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« on: January 17, 2018, 04:57:39 PM »

Delegates, please post any bills in this thread. Note: please do not post bills unless you are a delegate or delegate-elect for the session for which you are posting the bill. That means no bills until the election is officially concluded. Thank you.
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« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2018, 12:24:06 AM »
« Edited: January 24, 2018, 09:25:06 AM by Mr. Reactionary »

The following bills are being pre-filed for the next chamber session.


Animal Welfare Act

Be it enacted

1.) Violating any provision in this act shall be a Class 1 Misdemeanor.  

2.) The practice of horse soring is hereby prohibited.

3.) It shall be unlawful to house pigs in gestation crates which do not permit the animal to stand, lie down, and turn around.

4.) It shall be unlawful to house chickens in battery cages which do not permit the animal to move.

6.) Any special State or local regulations on the retail sale of iodine or chlorohexidine are hereby repealed.

7.) It shall be unlawful to euthanize a mammal or bird, in an unnecessarily prolonged or painful manner.

8.) No Regional money shall be used to fund any medically unnecessary scientific or medical research that causes significant pain or distress to a dog or cat. Significant pain or distress is defined as any procedure or condition classified under pain and distress category E by the Atlasian Department of Agriculture.

9.) The Southern Regional government shall purchase 20,000 troy ounces of silver bullion and commission the minting of 20,000 non legal tender, silver, 1 troy oz commemorative tokens, to be sold to the public at $35 per token.

10.) Each token shall include on the obverse, "Southern Region 2018" as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of two geese aflight.

11.) Each token shall include on the reverse, "Southern Region 2018" as well as a sculpting to be approved by the governor, of an alligator with its mouth open.

12.) All proceeds from the sale of these tokens shall be deposited in a Wetlands Preservation Trust Fund for the purpose of restoring wetland habitats.
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« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2018, 12:26:24 AM »
« Edited: January 22, 2018, 12:31:17 AM by Mr. Reactionary »

Black Mirror Act

Be it enacted

1.)  Violating any portion of this act shall be punishable as a Class 2 felony.

2.) The creation of a human clone or human-animal hybrid is hereby prohibited.

3.) The piloting or release of micro-drones into the low-altitude airspace above public lands or landowners who have not given express consent is hereby prohibited. For the purposes of this act, micro-drone is defined as any unmanned aircraft which weighs less than 1 pound or is smaller than a 12 OZ beverage can. Low-altitude airspace is defined as any space above the ground not occupied by a permanent fixture or structure which is not subject to FAA regulation.

4.) The use of technology or chemicals to delete another person’s memory or to exert undue control or influence over another person’s thoughts or actions is hereby prohibited.

5.) Cannibalism is hereby prohibited.

6.) The creation of artificial, sentient intelligence is hereby prohibited.

7.) The sale of aborted fetal tissue is hereby prohibited.

8.) This law shall take effect immediately.
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« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2018, 12:29:04 AM »
« Edited: January 22, 2018, 12:31:06 AM by Mr. Reactionary »

FOIA Exemption Act

Be it enacted:

1.) The following information shall not be subject to FOIA:

a.) The name, address, any identifying information, and any contact information of any student in a public school or public college in the Southern Region.
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« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2018, 12:34:12 AM »

Crime Victims Bill of Rights Act

Be it enacted:

1.) The direct victim of a crime in the Southern Region shall be entitled to the following:

a.) The right to bring a lawsuit for restitution

b.) The right to be notified about hearing, trial, and release dates of the suspected criminal

3.) The right to confer with prosecution

4.) The right to address the court prior to sentencing

5.) The right to an appropriate protective order when necessary to protect the victim
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« Reply #5 on: January 22, 2018, 12:35:18 AM »

Uniform Statewide Building Code Adoption Act

Be it enacted:

