take effect until after the next budget is passed, unless the emergency slot is being used, or unless the Chamber separately authorizes an earlier effective date. A vote for an earlier effective date must be separate from the vote on final passage, and it must pass with a 2/3 majority, including the vote of at least one delegate from a party other than that of the Speaker.

C) The Governor's veto of a PAYGO Act that adds to the deficit may only be overridden by a unanimous vote of the Chamber if it consists of 5 members, or by a 6/7ths Majority if it consists of 7 members.

Protect Our Children from Tattoos Act

1. For the purposes of this legislation, a Tattoo is defined as a permanent imprint on a Child's body, done by an artist with some intended design in mind, that cannot be removed without the use of Acid or laser technology.

2. No Child under the Age of 10 may get a Tattoo under any circumstances.

3. For a Child between the ages of 10 and 15, the child must consent along with both parents/guardians, or the parent/guardian if only one exists. The Child must attend a preliminary consultation before receiving the tattoo, and must sign a statement that states they understand the permanence of the Tattoo.  Further, the tattoo artist must apply a spray, cream, or gel intended to reduce pain to the child's body before beginning work on the Tattoo itself.

4. For a Child between the ages of 16 and 18, the child must consent along with one parent/guardian. The Child must attend a preliminary consultation before receiving the tattoo, and must sign a statement that states they understand the permanence of the Tattoo.


5. Tattoo Artists found in violation of this act may be fined up to $3,000, imprisoned for up to 18 months, or both.

Resolution Declaring Gumbo Festival

Recognizing that Gumbo is a great food that deserves the South's formal recognition, the Government of the South declares that the date of October 11th shall be a regional holiday to facilitate the holding of Gumbo Festivals.

Labor & Judicial Reform Act of 2019

Title I: Judicial

1. The minimum felony threshold for theft is hereby increased to $700
2. Unless voluntarily delayed by the defendant or required by a provision of law, criminal trials must begin within 120 days after charges have been filed.
3. Users of Illegal Drugs, or those who overdose on legal drugs, who were NOT engaged in selling such items, who seek treatment or otherwise report the overdoses for/of themselves or others, will not be charged on the basis of their use alone, provided that they cooperate with related investigations.

Title II: Labor

1. Public employees shall not be fired, disciplined, or warned on the basis that they engaged in breastfeeding. Employers or Supervisors found in violation of this may be, as appropriate, fined not more than $1,000, forced to reinstate the employee, or imprisoned for not more than one year.
2. Public EMT and Fire employees are hereby allowed to carry guns when on Duty.
3. Attorney Fees are hereby allowed for wage theft cases, provided such fees do not impose a cost of greater than $400 to either party.
4. Employee requests for paystubs need not be in writing, employers shall recognize requests sent by email or other methods that still allow a record of the request to exist.
5. Meetings of Public Sector Unions must be open to the public, unless existing law requires otherwise, and shall be noticed on the website of the Union or the Employer at least 72 hours in advance.

Resolution condemning Blackface

The Southern Chamber of Delegates hereby:

- Recognizes that engaging in the practice of Blackface is a hurtful and inappropriate action that serves no legitimate societal purpose.
- Recognizes that engaging in the practice of Blackface merely serves to delegitimize the African-American race as a whole.
- Recognizes that people have far better things to do with their time.
- Hereby condemns the practice of Blackface, in all of its forms, and strongly urges all participants to abandon such activities. 

Resolution condemning Fast-Food Burger Restaurants

The Southern Chamber of Delegates hereby:

- Recognizes that fast-food Burgers are typically made with grease, ingredients designed to add fat, and/or inordinately large amounts of toppings, and typically served with ridiculously unhealthy french fries.
- Recognizes that Restaurants, including but not limited to, McDonalds, Burger King, Five Guys, Wendy's, In-And-Out, and What-a-burger, that serve fast-food burgers serve little purpose other than to make people Obese.
- Hereby Condemns all such fast-food burger restaurants for being the biggest cause of obesity in the region, and urges the populace to never eat at such places.

Toilet Paper Equity Act

1. No Regional funds shall be expended for the purchase of toilet paper for the Regional capitol building and appurtenant offices that is of a superior quality to toilet paper provided in other Regional buildings.

Don't Actually Remove the Governor Amendment

The following change shall be made to the Constitution of the South, Article III, Section 12:

12. The office of Governor is to be deemed vacant upon the resignation, recall, or impeachment of the sitting Governor. A Governor who takes no action over a ten (10) day period shall automatically forfeit their office unless an official leave of absence is acknowledged prior.

Budget Clarification Amendment

The following change shall be made to the Constitution, Article III, Section 10:

                                        Amended Firearm Education Act

The Southern Chamber of Delegates and the Southern Region would like to see the Federal Government take action on defending freedom of speech on the internet.

Carbon Tax Act of 2019


Sec. 1 Definitions:

For Purposes of This Legislation:

 ‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Administrator’
 means the Game Moderator, the Southern Governor, or their designee(s).
‘‘(b) CARBON DIOXIDE EQUIVALENT OR CO2-E.—
 The term ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ or ‘CO2-e’ means the
 number of metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions with
 the same global warming potential as one metric ton of
 another greenhouse gas
‘‘(c) CARBON-INTENSIVE PRODUCT.—The term ‘carbon-intensive product’ means, as identified by the Administrator by rule—
‘‘(1) any manufactured or agricultural product
 which the Administrator determines is carbon-intensive, except that no covered fuel is a carbon-intensive product, and
‘‘(2) until such time that the Administrator promulgates rules identifying carbon-intensive products, the following shall be considered carbon-intensive products: iron, steel, steel mill products (including pipe and tube), aluminum, cement, glass (including flat, container, and specialty glass and fiberglass), pulp, paper, chemicals, or industrial ceramics.
‘‘(d) CARBON LEAKAGE.—The term ‘carbon leakage’
 means an increase of global greenhouse gas emissions
which are substantially due to the relocation of greenhouse
 gas sources from the United States to jurisdictions which
 lack comparable controls upon greenhouse gas emissions.
 ‘‘(e) COST OF CARBON OR CARBON COSTS.—The
 term ‘cost of carbon’ or ‘carbon costs’ means a national
 or sub-national government policy which explicitly places
 a price on greenhouse gas pollution and shall be limited
 to a tax on greenhouse gases. No cap-and-trade type formula shall be allowed. The cost of carbon is expressed as the price per metric ton of CO2-e.
‘‘(f) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered entity’ means— (1) in the case of crude oil—
 ‘‘(A) a refinery operating in the United
 States, and
 ‘‘(B) any importer of any petroleum or pe4
troleum product into the United States,
 ‘‘(2) in the case of coal—
 ‘‘(A) any coal mining operation in the
United States, and
‘‘(B) any importer of coal into the United
 States,
 ‘‘(3) in the case of natural gas—
 ‘‘(A) any entity entering pipeline quality
 natural gas into the natural gas transmission
system, and
‘‘(B) any importer of natural gas into the
 United States,
‘‘(4) in the case of fluorinated gases any entity
 required to report the emission of a fluorinated gas
 under part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, and
 ‘‘(5) any entity or class of entities which, as determined by the Administrator, is transporting, selling, or otherwise using a covered fuel in a manner which emits a greenhouse gas to the atmosphere and which has not been covered by the carbon fee.
 ‘‘(g) COVERED FUEL.—The term ‘covered fuel’
 means crude oil, natural gas, coal, or any other product
 derived from crude oil, natural gas, or coal which shall
 be used so as to emit greenhouse gases to the atmosphere.
 ‘‘(h) CRUDE OIL.—The term ‘crude oil’ means unrefined petroleum.
 ‘‘(i) EXPORT.—The term ‘export’ means to transport
 a product from within the jurisdiction of the United States
 to persons outside the United States.
 ‘‘(j) FLUORINATED GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term
 ‘fluorinated greenhouse gas’ means sulfur hexafluoride
 (SF6), nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), and any fluorocarbon
except for controlled substances as defined in subpart A of part 82 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulation, and substances with vapor pressures of less than 1 mm of Hg absolute at 25 degrees. With these exceptions, ‘fluorinated greenhouse gas’ includes but is not limited to any hydrofluorocarbon, any perfluorocarbon, any perfluoropolyether, and any hydrofluoropolyether.
‘‘(k) FOSSIL FUEL.—The term ‘fossil fuel’ means
 coal, coal products, petroleum, petroleum products, or natural gas.
(l) FULL FUEL CYCLE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—The term ‘full fuel cycle greenhouse gas emissions’ means the greenhouse gas content of a covered fuel
plus that covered fuel’s upstream greenhouse gas emissions.
‘‘(m) GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL.—The term
 ‘global warming potential’ means the ratio of the time
integrated radiative forcing from the instantaneous release
 of one kilogram of a trace substance relative to that of
 one kilogram of carbon dioxide.
 ‘‘(n) GREENHOUSE GAS.—The term ‘greenhouse gas’
 means carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous
 oxide (N2O), sulfur hexafluoride (SF6),
 hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbon (PFCs), and
other gases as defined by rule of the Administrator.
 ‘‘(o) GREENHOUSE GAS CONTENT.—The term
 ‘greenhouse gas content’ means the amount of greenhouse
 gases, expressed in metric tons of CO2-e, which would be
 emitted to the atmosphere by the use of a covered fuel
and shall include, nonexclusively, emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane
‘‘(p) GREENHOUSE GAS EFFECT.—The term ‘green4
house gas effect’ means the adverse effects of greenhouse
gases on health or welfare caused by the greenhouse gas’s heat-trapping potential or its effect on ocean acidification.
 ‘‘(q) IMPORT.—Irrespective of any other definition in
 law or treaty, the term ‘import’ means to land on, bring
into, or introduce into any place subject to the jurisdiction
 of the United States.
 ‘‘(r) PETROLEUM.—The term ‘petroleum’ means oil
 removed from the earth or the oil derived from tar sands
 or shale.
 ‘‘(s) PRODUCTION GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—
 The term ‘production greenhouse gas emissions’ means
 the quantity of greenhouse gases, expressed in metric tons
 of CO2-e, emitted to the atmosphere resulting from, non-exclusively, the production, manufacture, assembly, transportation, or financing of a product.
 ‘‘(t) UPSTREAM GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.—
 The term ‘upstream greenhouse gas emissions’ means the
quantity of greenhouse gases, expressed in metric tons of
CO2-e, emitted to the atmosphere resulting from, non-exclusively, the extraction, processing, transportation, financing, or other preparation of a covered fuel for use.

