SENATE BILL: Glasses are Good to See Act (Passed)

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[ON Progressive]

Aye

[Lumine]

The bill has passed, it will be sent to the President's desk.

[Lumine]

Gentlemen, the President has decided to redraft this bill and it is now sent back to the Senate to start the new process. Per the Senate rules we will need to hear whether the redraft is accepted or not by the original sponsor.

Since Tack is no longer a Senator, the floor is open for someone to request sponsorship.

[Former President tack50]

For the record, I am fine with all the proposed changes.

I would also like to see some further discussion about the funding for the bill, especially as we now have an up to date budget and as I think the House, as well as the president raised some concerns about the tax increases.

[tmthforu94]

Quoting proposal for reference.

I am hereby proposing the following redraft of the "Glasses are Good to See Act" to make the bill more practical. In Section III, I don't think it should be a blanket $75 subsidy since you can easily get a pair of glasses for under that amount - people shouldn't be able to profit from this. I also propose adding that this isn't eligible for people who have vision insurance as that will typically subsidize the cost of vision insurance and people should go through their insurance if they have that. This should also bring down the overall costs of the program and concentrate it more on the people who need it.

I'm still not convinced on the impact this bill will have on the vision insurance industry - that concern was never addressed. This leads to Section V, where I propose this program only going for one year to determine it's effectiveness, subject to renewal. I'm generally not a fan of increasing taxes but could see the benefit here, so I'd like there to be a full cost analysis next year to determine if this program is viable long term and whether the cons of higher taxes/effects on insurance industry outweigh the benefits of this bill.

ACT OF CONGRESS

to help people with sight problems get their much needed visual aids

Be it enacted by both houses of Congress assembled:

SECTION I: NAME.
1. This Act may be cited as the Glasses are Good to See Act.

SECTION II: BENEFICIARIES
1. All Atlasian citizens or permanent residents shall be elegible eligible for this bill as long as they have one or more of the following visual problems:
a) Myopia lower than -0.5 dioptres
b) Hypermetropia higher than +0.5 dioptres
c) Astigmatism
d) Any other kind of visual problem where the most adequate solution is the use of glasses or contact lenses, as prescribed by an ophthalmologist

SECTION III: IMPLEMENTATION.
1. All beneficiaries described in Section II shall be given up to a $75 subsidy after they buy a new pair of glasses, but no more than the total cost of the glasses
2. No single beneificiary beneficiary shall receive this subsidy more than once every 24 months.
3. This subsidy shall only be given to individuals living in households with annual earnings lower than $39200$ a year who do not have vision insurance.

SECTION IV: COST
1. This bill shall be funded through the following new taxes:
a) A 5% tax on video game sales
b) A 5% tax on movie ticket sales
c) A 5% tax on TV sales
d) A 5% tax on the sale of PC desktops and laptops

SECTION V: TIMING
1. This Act shall take effect October 1st, 2019 and run through October 1st, 2020, at which point it will be subject to renewal by Congress.
2. By October 2021, the Game Moderation team shall be tasked with completing an audit of the program's cost and revenue.

[Lumine]

Bump! We still need a sponsor. Is there a Senator willing to motion for sponsorship? Otherwise we will have to table this based on the Senate rules.

[ON Progressive]

I'll take sponsorship.

[Lumine]

We have a sponsor. Senator, will you accept the Presidential redraft or request an override?

[ON Progressive]

I will accept the President's redraft.

[Lumine]

Presidential redraft accepted. We now move to a final vote on the redraft, Senators, please vote AYE, NAY or ABSTAIN.

ACT OF CONGRESS

to help people with sight problems get their much needed visual aids

Be it enacted by both houses of Congress assembled:

SECTION I: NAME.
1. This Act may be cited as the Glasses are Good to See Act.

SECTION II: BENEFICIARIES
1. All Atlasian citizens or permanent residents shall be eligible for this bill as long as they have one or more of the following visual problems:
a) Myopia lower than -0.5 dioptres
b) Hypermetropia higher than +0.5 dioptres
c) Astigmatism
d) Any other kind of visual problem where the most adequate solution is the use of glasses or contact lenses, as prescribed by an ophthalmologist

SECTION III: IMPLEMENTATION.
1. All beneficiaries described in Section II shall be given up to a $75 subsidy after they buy a new pair of glasses, but no more than the total cost of the glasses.
2. No single beneficiary shall receive this subsidy more than once every 24 months.
3. This subsidy shall only be given to individuals living in households with annual earnings lower than $39200 a year who do not have vision insurance.

SECTION IV: COST
1. This bill shall be funded through the following new taxes:
a) A 5% tax on video game sales
b) A 5% tax on movie ticket sales
c) A 5% tax on TV sales
d) A 5% tax on the sale of PC desktops and laptops

SECTION V: TIMING
1. This Act shall take effect October 1st, 2019 and run through October 1st, 2020, at which point it will be subject to renewal by Congress.
2. By October 2021, the Game Moderation team shall be tasked with completing an audit of the program's cost and revenue.

[Southern Senator North Carolina Yankee]

Since no one voted, I ask unanimous consent to extend the vote 48 hours, Senators have 24 hours to object. I will also PM the link to the Senators, since some may have been confused by the shift from not having a vote to having a vote and thus why people didn't see it.

AYE

[Vern]

Aye

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Aye

[ON Progressive]

Aye

[Devout Centrist]

Aye

[Comrade Funk]

Aye

[Lumine]

Redraft approve on a unanimous vote, and now it goes to the House.