1.) The 2012 Edition of the Uniform Statewide Building Code is hereby adopted by reference with the following exceptions:

a.) Anything which conflicts with the End of Session Omnibus Regulatory Reform Act

b.) Anything which conflicts with the Southern Property Usage Act

c.) Any State in the Southern Region may require stricter standards based on local conditions for the following:
     i.) Snow Loads of roofs
     ii.) Wind Resistance
     iii.) Foundation Strength
     iv.) Water-proofing

d.) Any building or structure which was constructed before 1985 must be inspected for asbestos prior to being granted a permit for renovations or demolitions. The owner or his agent must report this to the local inspections program.

e.) If a locality does not adopt a local inspections program, this law shall be enforced by the State of the locality.

f.) Anything which conflicts with common law public nuisance powers.

g) Failure to pay a required filing fee within the period for filing an appeal forfeits the appeal.

Text available here: http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/index.php/va-building-codes/building-and-fire-codes/regulations/uniform-statewide-building-code-usbc.html
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« Reply #6 on: January 23, 2018, 10:17:49 PM »
« Edited: April 01, 2018, 05:38:09 PM by The Saint »

Southern Chamber of Delegates Special Elections Act

Be it enacted:

1.) If a member of the Chamber of Delegates resigns 40 days or earlier before the next regularly scheduled Chamber of Delegates election, a special election shall be held seven days later and will last for the time period allotted for standard elections.

2.) The winner of the special election shall be sworn during the day on which the election concludes.
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« Reply #7 on: January 23, 2018, 10:18:51 PM »

Department of Infrastructure and Environment Act

-The Department of Infrastructure and Environment shall be denoted as DoIE throughout the following.

Be it enacted:

1.) The DoIE shall be financed by the Chamber of Delegates through the passing of the budget.

2.) The DoIE shall be led by an Executive Committee of five members, all of whom must be approved upon by a simple majority of Delegates.

   a.) The Governor of the South shall appoint the Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure and Environment

   b.) The Governor of the South shall appoint four Associate Secretaries.

3.) The DoIE shall be tasked with leading infrastructure- and environment-based projects as directed by the Chamber of Delegates and by their own Executive Committee.
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« Reply #8 on: January 23, 2018, 10:20:16 PM »

Southern Infrastructure Survey Act

-The Department of Infrastructure and Environment shall be denoted as DoIE throughout the following.

Be it enacted:

1.) The DoIE shall conduct a survey identifying specific bridges, roads, or any other forms of infrastructure deemed at risk.

2.) This survey shall be submitted to the Chamber of Delegates no later than one year from passage and shall include an estimate of financial costs needed to fix the stated areas of infrastructure.
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« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2018, 10:21:08 PM »

Development of Foreign Language Programs in Southern Schools Act

1.) The Southern regional government shall evenly distribute $10,000,000 in grants to the school board of every county across the South.

2.) The grants as received by the school boards shall be used to develop the foreign language programs of Southern public schools.
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« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2018, 08:07:17 PM »

Obsolete Crimes Deletion Act

Be it enacted

1.) Any State or local law in the Southern Region prohibiting the following activities is hereby repealed:

a) Fornication

b) Adultery

c) Sodomy

d) Homosexual Sodomy

e) Seduction

f) Swearing in public

g) Cohabitation

h) Miscegenation.

2.) The following tort actions are hereby repealed within the Southern Region:

a) Alienation of affection

b) Breach of a promise to marry

c) Criminal Conversation.
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« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2018, 08:10:43 PM »

Prison Reform Act
Be it enacted

1.) It shall be the official policy of the Southern Region to phase out any usage of private prisons by the year 2025.

2.) There shall be created in the Southern Region a Parole Board of 15 NPCs who shall review applications from prisoners in the Southern Region for supervised early release from prison, at the conclusion of 50% of the original sentence, based on the degree and sincerity of prisoner’s rehabilitation, and the circumstances of the prisoner’s conviction and incarceration.

3.) No new prisoners in the Southern Region shall be transferred to private prisons.

3.) The total population of prisoners incarcerated in private prisons in the Southern Region shall be counted. Starting in 2018 and continuing each year until December 31, 2025, the total population of prisoners incarcerated in private prisons in the Southern Region shall be reduced by one/seventh of the 2018 population, until no prisoners remain incarcerated in private prisons.