Sec. 2 - Carbon Fee

‘‘(a) CARBON FEE.—There is hereby imposed a carbon fee on any covered entity’s emitting use, or sale or transfer for an emitting use, of any covered fuel.
 "(b) AMOUNT OF THE CARBON FEE.—The carbon
fee imposed by this section is an amount equal to—
‘‘(1) the greenhouse gas content of the covered fuel, multiplied by
‘‘(2) the carbon fee rate.
 ‘‘(c) CARBON FEE RATE.—For purposes of this section—
 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The carbon fee rate, with
 respect to any use, sale, or transfer during a calendar year, shall be—
 ‘‘(A) in the case of calendar year 2019,
 $15, and
 ‘‘(B) except as provided in paragraph (2),
 in the case of any calendar year thereafter—
 ‘‘(i) the carbon fee rate in effect
 under this subsection for the preceding calendar year, plus
 ‘‘(ii) $10.
 ‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—
 ‘‘(A) INCREASED CARBON FEE RATE
 AFTER MISSED ANNUAL EMISSIONS REDUCTION
 TARGET.—In the case of any year immediately following a year for which the Administrator
determines under 9903(b) that the actual emissions of greenhouse gases from covered fuels exceeded the emissions reduction target for the previous year, paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall be applied by substituting ‘$15’ for the dollar amount otherwise in effect for the calendar year under such paragraph.
‘‘(B) CESSATION OF CARBON FEE RATE INCREASE AFTER CERTAIN EMISSION REDUCTIONS ACHIEVED.—In the case of any year immediately following a year for which the Administrator determines under 9903(b) that actual emissions of greenhouse gases from covered fuels is not more than 10 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions from covered fuels during the year 2018, paragraph (1)(B)(ii) shall be applied by substituting ‘$0’ for the dollar amount otherwise in effect for the calendar year under such paragraph.
‘‘(3) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any calendar year after 2019, each of the dollar amounts in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B)(ii), and
(2)(A) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar
 year, determined by substituting ‘calendar year
 2018’ for ‘calendar year 2016’ in subparagraph
 (A)(ii) thereof.
 ‘‘(d) EXEMPTION AND REFUND.—The Administrator
shall prescribe such rules as are necessary to ensure the
fee imposed by this section is not imposed with respect to any nonemitting use, or any sale or transfer for a nonemitting use, including rules providing for the refund of any carbon fee paid under this section with respect to any such use, sale, or transfer.
 ‘‘(e) EXEMPTIONS.—
 ‘‘(1) AGRICULTURE.—
 ‘‘(A) FUEL.—If any covered fuel or its derivative is used on a farm for a farming purpose, the Administrator shall pay (without interest)  to the ultimate purchaser of such covered fuel or its derivative, the total amount of carbon fees previously paid upon that covered fuel or its derivative, as specified by rule of the Administrator.
 ‘‘(B) FARM, FARMING USE, AND FARMING
 PURPOSE.—The terms ‘farm’, ‘farming use’,
 and ‘farming purpose’ shall have the respective meanings given such terms under section 6420(c).
‘‘(C) OTHER GREENHOUSE GASES EMIS4
SIONS FROM AGRICULTURE.—The carbon fee shall not be levied upon non-fossil fuel greenhouse gas emissions which occur on a farm.
 ‘‘(2) ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED
 STATES.—If any covered fuel or its derivative is
 used by the Armed Forces of the United States as
 supplies for vessels of war, vehicles, or electrical
 power generation equipment, the Administrator shall pay
(without interest) to the ultimate purchaser of such
covered fuel or its derivative, the total amount of
carbon fees previously paid upon that covered fuel or
its derivative, as specified by rule of the Administrator.

Sec. 3 - Fee on Flourinated Greenhouse Gases

‘‘(a) FLUORINATED GAS FEE.—A fee is hereby imposed upon any fluorinated greenhouse gas which is required to be reported under part 98 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations.
‘‘(b) AMOUNT.—The fee to be paid by the covered entity required to so report shall be an amount equal to— ‘‘(1) the total amount, in metric tons of CO2-e, of emitted fluorinated greenhouse gases (or, in the case of a supplier, emissions that would result determined under the rules of such part), multiplied by ‘‘(2) an amount equal to 10 percent of the carbon fee rate in effect under section 9902(d)(1) for the calendar year of such emission.


Sec. 4 - Decommissioning of Carbon Fee

 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—At such time that—(1) the Administrator determines under 9903(b) that actual emissions of greenhouse gases from covred fuels is not more than 10 percent of the greenhouse gas emissions from covered fuels during the year 2016, and ‘‘(2) the monthly carbon dividend payable to an adult eligible individual has been less than $20 for 3 consecutive years, the Administrator shall decommission in an orderly manner all bureaus and programs associated with administering the
carbon fee, the carbon border fee adjustment, and the Carbon Dividend Trust Fund.
‘‘(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.—In the case of any
calendar year after 2020, the $20 amount under subsection (a)(2) shall be increased by an amount equal to—
 ‘‘(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by
‘‘(2) cost-of-living adjustment determined under
 section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by
 substituting ‘calendar year 2017’ for ‘calendar year
 2016’ in subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof.

SEC. 5 NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REVIEW OF CARBON FEE

(a) In General.—Not later than 3.5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to prepare a report relating to the carbon fee imposed by section 9902 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the emissions reductions schedule established under section 9903 of such Code.

(b) Report Requirements.—Such report shall—

(1) assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the carbon fee in achieving the emissions reduction targets set forth in section 9903 of such Code;

(2) describe and make recommendations on whether the carbon fee rate and annual increases prescribed by section 9902(c) of such Code should be adjusted in order to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of this Act in achieving the emissions reduction targets set forth in section 9903 of such Code;

(3) describe the potential of the carbon fee to achieve future emissions targets set forth in section 9903(a) of such Code through the year 2050;

(4) describe and evaluate the effectiveness of the carbon fee in reducing emissions from key sectors of the economy, including sectors of the economy that have decreased their carbon emissions, sectors of the economy that have increased their carbon emissions, and sectors of the economy in which carbon emissions have not changed;

(5) make findings and recommendations to Federal departments and agencies and to Congress on actions that could be taken to reduce carbon emissions in the sectors of the economy in which carbon emissions have not decreased;

(6) make findings and recommendations on adjusting regulations enacted under the Clean Air Act and other Federal laws that affect economic sectors achieving the emissions reduction targets set forth in section 9903 of such Code; and

(7) provide an assessment of any other factors determined to be material to the program’s efficiency and effectiveness in achieving the goals set forth in this act.

(c) Report Made Publicly Available.—Not later than 4 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Chamber the report required under subsection (a). Such report shall be made electronically available to the public and open to public comment for at least 60 days before the final submission to Congress.

SEC. 6. IMPACT OF CARBON FEE ON BIOMASS USE AND CARBON SINKS.

(a) Study Of Biomass.—The Administrator shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study, make recommendations, and submit a report regarding the impact of the carbon fee on the use of biomass as an energy source and the resulting impacts on carbon sinks and biodiversity.

(b) Study Requirements.—The study conducted under subsection (a) by the National Academy of Sciences shall include analysis, documentation, and determinations on—

(1) the carbon fee and its impact on the use of biomass as an energy source and greenhouse gas emissions from the use of biomass as an energy source;

(2) the impacts of the use of biomass as an energy source on carbon sinks and biodiversity; and

(3) the various types of biomass that are being used as an energy source.

(c) Recommendations.—Based on the findings and conclusions of the study, the National Academy of Sciences shall make recommendations to the Chamber. The recommendations shall include any actions that should be taken to mitigate impacts of the carbon fee on—

(1) increasing greenhouse gas emissions from the use of biomass as an energy source; and

(2) degradation of carbon sinks and biodiversity relating to the use of biomass as an energy source.

(d) Report.—The National Academy of Sciences shall prepare a report that includes any findings and recommendations made pursuant to this section and, not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, make such report electronically available to the public.

SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except the carbon fee under section 9902 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to uses, sales, or transfers more than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

SEC. 8. PRINCIPLE OF INTERPRETATION.

In the case of ambiguity, the texts of this statute and its amending texts shall be interpreted so as to allow for the most effective abatement of greenhouse gas emissions.

SEC. 9. NO PREEMPTION OF STATE OR FEDERAL LAW.

Nothing in this legislation shall preempt or supersede, or be interpreted to preempt or supersede, any State law or regulation. Further, the fees in this law shall be in addition to those enacted by the Federal Carbon Tax Act of 2017.
 

Southern Nuclear Utilization Scheme Next-generation Update (SNUSNU)

Introductory Memorandum
As the Southern region already has the worlds biggest nuclear reactor (https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=264941.0). It is in the interest of all Southerners that programs that reduces the radioactive half life of waste be followed up on. As such this bill proposes to aid in the research of Next Generation Nuclear fuels (https://phys.org/news/2014-08-next-generation-nuclear-reactors-radioactive-materials.html). Namely Transuranium Elements (TRUs) as fuel, and the development of Resource-renewable Boiling Water Reactors (RBWRs) that enable the effective use of uranium resources. This will not only enable the existing waste to be used as power sources provide cheap power for all Southerners but further help combat climate change in a cost effective and environmentally responsible manner.

