SO 2017-11 On Parliamentary Commissions and Committees Voting

 
 
 
Article I: Introduction
In order to allow this Parliament to conduct its affairs in a more knowledgeable manner, we move to provide the framework for the establishment of Parliamentary Commissions and Committees.
 
Article II: Legal and Constitutional Status
1. These Committees and Commissions are to be considered as departments of Parliament.
2. The Speaker of Parliament is defined as the Prime Minister, who chairs Parliament.
 
Article III: Parliamentary Commissions
1. Parliamentary Commissions may only be established by a Motion of Parliament.
2. Their mission, which must be one of the purposes defined in Clause 3 of this Article, must be clearly stated in the aforesaid Act of Parliament.
3. Duties of the Parliamentary Commissions include:
a. Advising the Speaker and Parliament on issues related to their assigned mission, .
b. Acting in the name of the Speaker and Parliament if authorized and requested to do so by Parliament or its Speaker in domains limited to those specified in Sections E and J of Article II of the Constitution, in addition to Subsection 1 of Section 2 of Article IV of the Constitution, and any other non-Constitutional duties of Parliament.
4. Parliament must appoint or ratify the members of each Parliamentary Commission by an Act of Parliament.
a. Any citizen of the Union may be a member of a Parliamentary Commission so long as there is not a compromising conflict of interest.
 
Article IV: Parliamentary Committees
Section A: Establishment and General Functions
1. Parliament may establish Parliamentary Committees by amending this Act.
2. Parliamentary Committees must review, comment on, and advise Parliament on bills if the Speaker of Parliament or any one Member of Parliament calls on them to do so during Debate.
a. The Speaker of Parliament must extend debate time to its maximum in order for the members of the relevant Committee to fulfill their duties.
3. Parliamentary Committees will also oversee the functioning of Parliament.
 
Section B: Composition
1. The Chairs of each committee are nominated by the Speaker of the Parliament at the beginning of each term of Parliament.
2. The Chairs will then nominate two supplementary members of the Committee from the Members of Parliament, with the composition of each committee being subject to ratification by an Act of Parliament.
 
Section C: List of Parliamentary Committees
The following Parliamentary Committees are established by this Act:
1. The Rules Committee will hereby be responsible for analyzing the application and practicality of the Parliamentary Procedure Orders defined in SO#2016-3 (“Parliamentary Procedure Orders”) and proposing Acts of Parliament (if deemed necessary by the committee) to amend the aforementioned Act to be debated and voted on by the Parliament at the beginning of the following term of Parliament.
2. The Development Committee will hereby report on how a bill will affect regional activity.
3. The Management Committee will hereby report on how a bill will affect the organization and functions of government.
 
Article V: Conclusion
We, the Parliament of the Union, do hereby enact these provisions as law.
 
Date, 2017
Abdoa, Senator
Libertarian Democracy, Senator

Voting will be open until Friday February 24, 2017.

Abdoa votes in favor.

Haskins votes in favor

LibDem Votes in Favor

Nassau-Windsor votes in favour of this Bill.

Thomolia votes in favor

The Armenian States votes in favor.

The vote has closed and the results are as follows:

Voting: 6
Majority: 5
In favor: 6
In opposition: 0
In abstention: 0

The bill has PASSED and is sent to the President for assent or veto.