4.) Reductions may occur through prisoner transfers to government-run prisons where the prisoner shall serve out the remainder of their sentence, or in the case of non-violent drug offenders, through approval by the Regional Parole Board for supervised early release. Transfer costs shall be paid by the Regional Justice Department or the State-level equivalent for Private State Prisons.

5.) $80 Million is hereby appropriated for the purpose of planning, constructing, or purchasing additional government prisons to relieve any overcrowding resulting from the phase-out of private prisons. Private prisons with existing contracts with the Regional or any State government, shall have the option to sell their facility to the other party at the tax assessed value.

6.) $5 Million is hereby appropriated for the purpose of providing each prison library in the Southern Region internet subscription-based access to at least once commercial law reporter which has a Supreme Court approved citation style.

7.) Solitary Confinement of prisoners in the Southern Region shall not be arbitrary or excessive. Solitary Confinement shall be limited to those prisoners who the warden declares pose a substantial likelihood of violence if not isolated. The warden shall be required to review such declaration after 6 months, considering all evidence.

8.) No prisoner shall be charged a fee for the reasonable use of tampons or toilet paper.

9.) Each prison shall annually publish a Rape Prevention Strategy, which shall contain the current policies the prison is undertaking to prevent prison rape.

10.) It shall be unlawful to carry a firearm onto the property of a prison, including firearms locked in a vehicle in an appurtenant, fenced-in parking lot, with the following exceptions:

a.) Law Enforcement Officers may leave their firearms in a locked vehicle, provided the firearm is in a separately locked container not visible from outside the vehicle.

b.) The National Guard during riots, when the Governor, in his or her judgment determines that such force is necessary under the circumstances.

11.) All prisoner X-Rays shall be digitized.

12. All current prisoners in Southern prisons shall have their immigration status verified and all future prisoners shall have their immigration status verified upon incarceration. Any prisoners found to be undocumented immigrants shall be reported to the Atlasian Department of Justice.

13. $5,000 is hereby appropriated to the town of Mount Airy, North Carolina for the purpose of repairing and maintaining their jail.

14.) The month of June 2018 is hereby declared Prison Guard appreciation month.
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« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2018, 11:58:19 PM »

Real ID Compliance Act

Be it enacted:

1.) All States in the Southern Region shall issue photo ID cards which comply with the procedures and requirements required under the federal REAL ID Act by December 31st, 2019.

2.) $14 million is hereby appropriated to those States which are not yet in compliance, to assist in the transition.

3.) Each State in the Southern Region shall offer free photo ID cards to indigents or the homeless.

4.) Any State in the Southern Region may assess a fee on titling or retitling vehicles to pay for the requirements of this act.

5.) Government issued Photo ID Cards shall be vertical for persons under the age of 19 and expire on the card-owner’s 19th birthday. The renewed photo ID Card shall be horizontal.

6.) The failure to select either yes or no on the application form for a State drivers license about organ donations, shall be interpreted as selecting yes.
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« Reply #13 on: February 18, 2018, 10:26:33 PM »

Very Important Act

Be it enacted

1.) The official beverage of the Southern Region is hereby declared to be orange juice.

2.) The official fiber of the Southern Region is hereby declared to be cotton.

3.) The official nut of the Southern Region is hereby declared to be the pecan.

4.) The official marijuana strain of the Southern Region is hereby declared to be Girl Scout Cookies.
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« Reply #14 on: February 18, 2018, 10:28:36 PM »

Uniform Trust Code Adoption Act

1.) The 2010 Edition of the Uniform Trust Code is hereby adopted by reference with the following exception:

a.) Anything which conflicts with principles of equity.