Section I
1.1 The southern region will fund research and development of next-generation nuclear reactors that use radioactive waste materials as fuel.
1.2 Funds for research can include but are not limited to:
     * Regional taxes on non renewable energy
     * Regional research grants
     * Regional levies or duties not otherwise earmarked for spending
1.3 Research may team up with other research programs in relation to this field. Provided the use of this technology is also available for use by the southern region.

Section II
2.1 The Southern region encourages the construction of next-generation nuclear power plants that use Transuranium Elements (TRUs) as fuel to combat Carbon Emissions.
2.2 The Southern region may build a state owned next-generation nuclear power plant at the discretion form a vote from Chamber of Delegates and assent of the Governor.

Section III
This shall come into effect upon the signing of this bill by the Governor.

Second Regional Anthem Act

Section 1
1. The second regional anthem of the Southern Region shall be "Old Town Road", written by Lil Nas X.
2. This anthem shall hold equal status to the current anthem, "Dixie" by Daniel Decatur Emmett.

Sexual Assault Definition Act

Title 1: Insurance companies can't deny you because you have a gun act

Title 1: The family encouragement act

Section 1: Resolution to Expel Matthew27 from the Chamber of Delegates
Section 2: The Chamber of Delegates will hereby expel Delegate Matthew27 of Mississippi from its membership, effective immediately.

Title 1: Lowering black on black murder rate within the south act

1.  Any organization seeking or holding Southern government contracts which is found to knowingly employ undocumented immigrants will be ineligible for new contracts for two years following the discovery of this violation.

   A. The Southern government shall work with the Department of Internal Affairs to compile an effective and efficient procedure by which companies can verify the status of their employees. The terms of the above shall apply once the procedure is in place and companies have been given a “reasonable” chance to utilize it.

   B. Contracts that deal with critical emergency related procurement may be given exemption based on the situation, but must be required to take steps to ensure the legality of their workforce going forward and the Department of Internal Affairs shall certify they have done so.

2.  The bill is not affecting contracts for companies, that employed undocumented immigrants without knowing their legal status. Said companies are required to remove any undocumented employees within a period of two months instead.

3. No provision in this bill shall be construed as to condone or legalize any violations of current laws regarding racial profiling and civil rights. Any and all such violations shall be investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of existing law at the time of the violation's occurrence.

Section 1: Title
This bill will hereby be known as the Stellar Astronomy Resources act, or STAR Act for short.

Section 2: Provisions
1: A surcharge on municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion and preservation of dark skies through construction and maintenance of infrastructure that reduces light pollution and sky glow.
2: This surcharge will only apply to municipalities whom have applied for or received International Dark Sky Community designation.

Section 3: Implementation
This act will go into effect three months after becoming law.

Section 1: Title
This bill will hereby be known as the Innovation Industry TEA Act.

Section 2: Purpose
This bill is intended to provide the Southern region with a competitive advantage in the modern economy, providing jobs and wealth to citizens.

Section 3: Provisions

1. This bill provides for a total exemption from taxation for legally defined "Innovation Industries"

2. Innovation industries shall be defined as any legally incorporated firm that derives a majority of revenue through participation in:
I: Cryptocurrency mining or algorithm-based securities trading.
II: The production or transportation of chemicals for industrial or scientific use.
III: The production or transportation of petroleum, or firms which provide services related to the exploration and production of petroleum.
IV: The production, transportation, or sale of firearms.
V: The production, transportation, or business-to-business sale of any regionally or federally legalized and taxed recreational drugs. Recreational drugs will still be subject, however, to any applicable sales tax at public retail sale.

3. Eligibility
Any firm which wishes to obtain this tax exempt status must be legally headquartered within the Southern region.

4. Implementation
This bill will be effective on any commerce that takes place from time of passage onwards, as well as any firm specific taxation from fiscal year 2019 onwards. Firms may submit a request for the Innovation Industry tax exempt status from the time of passage.

Respecting the Result of the Southern Flag Referendum Act

The following is declared to be the new flag of the South:

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Necessitating an Accurate and Godly Religion by Implementing Appreciation of Men from Exotic Lands Act (NAGRIAMEL Act)

The John Frum Cargo Cult is hereby designated as the official religion of the Southern Region.

Section 1: title

This bill shall be known as Appreciate Our Teachers Act

Section 2: pay

1. Under this section, state teacher wages will increase by 10% following a review of student performance and budgetary allowance.

2. This will be paid for by a half cent per gallon fuel tax

3. This will go into effect September 1st, 2019.

Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2019
   To grow wealth in low-income urban and rural communities.
In the Southern Chamber of Delegates
The Bill
   To grow wealth in low-income urban and rural communities.

Section 1: Short Title
   This policy wil be titled the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2019
Section 2: Findings
   The Chamber of Delegates finds the following
(1)   Low-income communities are unable to spur job growth and increase economic output in their communities
(2)   Middle class and wealthy communities are able to do this under the current tax system
(3)   Many low-income communities would like to rebuild themselves without interference from government
(4)   Incentives ought to be provided to local businesses in low-income communities and other businesses in the South
(5)   Culture is important in these communities and it’s crucial for the communities to hire from within
Section 3: Implementation
   The Chamber of Delegates proposes the following in three phases:
Short Term:
   The best way to spur growth in communities is to reduce the crowding-out effect of government. Allow business owners and individuals from these communities the free reigns of deciding how to conduct economic growth
(1)   Repeal the following regional business taxes: Corporate income tax, capital gains tax, and the payroll tax
(2)   Adding a tax credit of $250 to each business per new hire of an individual from their home community
Mid Term:
   Reinvestment is crucial to the survival of low-income communities. Tax cuts help create the environment. Reinvestment creates the pillar that allows said communities to flourish.
(1)   Double the amount of expensing of all business costs
(2)   Suspend and nullify all federal regulations in areas designated as Economic Freedom Zones
(3)   Appoint officials to coordinate with business owners in areas with restricted land to lower restrictions.
Long-Term Reinvestment:
   Increasing both economic opportunities and economic mobility in these disadvantaged communities.
(1)   Create a voucher program for communities designated as Economic Freedom Zones.
(2)   Provide a new $1500 tax credit per child for parents or guardians
(3)   Establish a new Business-Academic Tax credit for businesses that provide scholarships or financial aid to employers and residents in their communities.
(4)   Increase the number of Southern resident applicants in order to raise the number of entrepreneurs

Southern Decriminalization Act of 2019 – Phase I
   To decriminalize all drugs and stop the overincarceration of people from low-income communities

Southern Chamber of Delegates
The Bill
Following the next fiscal year, all hard drug offenses for personal or transactional use shall be decriminalized in the Southern Region.
Section 1: Short Title
   The act will be titled the “Southern Decriminalization Act of 2019 – Phase I”
Section 2: Findings
   The Chamber of Delegates find the following
(1)   The state and federal governments of Atlasia are currently eroding the personal freedom of its citizens
(2)   The War on Drugs has had a disproportionate outcome impacting low-income communities; particularly young minorities.
(3)   Overcriminalizing drug use has allowed prisons to profit at the expense of public safety
(4)   Most people who are convicted of a drug offense have a higher chance of recidivating
(5)   Prison does not focus on treatment
(6)   The cost for imprisonment is too expensive
Section 3: Rule of Construction
   The War on Drugs has been a systematic failure on every level. No citizen should be forced to go to prison, be around criminals who commit violent crimes against other citizens, and not get the proper treatment for their addiction. Government is obligated to protect life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness. The war goes against the very nature of what government ought to do. Additionally, imprisoning young people prevents them from being able to unlock their human potential and utilize their human capital. It’s unproductive on every level. Treatment, if necessary, should be promoted rather than punishment. Furthermore, we must respect the personal choices of individuals and their bodily autonomy, while also finding the root cause to drug abuse. Thus, all drugs should be decriminalized.

Section 4: Reform
(1)   All hard drug offenses for personal or transactional use shall be decriminalized in the Southern Region
(2)   The Southern Government shall nullify all federal drug laws applying to drug use, not the sale of said drugs.
(3)   Funding for the DEA shall be reduced by 25% every year until the resources used for the War on Drugs are completely eliminated and returned to taxpaying southerners
(4)   All police, regardless of rank, are required to stop anyone in possession of hard drugs and subject said citizen to a fine that shall not exceed $250
(5)   Each fine will vary on the amount held by a citizen in the South
(6)   Non-citizens, residents, and citizens from other regions of Atlasia will be subject to the same treatment.
(7)   The following drugs shall be decriminalized: Cocaine, Crack-Cocaine, Opium, Heroine, Amphetamine. Methamphetamine, MDMA, Salvia, Ketamine, and all drugs that are a variant of those listed
(8)   The DEA is required to label each drug that will require mandatory treatment for those found to be in possession of a hard narcotic.