Text available at: http://www.uniformlaws.org/shared/docs/trust_code/UTC_Final_2017sep5.pdf
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« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2018, 10:35:15 PM »

Evacuating Sex Offenders Act

Be it enacted

1.) During any mandatory evacuation in a declared emergency, any registered sex offender who enters a government shelter shall only be required to notify the shelter commander rather than every person in the shelter. The sex offender shall obey the shelter commander’s decisions regarding sleeping assignments, interaction with children, monitoring, and other decisions necessary to protect the safety of all evacuees in the government shelter.
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« Reply #16 on: February 28, 2018, 08:47:22 PM »

Uniform Commercial Code Adoption Act

1.) The 2012 Edition of the Uniform Commercial Code is hereby adopted by reference with the following exceptions:

a.) Anything permitting a lawsuit for failing to complete a promised gift.

b.) Anything which conflicts with the Occupational Licensing Reform Act.

c.) Anything which conflicts with principles of equity

Text available here: https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc
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« Reply #17 on: February 28, 2018, 08:52:42 PM »

One More Year Act

Be it enacted:

1.) It shall be a class 2 Misdemeanor to sell or barter the following lawful products to persons under the age of 19:

a.) Beer, wine, or alcoholic spirits

b.) Tobacco products or Vaping equipment and solution

c.) Marijuana or products containing thc or cbd, unless the person has a valid prescription from a doctor licensed in the Southern Region.

d.) Salvia
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« Reply #18 on: February 28, 2018, 08:56:39 PM »

Hunting and Fishing Act


Be it enacted:

1.) 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 provided the occupants display a flag colored blaze orange or blaze pink which is visible at 70 yards. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as a limitation on the possession, transportation, or manufacture of ghille suits.

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

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

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

5.) No State or locality may prohibit lawful hunting on Sundays.
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« Reply #19 on: February 28, 2018, 09:05:46 PM »

How do I propose an amendment to a bill?
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« Reply #20 on: February 28, 2018, 09:11:35 PM »

How do I propose an amendment to a bill?

One on the floor or one posted in this thread?
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« Reply #21 on: March 02, 2018, 07:23:50 AM »

Firearm Safety Act

Be it enacted:

1.) No Southern company, organization, or any other group or facility shall be permitted to sell, distribute, and use bump stocks.

2.) No Southerner under the age of 21 shall be allowed to purchase an assault rifle or a semi-automatic weapon.
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« Reply #22 on: March 03, 2018, 02:04:18 PM »

School is Cool Act

Be it enacted

Section 1: Instruction

1.) The minimum curriculum required for any public school system in the Southern Regions shall include the following:

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2.) The total length of a school year shall be 180 days, conducted Monday through Friday. Each locality shall determine the starting date and ending date of each school year as well as dates on which school will not be held for holidays, adverse weather conditions, or other reasons which the locality determines warrant school closure. The school year must begin in either the month of August or the month of September and must conclude in either the month of May or the month of June. In the event that local weather conditions or other situations beyond the control of the locality result in a local school system being held for less than 180 days, the system may apply for a waiver from the Southern Chamber to avoid any penalties.

3.) All children under the age of 16 whose primary domicile is in the Southern Region shall be required to regularly attend classes in a public education system. Each locality shall determine the maximum number of days during the school year that a student may miss without a valid reason. Valid reasons shall include illness, religious practice, a required appearance in court, or other reasons as allowed by the locality. Failure of a student to attend the minimum number of days required shall result in a enforcement proceedings in the local Juvenile Court, or the local general district court if no such Juvenile Court has been established. The presiding judge shall have the power to determine reasonable remedies to ensure truants attend school.

4.) The parents or guardians of any child may opt their child out of the compulsory public education system provided they enroll their child in a private school program or home school program which meets the minimum requirements established for curriculum and school year length as proscribed in this act.

Section 2: Instructors

1.) Any teacher who is hired to teach in a public school system in the Southern Region shall meet the following requirements:

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2.) The Southern Region shall create a loan forgiveness program for teachers. In addition to salary, any teacher in the Southern Region who teaches for 7 years at a public school where the median income level for students is less than or equal to the poverty line, shall have the liability for paying any outstanding student loans assumed by the Southern Region. A loan forgiveness trust fund is hereby created for the purposes of paying off the assumed loans. Filler Filler Filler Amount is hereby appropriated into the trust fund, to be invested in interest bearing bonds, until such time as eligible teachers qualify for the program.