Legal Tender Act of 2019
   To recognize Gold and Silver as legal tender and eliminate the taxes on both metals
Southern Chamber of Delegates
The Bill
Following the next fiscal year, the sales tax on gold and silver will be eliminated. Effective immediately, gold and silver will be recognized as legal tender and accepted as a form of financial transaction.
Section 1: Short Title
   The act will be titled “Legal Tender Act of 2019”
Section 2: Findings
   The Chamber of Delegates find the following:
(1)   Gold and Silver have traditionally been accepted as money
(2)   Gold and Silver hold their value over time
(3)   Both federal and regional governments have taxed a traditional form of currency
(4)   Upholding gold and silver specie as legal tender will ease the burden on precious metal investors
Section 3: Rule of Construction
   Imagine a going to a local store and being taxed for breaking a $50 bill. You are effectively being taxed for exchanging one note for another. This is exactly what is happening with precious metals. Gold and Silver are considered mediums of exchange. Atlasia Reserve Notes are also mediums of exchange. It’s unproductive and only hurts those with different forms of exchange
Section 4: Reform
(1)   Officially define Gold and Silver as mediums of exchange
(2)   Remove all taxes applied on both metals when exchanged for Atlasia Reserve Notes
(3)   All specie having gold or silver content will be defined as mediums of exchange
(4)   Any legal tender defined as a medium of exchange will be weighed and tested for its purity

Amend the Bill of Rights
Modifications to Article II: Bill of Rights
1.   Inalienable Rights – All persons are by nature born equal, free, and independent and have inherent rights of which they cannot be deprived of by other persons, institutions, or the law. No person shall be forcefully hindered from possessing or maintaining property. No person shall be deprived of their life or liberty. All persons shall be treated equally under the law regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, economic status, sexual orientation, disability, or other extraneous differences between individuals. No law shall give groups, communities, or institutions privileges over other individuals. All persons shall be treated as individuals under the law.
2.   Freedom of Speech – The Southern Chamber of Delegates shall make no law prohibiting, regulating, or limiting the freedom of individual speech, press, peacefully assembling and protesting, or petitioning the Southern Government of Atlasia for a redress of grievances if and only if a person, community, or institution, is not inflicting direct harm onto a citizen of Atlasia. Additionally, a peaceful strike or demonstration by private southern citizens shall not be hindered by the Southern Government.
3.   Rights of the Accused – All persons shall be innocent until proven guilty under the law in all criminal prosecutions. The accused shall enjoy a right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury of the state in the district where the crime is stated. The accused shall have the rights to legal counsel and a copy of the nature and cause of the accusation. The accused shall not be compelled to furnish or give evidence against them, nor be deprived of life, liberty, and property. The accused shall not be forced to give confessions or testimonies in a trial. The accused shall not be prevented from being informed about the witnesses accusing him of a crime. A public defender will be granted to the accused if needed. Additionally, in all criminal prosecutions, no person shall be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy.
4.   Right to Privacy – The right to privacy shall not be infringed upon by the state. No person shall be subject to unreasonable and unwarranted searches and seizures in their property. Warrants shall be issued only through probable cause, describing the scope of the search, area, limits, and what specific persons or things that need to be searched. All seizures must abide by limits a warrant would abide by.
5.   Freedom of Religion – The right to religious expression shall not be hindered by the state if and only if a person, community, or private institution, is not inflicting direct harm onto a citizen of Atlasia. Furthermore, the government of The South, at all levels, shall neither prefer, endorse, nor exhibit biases against or in favor of any one religion or a combination of religions. 
6.   Right to Property – The seizure of private property for public use without just compensation shall be prohibited.
7.   Right to Security – Every citizen has the right to security in their community, with forces including the police, fire patrol, and other public services that protect their community. No person shall be infringed upon their right to form a peaceful and private militia. The militia is subject to regulation by the Southern Government at all levels. Additionally, the right to bear arms shall not be infringed upon by the Southern Government.

Workers Free Association Act

Whereas the current process for forming unions is skewed in favor of those who oppose unions.

Whereas change is necessary to protect workers' rights to join unions.

Whereas to establish an efficient system for enabling employees to form, join, or assist unions.

Be it enacted by the people of the Southern Region, represented by the House of Delegates.

Section I. Title
a) This act may be cited as the “Workers Free Association Act”

b) The bill may be referred to as the “WFAA” as a short title.

Section II. Definitions
a) ““Unions”” refers to any organization of workers that is formed for the purpose of advancing its members' interests in respect to wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Section III. Streamlining Union Certification
a)Allow the recognition of a union for the purpose of exclusive collective bargaining with an employer if a majority of employees sign cards stating their wish that the union represents them.


Section IV.  Facilitating Initial Collective Bargaining Agreements
a) Provided that a union has been certified, the union could require the employer to begin negotiations for a collective agreement within ten days. If the employer and union are unable to reach agreement within 90 days, either side may take the dispute to the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.





Section V. Strengthening Enforcement
a) Make the regional body responsible for labor relations seek injunctions against employers who discriminate against employees who attempt to organize a union. An injunction will also be available if the employer has "engaged in any other unfair labor practice"

b) If an employer is found to have violated the law, by either illegally discharging or discriminating against employees during an organizing campaign or first contract drive, the employer is required to pay two times back pay as liquidated damages, in addition to the back pay owed, for a total of three times back pay.

c) Giving out civil fines of up to $20,000 per violation against employers who have been found to have willfully or repeatedly violated employees' rights during an organizing campaign or first contract drive.

Southern Decriminalization Act of 2019 – Phase II
   To decriminalize all drugs and stop the over-incarceration of people from low-income communities

Southern Chamber of Delegates
The Bill
   Phase II deals with addressing the over-incarceration of drug offenders.
Section 1: Short Title
   The act will be titled the “Southern Decriminalization Act of 2019 – Phase II”
Section 2: Findings
   The Chamber of Delegates find the following
(1)   With the War on Drugs slowly coming to an end, there is no reason for non-violent drug offenders to remain in prison with violent criminals
(2)   Reducing the number of non-violent drug offenders in prison poses no threat to the safety of Southerners
(3)   Over-criminalizing drug use has allowed prisons to profit at the expense of public safety
(4)   Most people who are convicted of a drug offense have a higher chance of recidivating
(5)   The cost for imprisonment is too expensive
Section 3: Reform
(1)   Following the next fiscal year, all prisoners convicted of and only of the ue of an illegal narcotic shall be pardoned and their criminal record expunged. This applies only to prisoners serving anywhere between 30 days and 12 months
(2)   Following the next fiscal year, all prisoners convicted of and only of selling an illegal narcotic shall be pardoned and their criminal record expunged after a background check is done. The background check will ensure the prisoner is not apart of any illegal gang, terrorist group, or drug cartel. This applies only to prisoners serving anywhere between 30 days and 15 months.
(3)   Prisoners serving longer than 12 months for the use or possession of an illegal narcotic will be able to appeal their sentence to the Southern Governor and the Chamber of Delegates.

Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2019 2.0
   To grow wealth in low-income urban and rural communities.
In the Southern Chamber of Delegates
The Bill
   To grow wealth in low-income urban and rural communities.

Section 1: Short Title
   This policy will be titled the Economic Freedom Zones Act of 2019 2.0
Section 2: Findings
   The Chamber of Delegates finds the following
(1)   Low-income communities are unable to spur job growth and increase economic output in their communities
(2)   Middle class and wealthy communities are able to do this under the current tax system
(3)   Many low-income communities would like to rebuild themselves without interference from government
(4)   Incentives ought to be provided to local businesses in low-income communities and other businesses in the South
(5)   Culture is important in these communities and it’s crucial for the communities to hire from within
Section 3: Implementation
   The Chamber of Delegates proposes the following in three phases:
Short Term:
   The best way to spur growth in communities is to reduce the crowding-out effect of government. Allow business owners and individuals from these communities the free reigns of deciding how to conduct economic growth
(1)   Repeal the following regional business taxes: Corporate income tax, capital gains tax, and the payroll tax
(2)   Adding a tax credit of $250 to each business per new hire of an individual from their home community
Mid Term:
   Reinvestment is crucial to the survival of low-income communities. Tax cuts help create the environment. Reinvestment creates the pillar that allows said communities to flourish.
(1)   Double the amount of expensing of all business costs
(2)   Appoint officials to coordinate with business owners in areas with restricted land to lower restrictions.
Long-Term Reinvestment:
   Increasing both economic opportunities and economic mobility in these disadvantaged communities.
(1)   Create a voucher program for communities designated as Economic Freedom Zones.
(2)   Provide a new $1500 tax credit per child for parents or guardians
(3)   Establish a new Business-Academic Tax credit for businesses that provide scholarships or financial aid to employers and residents in their communities.
(4)   Increase the number of Southern resident applicants in order to raise the number of entrepreneurs

Lawyers Without School Act of 2019
Section I - Title: The Title of this Bill shall be “Lawyers Without School Act”
Section II – Options
      Any citizen of the South, over the age of 18, who has obtained a high school, is eligible to take the bar exam if they have completed the following requirements
1.   Graduated from an accredited law school in Atlasia
2.   Completes a Law Office Apprenticeship Program in the South
Section III – Law Office Apprenticeship Program
      All participants of the Apprenticeship Program are subject to the following
1.   A four-year apprenticeship with a law firm, lawyer with a degree from an accredited law school in Atlasia, or a professor of law at a college or university in the South
2.   Each student will be required to work and train for 18 hours a week under Section III. 1
3.   Passage of a First-Year Law Student’s Exam is required at the end of the first year of apprenticeship in order to continue the program. The cost of the exam will be $50
4.   Students must demonstrate positive moral character determination over the course of the program
5.   All requirements (other than the bar exam and completion of law school ) in order to be a lawyer must be fulfilled in order to complete the program

Section IV – Lawyers
Lawyers, law firms, and professors of law have the discretion of picking students they want to apprentice.

Section V – Fees
1.   A one-time fee of $100 shall be given to the Southern Government in order to enroll in the apprenticeship program
2.   An annual fee of $1500 a year shall be given to the mentor under Section III.1 in order to continue the apprenticeship program

Lieutenant Governor Act of 2019
   To create the office of Lieutenant Governor who will serve as second in command to the Southern Government
   Section I – Title: The title of this bill shall be the “Lieutenant Governor Act”
   Section II – Branch
The Lieutenant Governor will be a member of the executive branch in the Southern Government
   Section III – Powers
1.   The Lieutenant Governor will be acting governor whenever the elected governor is not available for longer than 96 consecutive hours or on a leave of absence
2.   The Lieutenant Governor will be the Acting Speaker when the Speaker is not available for longer than 96 consecutive hours or on a leave of absence
3.   The Lieutenant Governor will also be the President of the Chamber of Delegates, ensuring reasonable debate and dialogue between delegates
4.   If needed, the Lieutenant Governor can establish roles in the Chamber of Delegates
5.   If the Governor of the South resigns, the Lieutenant Governor will succeed the current governor and finish the term
6.   If there is ever an instance where there is a tied vote in the Chamber of Delegates and all members have votes aye, nay, or abstain, the Lieutenant Governor will vote to break the tie.
Section IV – Appointment
The Lieutenant Governor shall be appointed by the governor and shall be reappointed or removed during every gubernatorial cycle
   Section V – Resignation
1.   If the Lieutenant Governor resigns, the Chamber of Delegates will appoint and vote to confirm an acting Lieutenant Governor until the next gubernatorial election
2.   If the Lieutenant Governor violates any laws, is engaged in corruption, or is deemed unfit to hold the office or fails to do the job tasked of him/her, the Chamber of Delegates will vote to impeach and then remove him/her from office

SECTION 1.

1.  This Amendment be cited as the “Election Conformity Amendment of 2019”.

SECTION 2.

1. All references to "Eastern Standard Time" or "EST" in the Southern Constitution, shall be amended to read "Eastern Daylight Time for elections beginning between the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November and Eastern Standard Time for all other elections.

Section I: Title
This shall be know as the Vexillological Symmetry Act.

Section II: Findings
1) The Current Elements of the Southern Flag are to persevered as per the Southern Regional Symbols Act (https://uselectionatlas.org/AFEWIKI/index.php/Regional_Symbols_Act) and per the Flag Referendum 2: Electric Boogaloo (https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=330792.msg6931329#msg6931329)
2) The current depiction of the flag is asymmetrical.

3) The Flag should be symmetrical and replaced with this symmetrical version

Section III, subsection 2 of the Constitution of the Southern Region is amended to read as follows:

Section IV, subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Southern Region is amended to read as follows:

Article I
Section I) One million dollars shall be dispensed to the states of the Southern region, according to the population of each, for the creation and broadcast of advertisements promoting the purchase of South Atlasian made goods and the deterrence of purchase of foreign-made, particularly Chinese-made goods.
Section II) The funds for this program shall be allocated to each Southern state’s Department of Commerce or equivalent.
Section III) The method of advertisement shall include but shall not be limited to television advertisements, billboard advertisements, radio advertisements, and so on.
Section IV) Upon the exhaustion of the aforementioned funds, Article I shall be null and void unless a law is passed renewing the fund in the same or a different amount.
Section V) Article I shall take effect, with funds dispensed to the states, on January 1, 2020.

Be it enacted by the Southern Chamber of Delegates:

1.) An "owners' association" shall be defined as any private, non-governmental organization operating within a locality, subdivision, or neighborhood that manages homes and lots and regulates the activities of the owners of such lots.

2.) In any newly constructed residential subdivision, no new owners' association may be formed until all lots have been sold. Once all lots are sold, two-thirds of homeowners must vote to form an owners' association.

3.) Owners' associations may not regulate any portion of the property not directly visible from the street, or anything inside the house itself.

4.) Unless approved by the city or county in which it is situated, owners' associations may not fine homeowners any amount exceeding $10 for a single infraction.

5.) Owners' associations may not foreclose on any property for any reason, including unpaid fines or dues.

6.) Owners' associations may not prohibit freedom of speech, assembly, or expression within their jurisdiction.

7.) Homeowners shall reserve the right to opt-out of the owners' association, provided they give the association at least a thirty-days notice prior to withdrawing.

Section 1: Title

This bill will be known as the Southern Energy Act


Section 2: Establishment of a Survey

1: Before a group or entity gets approval from the Southern Government, a survey of the land must be conducted.

2: This survey should indicate where the most opportune areas for energy resource extraction or the establishment of renewable energy with minimal disruption to the wildlife and ecosystem of an area.

3: Drilling on parks maintained by the Southern Government will be prohibited.

4:3: This survey will be conducted by a group of soil scientists, geologists, and other experts.

5:4: Additional surveys will also be held in regards to solar panel installation and wind turbine installation.

5: Drilling on parks and/or lands owned and/or maintained by the Southern Government will be prohibited.

6: The Government commissions the survey upon approval of a company or organization to drill.


Section 3: Oil and Gas Drilling

1: The Southern Government will hereby allow drilling on public lands owned and maintained by the Southern Government.

2: Any business or corporation that wishes to drill shall maintain federal safety standards.

3: Sites that are poorly maintained by companies or organizations are liable for any damage to lands and are subject to cleanup penalties.


Section 4:3: Renewable Energy

1: The Southern Government will hereby allow the establishment of solar panels, and wind turbines renewable energy systems to be placed in lands operated by the Southern Government.

2: The Southern Government will hold companies or organizations that wish to install these accountable to federal safety standards.


Section 5:4: Taxation

1: Companies that wish to operate on Southern land will receive an additional 2% tax on profits received from energy production on those lands.


Section 6:5: Contracts

1: The Governor of the South will have the power to approve any and all contracts having to do with energy companies on public lands. I: The Southern Chamber can block any contract with 2/3rds majority vote.


Section 7:6: Implementation

This bill will take effect immediately upon being signed into law.

Gubernatorial Appointments Act

1) The Governor can no longer appoint NPC's or non playable characters into positions that have to be nominated by the Executive.

2) Citizens of the Southern Region that have been nominated to a position by the Governor have to exceed 100 posts to be appointed into position that they have been nominated for.

Delegate Appointment Clarification Act

The Governor has the ultimate authority to fill vacant seats in the Southern Chamber of Delegates, and no special election shall be held for those seats.

Legislation shall be considered by the legislature upon petition of the governor, any representative [Delegate] or two Southerners.

Section 1 (Title)
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Stopping Animal Sexual Abuse (SASA) Act."

Section 2 (Uniformity of laws on bestiality)
i. Bestiality shall be classified as a misdemeanor punishable with up to one years' imprisonment and no more than $2,000 in fines in all states and external territories of the Southern Region.

Section 3 (Animal abuse registry)
i. A Southern Animal Abuser Registry (SAAR) is hereby established as a compendium of persons convicted of the abuse, neglect, or maltreatment of animals, including but not limited to acts of bestiality.
ii. All persons so convicted, as well as all persons convicted of the maltreatment of animals under the laws of the Republic or another region, state, territory, or local jurisdiction thereof who shall reside in the South, shall be required to register with the SAAR.
iii. Registrants shall be prohibited from owning an animal, sharing the same place of residence with an animal, or performing paid or unpaid labor related to the care of animals.
iv. The above two clauses shall be in effect for a person registered in the SAAR for up to ten years. After this ten year period has lapsed, their registration will be removed from the SAAR.

Southern Budget Act
Section 1: This bill will hereby be known as the Southern Budget Act of 2020

Section 2: Spending and Appropriations
A: for the fiscal period beginning in March of 2020, the following departments will be funded at the following levels

* Pensions
Base: $68.00 Billion
Total: $68.00 Billion (100.00%)

* Healthcare
Base: $200.53 Billion
Jeb Stuart Act: $500,000
Raccoon Resistance Act: $20 Million
Doctors and Hospitals Act: $149 Million
Generic Spending: $190.00 Billion
Total: $190.17 Billion (100.00%)

* Education
Base: $120.00 Billion
Development of Foreign Language Programs in Schools Act: $10 Million
Young Athletes Act: $5 Million
School is Cool Act: $5 Million
Opidate Overdose Prevention Act: $2 Million
Teaching Incentives Act: $76 Million
Go South Young Man Act: $735 Million
Generic Spending: $105.00 Billion
Total: $105.83 Billion (100.00%)

* Defense
Base: $0.80 Billion
Total: $0.50 Billion (100.00%)

* Welfare
Base: $38.39 Billion
Prison Reform Act: $170 Million
Inmate Resources: $165 Million
Obsolete Crimes Deletion: $30 Million
Generic Spending: $30.39 Billion
Total: $30.76 Billion (100.00%)


* Protection/Security
Base: $28.00 Billion
Total: $30.00 Billion (100.00%)

* Transportation
Base: $70.20 Billion
Naval Infrastructure Spending Act: $8 Billion
Everglades Protection: $10 Million
Fast Act Amendments: $3 Million
Generic Spending: $40.00 Billion
Total: $48.01 Billion (100.00%)

* General Government
Base: $14.96 Billion
Rough Bulldog Act: $8,000
Sales Tax Exemption: $7.45 Million
Southern Tax Relief Credit: $860 Million
Tax-Exempt HSAs Act: $19 Million
Asset Seizure: $311 Million
Generic Spending: $9.96 Billion
Total: $11.16 Billion (100.00%)

* Discretionary
Base: $20.00 Billion
Total: $50.00 Billion (100.00%)

Total Regional Spending: $534.43 Billion

Section 3: Taxes and Revenue
A: For the fiscal period beginning in March 2020, taxes and revenues collected shall be the following:

* Income Tax
Base: $110.18 Billion
Corporate (5% Tax): $25.15 Billion
Total: $135.33 Billion

* Social Security
Base: $73.68 Billion
Total: $73.68 Billion (0% tax)

* Additional/Ad Valorem
Base: $223.75 Billion
Excise/Marijuana: $3.70 Billion per year (20% Tax)
Prison Reform Act: $ 22 Million per year
Animal Welfare Act Tokens: $360,000
Celebrating Southern Region Act: $3.2 Million
Opiate Overdose Prevention Act: $829 Million per year
Abortion-related Taxes: $13 Million per year
Online Lottery Act: $310 Million per year
Gambling Taxes: $1.3 Billion per year
Total: $229.93 Billion

* Fees and Charges
Base: $95.52 Billion
Real ID Compliance: $20 Million
Gambling Act: $505.5 Million per year
Better Skools Act: $18 Million
Ban Ban Ban Act: $21.5 Million
One More Year Act: $8 Million
Total: $96.09 Billion

* Business and Other Revenue
Base: $57.84 Billion
Total: $57.84 Billion (0% Tax)

Total regional revenue: $592.87 Billion
Reserves: $22.00 Billion
Balance: +$80.44 Billion

Section 4: Implementation
This bill will take effect immediately upon becoming law

Section 1 (Title)
The title of this Amendment shall be, the "I Am The One Who Knocks On Truman’s Door Amendment." It may be alternatively cited by its ordinal number in order of ratification.