Section 3: Students

1.) Discipline Filler Filler Filler Filler

2.) Any public school system may allow students in the same administrative district who are enrolled in a lawful home school program to participate in extracurricular activities conducted by the public school system, provided the home school students are subject to the same waiver of liability applicable to public school students.

3.) No public school system may prohibit a student from possessing or wearing sunscreen.

Section 4: Transportation

1.) Any School Bus purchased by any public school in the Southern Region after December 31, 2022 shall contain seat belts for each seat.

2.) Any public school system may pool together with other public school systems for the purpose of jointly purchasing school buses.

3.) Any public school system may sell advertising space on the sides of their school buses, provided the revenue generated from such sales is used for educational activities within the school system
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« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2018, 06:11:09 PM »
« Edited: March 12, 2018, 06:08:53 AM by The Saint »

No Inappropriate Cell Phone Use in Motor Vehicles Act

Be it enacted:

1.) Any driver discovered by law enforcement to be using a mobile electronic device in any other way than a phone call shall be fined.

     1a.) On the first violation, the violator shall pay a fine of 150 Atlasian dollars.

     1b.) On the second violation, the violator shall pay a fine of 250 Atlastian dollars.

     1c.) On the third violation, the violator shall have his or her driver's license suspended for three months.

     1d.) On the fourth violation and every violation thereafter, the violator shall lose his or her present driver's license and may only reapply one year later.


Note: This was, in part, inspired by a recent law passed in real life in Florida.
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« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2018, 06:28:46 AM »

Campus Free Expression Act of 2018

IN THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES

Mr. FairBol, for himself (with thanks to the General Assembly of the State of Missouri), introduces


A BILL

To secure free speech rights in the South's public institutions of higher education.


Be it enacted by the House of Delegates:


SEC. I - BILL DESIGNATION

 A. The provisions of this section shall be known and cited as the "Campus Free Expression Act of 2018".  

SEC. II - PROTECTED ACTIVITIES

 A. Expressive activities protected under the provisions of this bill include, but are not limited
to, all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, speeches, distribution of literature, carrying signs,
and circulating petitions.

SEC. III - OUTDOOR AREAS

 A. The outdoor areas of campuses of public institutions of higher education in this state shall be
deemed traditional public forums.

 B. Public institutions of higher education may maintain and enforce reasonable "time, place, and manner" restrictions in service of a significant institutional interest only when such restrictions employ clearly published content, and viewpoint-neutral criteria.

 C. Any "time, place, and manner" restrictions shall provide for ample alternative means of expression, as well as allow for members of the university community to spontaneously and simultaneously assemble.

SEC. IV - PERSONS PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ACTIVITY

 A. Any person who wishes to engage in non-commercial expressive activity on campus shall be permitted to do so freely, as long as the person's conduct is not unlawful; and does not, materially and substantially, disrupt the functioning of the institution, subject to the requirements of sub-sections B and C of section three.  

SEC. V - POTENTIAL CONFLICTS

 A. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as limiting the right of student expression elsewhere on campus.

SEC. VI - LAWSUITS AND LEGAL ACTIONS

 A. The following persons may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin any violation of this section; or to recover compensatory damages, reasonable court costs, and attorney fees:

  (1) The Southern attorney general;

  (2) Persons whose expressive rights were violated through the violation of this section.

 B. In any action brought under subsection A of this section, if the court finds a violation, the court shall award the aggrieved persons no less than five hundred dollars for the initial violation, plus fifty dollars for each day the violation remains ongoing.

 C. A person shall be required to bring suit for violation of this section not later than one year after the day the violation takes place.

SEC. VII - EFFECTIVE DATE

 A. This bill shall be enacted into law when passed by the House of Delegates, and signed by the Governor.  

  Bill proposed this thirteenth day of March, in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Eighteen.  
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