Section 2 (Amendment)
i. Article I, section I of the Constitution of the Southern Region is amended to read as follows:

Governor Terms Amendment
Article V, sections 5 and 6 of the Southern Constitution are amended to read as follows:


Section V.7 shall be redesignated V.6 and all subsequent sections shall be renumbered accordingly.

Changing our Capitol Amendment

The following changes will be made to the Southern Constitution, Article I, Section 2:

Daylight Savings Time Amendment

The following changes will be made to the Southern Constitution:

All references in the Southern Constitution to "Eastern Standard Time" or "EST" are amended to "Eastern Daylight Time" or "EDT".

Keeping It New School Act

S.18.1-22, the School is Cool Act, is amended to read as follows:

Be it enacted:


1. "Traffic camera" shall be defined as a camera which may be mounted beside or over a road or installed in an enforcement vehicle to detect motoring offenses, including speeding, vehicles going through a red traffic light, vehicles going through a toll booth without paying, or unauthorized use of a bus, carpool, or express lane.


1. All traffic cameras are hereby banned in the Southern Region.
2. State and local governments have until the end of December 31, 2020 to remove all traffic cameras currently in operation.
3. No new traffic cameras may be installed after passage of this bill.
4. Nothing in this bill shall be interpreted to prohibit police officers from enforcing traffic laws while physically present at the site of the offense.

Be it enacted:


1. "Youth curfew law" shall be defined as a law or ordinance established by a regional, state, or local government which prohibits or restricts persons of a certain age (usually under age 18) from being outside in public during a certain time of day (usually at night or during school hours), assuming that a state of emergency is not in place.


1. All existing youth curfew laws are hereby repealed in the Southern Region, effective immediately.
2. Police may not detain a person simply for being outside during a certain time assuming there is no reasonable suspicion said person has committed a crime.

Be it enacted:

1. “Animal shelter” shall be defined as a place which temporarily or permanently houses lost, abandoned, stray, or otherwise unwanted animals.


1. Any animal shelter operating in the Southern Region may not euthanize animals who are not suffering from a serious disease or injury.
2. Shelters found to be in violation of this law may be fined up to $5,000 for every dead animal, and may be shut down if 3 or more violations are reported.

Southern Flag Change Act 3.0

1. The new flag of the South shall be decided via referendum on a date to be set by the Governor.
2. Flag ideas will be submitted by the citizens of the South in an Atlas Fantasy Elections thread and subsequently voted on in said referendum.

Gatekeeping Kinda Sucks Act

Section 1. Definition
1. "Gated community" shall refer to a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences.
2. "Publicly accessible" shall refer to an entrance or exit that any member of the public can access by car (unless the subdivision has no car access), bicycle, or on foot.

Section 2. Eating the Rich
1. All residential subdivisions in the Southern Region must have at least one publicly accessible entrance.
 a. This entrance may not be obstructed by a gate, fence, or toll booth.
2. Any residential subdivision currently inaccessible to non-residents or invited guests due to any obstruction must remove said obstruction no later than six months after passage of this act.

Section 3. Clarification
1. This act shall not apply to hotels, motels, or residential apartment or condominium buildings.

Daylight Savings Time Amendment 2.0

The following changes will be made to the Southern Constitution:

All references in the Southern Constitution to "Eastern Standard Time" or "EST" are amended to "Eastern Daylight Time" or "EDT".

Whereas, the Southern Region offers the most freedom to it's residents;

Whereas, the Southern Region has been known to fully support and encourage it's residents to exercise their Constitutional right to keep and bear arms;

Whereas, the Southern Region has been known to fully support and encourage it's residents to exercise their Constitutional right to free expression;

Whereas, the Southern Region, along with all of Atlasia, celebrates Independence Day on July 4th;

Be it resolved, that the Southern Government:

1. Encourages Southern residents to celebrate Independence Day by practicing target shooting on their properties or at licensed facilities with any legally acquired or rented firearm of their choice.

2. Encourages the use of low potency explosives in Independence Day celebrations.

3. Encourages Southern residents to proudly display any Atlasian, Regional, State, or Local flag of their choice. Examples include, but are not limited to current, historical, and previously proposed flags.

4. Encourages the appreciation of statues erected to memorialize all Southern historical figures, and does not support applying modern moral standards that did not exist in the time the person lived.

Order of the Southern Star Act.

1. The Order of the Southern Star shall be a recognition of merit awarded by the Governor of the South to recognize the achievements rendered to it by its citizens.

2. The Order shall be granted in one of two degrees, the Silver Star or the Gold Star, which shall be for particularly meritorious achievements.

3. The Chamber of Delegates, by a two-thirds vote, may strip a recipient of this award.

Regional Fuel Tax

1. The Southern Region shall tax gasoline at 20 cents per gallon and shall be indexed with inflation.

2. This act shall take effect September 1, 2020.

Southern Schools COVID-19 Reopening Act

Per the July 27th Presidential address (https://talkelections.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=357808.msg7481329#msg7481329), the following is enacted:

1. Southern public schools located in Federal Alert Level 3 and 2 areas must operate fully remote.

2. Southern public schools located in Federal Alert Level 1 areas may fully operate in a physical location without capacity requirements. Strict social distancing guidelines must still be enforced.
School districts may opt out of this clause and continue to operate under Clause 1 of this act.

3. Failure for school districts to comply with this act may result in the freezing of regional funds, as directed by the Governor’s office.

4. This act shall go into effect immediately and shall expire on October 1, 2020. The Governor may extend this act at their discretion up to an additional 90 days before legislature reauthorization is required.

Section 1. Title
This law shall be refered to as the Coronavirus Budgetary Considerations Act.

Section 2. Findings
1. The South is currently facing a crisis which presents a significant threat to public health and the economy.
2. The effects of the pandemic and economic recession are expected to result in a significant decrease in the amount of revenue collected by the Southern Government which will likely lead to a budget decifit.
3. Important services and funding provided by the Southern Government may be under threat if no action is taken.

Section 3. Emergency Declaration
1. This chamber hereby formally endorses the state of emergency declared by Former Governor West_Midlander in Executive Order #006.
2. This emergency shall allow for the Southern Government to run budget deficits for FY2020, FY2021 and FY2022 under the process set out by Article III Section 9 of the Southern Constitution.
3. The governor shall maintain the authority to rescind this state of emergency but must seek approval from the chamber to repeal Subsection 2.

Section 4. Implementation
1. This law shall take effect immediately upon passage.

Confederate Statue Removal Act

1. All physical statues commemorating Confederate leaders shall be moved to museums or Civil War Battle sites.
2. This act shall apply to statues on regional government property.
3. This act will take effect on October 1, 2020.

Financial Education Act
To require schools in the South to teach students basic finance techniques and skills.

Be it enacted by the Chamber assembled:

1. This legislation may be cited as the Financial Education Act.
2. All certified high schools in the South are hereby required to include basic tax law, finance, and mortgage techniques in the curriculum for students who are enrolled in their senior year.
3. All certified high schools will be required to comply with this law by the beginning of the 2021-22 academic year.

Sports Venue Reform Act

1. The Southern Government shall no longer subsidize the construction of venues whose purposes are to host professional sports games.
2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020 and does not apply to any current agreements that have been made.

Preserve our Cetaceans Act

1. Whaling, sealing, and the sale of products produced in the past 30 years through whaling or sealing is prohibited. Violators shall be fined no less than $100,000 for sale and not less than $500,000 for whaling or sealing.

2. The taking of marine mammals by any person in Southern waters for purposes not authorized by the Southern government is prohibited. Permits shall only be authorized for scientific research, for enhancing the survival or recovery of a marine mammal species, or temporary educational photography purposes. Violators shall be fined not less than $500,000. This clause does not apply to incidental take during commercial activities.

3. Commercial gill netting in oceanic waters is prohibited. Drift nets longer than 2.5km are prohibited. All drift nets are required to be made from biodegradable materials and incorporate pingers in sufficient quantities to deter cetaceans. Violators shall be fined not less than $100,000.

4. All ships engaged in midwater trawling must include a device to exclude cetaceans or allow them to escape, such as a Nordmore grate. Violators shall be fined not less than $50,000.

5. All ships engaged in purse seine fishing are required to incorporate Medina panels into their nets and engage in backing-down procedures to allow dolphins to leave the nets. Violators shall be fined not less than $50,000.

6. All appropriate regulatory agencies are directed to consider cetacean safety as a major objective and to shift and narrow maritime traffic separation schemes as appropriate, including outright avoidance of key areas, and are further directed to consider the impact of oceanic noise created by commercial shipping and mineral exploration on such regulations.

7. Power plants that discharge water that has been used by the plant with no significant alterations save temperature are directed to prevent any undue restrictions to access to their discharge canals by marine mammals.

8. All commercial operations that operate to observe cetaceans in their native habitat are directed to maintain no more than a no wake speed when knowingly operating within 500 feet of a cetacean, and may not pursue, encircle, or come in between the members of a pod, make unnecessary sudden turns, make excessive noise, or approach such animals at an angle by which they would be taken by surprise. These operations also may not allow swimming with these cetaceans or coerce cetaceans into bow-riding. Violators shall be fined $25,000 per offense.

Southern Small Business Administration Act
To establish a Southern Small Business Administration

Be it enacted by the Government of the Southern Region

1. A department shall be established called the "Southern Small Business Administration"
2. The Southern Small Business Administration shall have an annual budget of $750 million dollars. Money shall be appropriated from regional reserves.
3. The Southern Small Business Administration shall administer grants and loans under $50,000 for small businesses that have under $100,000 dollars of net revenue each year.
4. The Southern Small Business Administration shall form immediately upon the passage of this bill.

Whereas, the autonomy of the Chamber of Delegates from outside intervention is sacrosanct;

Whereas, President Pericles has obviously and verifiably targeted a member of this Chamber;

Be it resolved, that the Chamber of Delegates:

1. Officially condemns President Pericles for his actions

Justice in Policing Act

Section 1: Police Accountability
1. The Southern government shall keep a registry of police misconduct complaints and disciplinary actions that occur within the region. Any disciplinary actions may be accessed by the public
2. The Southern Attorney General shall be instructed to establish an independent process to investigate all cases of misconduct and excessive force used by the police.
3. Qualified immunity shall no longer be a protected defense in the South. Any citizen may file suit against an officer or department for perceived violations of civil rights.
4. All regional and local police departments shall be mandated for vehicles to be equipped with dashboard cameras.
5. All regional, state and local law enforcement agencies shall be required to establish anti-bias and anti-discrimination training programs. These programs must be ongoing with officers participating in continuous professional development.
6. No regional, state or local law enforcement officer may use chokeholds or other carotid holds in order to receive regional funding. No-Knock warrants are hereby banned in the South.
7. Use of force may only be used when necessary to prevent the death or serious bodily injury. Deadly force may only be used as a last-resort after de-escalation attempts have been attempted.
8. Any officer who fires a weapon must immediately provide body camera footage and a detailed report of the incident and justification for use of a weapon. Failure to provide report or proof of misinformation may result in termination of employment.

Section 2: Funding
1. $XXX shall be appropriated to regional, state and local agencies to carry out the clauses of Section 1.

Section 3: Implementation
1. All regional, state and local law enforcement agencies must be in compliance with this act by January 1, 2021.

Section 1: Naming and Definitions.

I. The name of this act shall be: Getting Parks, Playgrounds, and Other Receational Areas Accessible for our Children (GARRISON) Act.


Section 2: Accessible Recreational Area Fund

I. An "Accessible Recreational Area Fund" (ARAF) shall be established.
II. The ARAF shall be charged to provide grants totaling no more than $100,000 to localities in order to create accessible recreational areas within the locality.
III. The ARAF shall be provided with an annual budget of $15,000,000 in order to provide these grants. Money shall be appropriated from regional reserves.
IV. This bill will go into effect immediately upon signature by the governor.

Section 1, TITLE & DEFINITIONS.
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Nicotine Discount Prohibition Act."
ii. “Product with nicotine” and “product containing nicotine” both refer to any commercial product that contains the stimulant nicotine, which includes, but is not limited to:
   a. Cigarettes
   b. Cigars
   c. Pipe tobacco
   d. Chewing tobacco
   e. Snuff tobacco, whether wet or dry
   f. Electronic cigarettes
iii. Clause (ii) of this section does not include nicotine lozenges, nicotine patches, or nicotine gum.
iv. “Coupon” refers to any instrument or mechanism, either print or digital, that provides the consumer who redeems it with a product or bundle of products containing nicotine at either no cost or a cost lower than the listed retail price.

Section 2, COUPONS.
i. No commercial distributor of products containing nicotine shall accept or redeem any coupon for said products within the borders of the Southern Region.
ii. No magazine, newspaper, or other publication is allowed to distribute coupons for products containing nicotine within the Southern Region.
iii. A Southern citizen who wishes to redeem a coupon for products with nicotine is permitted to do so in another region that permits coupons for said products, and is also permitted to use those products purchased with it within the Southern Region.
iv. An establishment caught accepting coupons for products with nicotine will be given with a fine of $X for each incident.

Section 3, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
i. This act shall take effect on the first (1st) day of the January after final enactment by the legislature of the Southern Region.
ii. Coupons that are invalid and/or non-redeemable on or before the thirty-first (31st) day of December 2020 are not subject to this law.

Section 1, TITLE.
i. The title of this Act shall be, the "Say Her Name Act."

Section 2, CONDEMNATION.
WHEREAS, on the thirteenth day of March 2020, Southern citizen Breonna Taylor was fatally shot in Louisville, Kentucky;
WHEREAS, the three police officers who allegedly killed her had no reasonable excuse for such actions;
WHEREAS, none of the three men were properly indicted for Taylor’s death;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chamber of Delegates:
1. Officially condemns the Louisville Metro Police Department officers responsible for Taylor’s death, being Jonathan Mattingly, Brett Hankison, and Myles Cosgrove.

Section 3, COMPENSATION.
WHEREAS, the Southern Chamber feels deep sorrow for the grieving family of Breonna Taylor;
WHEREAS, no action can truly be taken to fully and completely compensate for what happened in Louisville;
WHEREAS, the Southern Chamber wishes to do whatever it can to aide in this troubling time for the Taylor family;
BE IT RESOLVED, that the Chamber of Delegates:
1. Shall appropriate fourteen million dollars ($14,000,000) from the budget of the Southern Region to the parents of Breonna Taylor.
2. Anticipates to make sure the Taylor family receives this money before the thirteenth (13th) day of March 2022.

Section 1, TITLE.
1. The title of this Act shall be, the “Regional Symbols Act Part II: Electric Boogaloo.”

Section 2, NEW SYMBOLS.
1. Lemonade is hereby designated as the official beverage of the Southern Region.
2. Sabal palmetto, otherwise known as the cabbage-palm or palmetto, is hereby designated as the official tree of the Southern Region.
3. Pelecanus occidentalis, otherwise known as the brown pelican, is hereby designated as the official bird of the Southern Region.
4. The freshwater pearl is hereby designated as the official gem of the Southern Region.
5. Fried chicken and waffles is hereby designated as the official meal of the Southern Region.

Section 1: Naming and Definitions.

I. The name of this act shall be: BRING SPORTS BACK Act.

Section 2: Sport stadium funding

I. Sport stadiums and teams should be given $10,000,000 in grants in order to provide relief for them during the COVID-19 pandemic.
II. Sport stadiums are to be allowed to have at least 25% capacity.
III. Local governments are not allowed to prevent teams from playing official games.

Section 1: Naming and Definitions.

I. The name of this act shall be: "Enforcing Our Laws"
II. "Sanctuary cities" is defined as a city whose municipal laws tend to protect undocumented immigrants from deportation or prosecution, despite federal immigration law.

Section 2: End Sanctuary Cities

I. Cities are not allowed to declare themselves as "Sanctuary Cities". They must comply with federal immigration enforcement.

Section 3: Religious Protection

I. Southern law enforcement will not carry out immigration arrests on property owned by religious groups.

Section 4: Immigration Statement

I. The southern chamber declares, "The south welcomes all immigrants who come to the south legally. Legal immigrants enrich our culture with their diverse perspectives and backgrounds".

Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The title of this Act shall be, the "Earn While You Learn Act."
2. For the purposes of this Act, a “trade school” is an institution of post-secondary education within the Southern Region that provides its students a vocational education for a certain trade.
3. Unless stated otherwise, all forms of educational institutions mentioned in this Act shall only apply to public, and not private, institutions.

Section 2, FUNDING.
1. The government of the Southern Region shall allocate five million dollars ($5,000,000.00) from the regional budget per fiscal year that shall be used to fund this section.
2. The funds allocated in §2.1 of this Act shall be evenly dispersed among every community college and trade school in the Southern Region.
3. Funds shall be dispersed on the eleventh (11th) day of August every year to the schools mentioned in §2.2 of this Act.
4. Every year before the eleventh (11th) day of August, the Southern Department of Education shall come up with a list of trade schools in the South that can be funded.
5. Every public community college in the Southern Region shall automatically be included in regional funding. There will be no need to include a public community college on the list mentioned in §2.4 in order to receive funding.

Section 3, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
1. This bill shall take effect starting in FY2022.

Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The title of this Resolution shall be, the "Vexillology On My Mind Resolution."

Section 2, RESOLUTION TEXT.

Section 1, TITLE AND CLARIFICATIONS.
1. The title of this Act shall be, the "Stick It To The Man Act."
2. This bill shall only apply to elections for offices with a write-in option.
3. This bill shall apply to all election precincts under the Southern Region’s authority, even if not for a regional office.

Section 2, TEXT.
1. On the write-in section of a paper ballot, the voter may affix a sticker on their ballot in said section indicating the candidate’s name.
2. If voting for a presidential ticket for president and vice president, this sticker may contain the names for both candidates on the ticket, although it is not required.
3. So long as the sticker is clearly legible, no vote counter in the Southern Region shall reject or delegitimize an election ballot on the sole basis of a write-in sticker being placed on it.
4. Due to the potential of causing paper jams or damage to election equipment, a precinct must place a clear warning on its ballot if votes are counted using ballot scanners.

Section 3, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
1. This legislation shall take effect for all elections starting on or after the first day of March in 2021.

Section 1, TITLE AND CLARIFICATIONS.
1. The title of this Act shall be, the "Local Voting System Reform Act."
2. This bill shall apply to elections for all offices in the Southern Region.
3. 'First past the post' refers to an electoral system in which a candidate is selected by achievement of a plurality of voters, with each voter getting exactly one vote per office.
4. A 'majority' of votes shall consist of at least 50% of total amount of remaining votes plus one.

Section 2, TEXT.
1. No election in the Southern Region shall be permitted to use the first past the post voting system.
2. §2.1 of this Act shall be null and void if the election in question contains only two candidates with no write-in option given.
3. Unless another voting system is explicitly chosen by state law that complies with regional law, each jurisdiction in the Southern Region, including state and city governments, that holds municipal elections shall be permitted to choose from one of three voting systems mentioned in §2.3a, §2.3b, and §2.3c of this Act to use when counting a certain election.
   a. Instant-runoff voting; Voters rank the listed candidates on the ballot in order of preference, starting at 1 and then counting up to whatever number they please. If no candidate attains a majority, the lowest-placing candidate shall have their votes redistributed among the remaining candidates. This cycle shall repeat until a candidate wins a majority of the vote, where the candidate in question wins.
   b. Approval voting; A list of candidates shall be provided to the voter. The voter in question may vote for any and all candidates that they approve of. Once the votes are tallied, whoever has the most votes of approval wins the election.
   c. Proportional representation; This voting system is to be used in legislative elections. Instead of candidates, the voter is given a list of parties. The voter shall cast their ballot for a party of their choice. Parties gain seats in proportion to the number of votes cast for them. It is up to the party to decide who shall fill each seat.
4. If a state's legislature is bicameral, then they are permitted to have the upper house use proportional representation, but the lower house must elect the members of its chamber via local elections in representative districts.
5. This Act shall take effect immediately after final enactment, and all elections held after this Act's passage, even if still in campaigning season, shall be affected.

Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The title of this Resolution shall be, the "Condemnation of Hotel Mario Resolution."

Section 2, RESOLUTION TEXT.

Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The title of this Resolution shall be, the "Liberate Hong Kong Resolution."

Section 2, RESOLUTION TEXT.

Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The title of this Act shall be, the "Greyhound Racing Amendment."

Section 2, AMENDMENT TEXT.
1. The Southern Constitution shall be amended to read as follows:

Section 1, TITLE AND DEFINITIONS.
1. The title of this Resolution shall be, the "Pretty Obviously Penultimately ExcellentlY hEalthy Vegetables Resolution", or "POPEYE Vegetables Resolution" for short.

Section 2, RESOLUTION TEXT.

Section 1: Naming and Definitions.

I. The name of this act shall be: "Enforcing Our Laws"
II. "Sanctuary cities" is defined as a city whose municipal laws protect illegal immigrants against deportation, prosecution, or cooperation with federal immigration authority.

Section 2: End Sanctuary Cities

I. Cities are not allowed to declare themselves as "Sanctuary Cities". They must comply with federal immigration enforcement.

Section 3: Religious Protection

I. Southern law enforcement will not carry out immigration arrests on property owned by religious groups.

Section 4: Immigration Statement

I. The southern chamber declares, "The south welcomes all immigrants who come to the south legally. Legal immigrants enrich our culture with their diverse perspectives and backgrounds".

Section 1: Naming and Definitions.

I. The name of this act shall be: Christmas Cheer Act

Section 2: Costumes

On Christmas, the following costumes will be worn in the chamber:
I. The Governor will wear a Santa costume
II. The southern speaker will wear an Elf costume
III. The southern delegates will wear a Reindeer costume
III. The southern deputy speaker will wear a Rudolph costume

Section 3: Christmas Card
I. A Christmas card of Benson will be sent to everyone in the South. The Christmas card will say, "Merry Christmas from the Benson family. We wish you the best during these trying times. The Coronavirus pandemic and economic recession has put a lot of stress on everyone. Let the people around you know that they are loved during the holidays, and may God and the South always be with you. Times may be Ruff, but we'll have a bone together when the dust is settled." - Benson

Section 4: Christmas Goodies

I. All "Happy Holidays" signs on government property will be changed to "Merry Christmas"
II. Carrots will have a 0% tax rate until March 1, 2021
III. Chocolate and hot chocolate will have a 0% tax rate until March 1, 2021
III. All elected officials of the Labor party who reside in the South will be sent coal in the mail.
IV. A $100,000 check will be written to the coal mine with the best Labor standards. Only coal mines that employ 50 employees or more are eligible to win this contest. The winning mine must send the southern government their highest quality coal possible.
V. All Elves employed in the south must be guaranteed $200 extra hazard pay until January 1, 2021
VI. All cable news networks will be required to run Holiday movies from 8 PM to 10 PM on the week of December 21 - December 25. It's time to take a break from the news.


Section 5: Funding

I. Labor party officeholders will send a $500 check from their salary to the Southern government to make up for their war on coal and Christmas

Appointment Regulation Act

1. When filling a vacancy in the Southern Chamber of Delegates, the Governor shall select an eligible individual who is registered under the same party that the resigned, deregistered, or deceased incumbent was registered under at the time of their resignation, deregistration, or death.

2. If the resigned, deregistered, or deceased incumbent was registered as an independent, or if the party they were registered under has since been abolished, the governor may then select any eligible individual, regardless of party registration or lack thereof.

3. In all cases, the governor is encouraged to select someone of similar ideology to the incumbent.

4. In the event that the governor cannot find anyone from the appropriate party to take the seat, they then have the following options:
 a. They may appoint an eligible individual outside of the party, but this individual must be approved by a unanimous vote of the chamber before that individual can take office.
 b. In the event the Governor and the Chamber cannot settle on an appointment, the Governor may call a special election. The election shall occur on the following weekend and adhere to all regional election laws, but may not occur within 48 hours of the special election being called. If no appointment is made within 7 days of the vacancy arising, a special election shall automatically be called.

5. Once the appointed individual is sworn in, or once an election is called under 4b., the action is final and cannot be rescinded

K9 Unit Reform Act

1)   The use of narcotics-detection dogs by Southern law enforcement agencies is hereby banned in the South. This does not prohibit other legal police activity involving dogs.

2)   Narcotics-detection dogs may be adopted by individuals trained to work with police dogs including but not limited to retired or former police officers and military officials.

3)   This legislation shall go into effect on July 1, 2021.

Efficient Products Credit Act
1. Southerners may receive a tax credit equal to 10% of the product cost of energy efficient windows and doors. This credit shall be applied on their regional tax return.
2. For windows and skylights, this credit may not exceed $200 in a given year.
3. For doors, this credit may not exceed $500 in a given year.
4. Southerns may receive no more than $2000 in a lifetime for all energy efficiency tax credits.
5. This act shall take effect for the 2022 fiscal year.

Section 1, TITLE AND CLARIFICATIONS.
1. The title of this Act shall be, the "New Stick It To The Man Act."
2. This bill shall only apply to elections for offices with a write-in option.
3. This bill shall apply to all election precincts under the Southern Region’s authority, even if not for a regional office.

Section 2, TEXT.
1. On the write-in section of a paper ballot, the voter may affix a sticker on their ballot in said section indicating the candidate’s name.
2. If voting for a presidential ticket for president and vice president, this sticker may contain the names for both candidates on the ticket, although it is not required.
3. So long as the sticker is clearly legible, no vote counter in the Southern Region shall reject or delegitimize an election ballot on the sole basis of a write-in sticker being placed on it.
4. Due to the potential of causing paper jams or damage to election equipment, a precinct must place a clear warning on its ballot if votes are counted using ballot scanners.
5. By no means should this bill, either in part or in whole, should be construed as ever requiring the banning the usage of voting machines or affecting the actual presence of voting machines or lack thereof.
6. $100 million dollars will be allocated to allow for a mechanical equivalent of a write-in sticker to be developed and put in effect.

Section 3, ENACTMENT CLAUSE.
1. This legislation shall take effect for all elections starting on or after the first day of March in 2021.

Southern Recycling Act
1. In the Southern Region, the following items or groups of items may be redeemed at retail stores in return for eight cents each: one paper bag; one soda can; and four plastic bags.
2. All items thus redeemed for money has to, whenever possible, find itself reused in the making of a product.
3. Retailers can ask the Southern Region to cover the entirety of their costs under this Act.
4. This Act shall take effect on September 1, 2021.

Southern COVID-19 Vaccination Act

Section 1: Vaccination Infrastructure
1. $2 billion shall be allocated from regional reserves for the purchase of the Moderna vaccine approved by the FDA.
2. $500 million shall be allocated to secure physical infrastructure to securely hold and distribute the vaccines.
3. Training shall begin immediately to ensure healthcare worked at distribution and holding locations are trained and capable to properly store and administer all vaccines.
4. The Southern Government shall set up and maintain a website that will provide vaccination resources to residents, included, but not limited to: distribution locations, reasons to get the vaccine and tracking on what percentage of residents in each state have received the vaccine.

Section 2: Distribution Priorities
1. The distribution of the vaccine shall be divided into phases to ensure it is dispersed based on importance and need:
a. Phase 1 - Front-line healthcare workers, ambulance drivers, cleaners, first responders and all individuals working at distribution and storage locations.
b. Phase 2 - Those determined to have underlying conditions that put them at a significantly higher risk, those with two or more chronic conditions, those aged 65 and above living in group living facilities, all individuals age 80 and over.
c. Phase 3- Critical workers in high risk situations, including: teachers, child care workers, all remaining healthcare workers, those with underlying conditions that put them at a moderately higher risk.
d. Phase 4 - All individuals working in the service and other industries whose job requires working at a physical location and all people living in prisons, jails and detention centers.
e. Phase 5 - All remaining Southern residents who opt in to take the vaccine.

Section 3: Advertising Campaign
1. $50 million shall be allocated from regional reserves to launch a public advertising campaign encouraging Southern citizens to get vaccinated according to what phase they qualify for.


Section 4: Implementation
1. This act is effective immediately upon passage.

Southern COVID-19 Regulations Act

Section 1: School Regulations
1. All Southern Schools may operate in-person learning with the following conditions:
a. Masks must be worn at all times by students and staff, except when eating or drinking.
b. Social distancing practices must be encouraged at all times, with a minimum 6 feet apart rule enforced. Students and staff must regularly undergo temperature checks and must be sent home and participate virtually if temperature is deemed too high or if they are exhibiting other COVID-19 related symptoms.
c. In the event of a positive test from a student or staff member on-site, all operations must immediately move to virtual learning until affected areas have been cleaned and it is determined safe to return.
2. Repeated failure to comply with Section 1 of this act may result in loss of government funding.

Section 2: Business Regulations
1. Regional offices shall operate at a 50% capacity limit.
2. All Southern businesses may operate at 50% capacity with the following conditions:
a. Masks must be worn at all times by staff and guests, except when eating or drinking.
b. Social distancing practices must be encouraged at all times, with a minimum 6 feet apart rule enforced for separate parties.
3. These capacity restrictions shall be baseline numbers - local governments may adjust to a higher capacity percentage as needed based on the risk in their area.

Section 3: Implementation
1. This legislation shall go into effect immediately and will expire on March 31st, 2021, at which time, reauthorization by the legislature shall be required.