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Bill S3104 - The Stylizing, Formatting, and Procedures Guide

31st Senate
Under the sovereignty of His Grace, Landinium I
[Bill S3104]


Taoiseach Federalist Unions introduced the following bill
26.1.2019

Noting the lack of any enforceable Legislative procedures, and any stylizing norms within the region

Finding that this can lead to serious issues in the correct storage of bills and the quality of legislation

Commending the bill formatting style currently used by Taoiseach federalist unions and New velonia

Hereby enacts the following

Section 1: All bills must be created in a factbook on nationstates, and be named beginning with Bill S, followed by a four digit, non spaced code. The number of the senate session shall be the first two numbers, followed by the number of previous bills passed by that senate plus one.

Section 2: After the bill title and four digit code, the name of the bill is to be provided. Names are required to be relevant to the content of the bill

Section 3: All proposals must include this box to begin, with all parts in italics filled in by the proposer:

Number of Senate
Under the sovereignty of His Grace, Name of sovereign
[Bill S####]


Name of senator introduced the following bill
Date of introduction

Section 4: Suggests that Senators use preambulatory and operative clauses following the above box in order to outline the reasons for the bill

Section 5: At the end of the preambulatory and operative clauses, the phrase Hereby enacts the following is required before including sections

Section 6: Requires all bills use an oxford comma when appropriate to provide clarity as to the bill's meaning

Section 7: Requires that all bills be logged in a common puppet nation for future safekeeping.

Section 8: Prohibits the deletion and/or destruction of regional records.

Section 9: Outlines similar procedures with regards to Senate Motions, which shall simply be originated in the discord channels

Section 10: Senate motions shall be titled Senate Motion SM, followed by the same four digit code as outlined in section one, with the second set of numbers instead being determined by the number of previous senate motions passed plus one

Section 11: Following a dash, the wording of what the motion is to do or say it placed and then proposed

Section 12: Senate motions can be used for the following actions:
i. Compel the President/government, such as cabinet members to change or do something
ii. censure, condemn, commend
iii. create senate procedure
iv. the calling of the president for questions
v. Call for changes in discord procedure
vi. Call for a person to be questioned by the senate generally, with the exception of the emperor or privy councilors
vii. To state the position of the senate on a matter

Section 13: The Cratoan Liberation Act, which shall be the first bill passed by every senate, shall be exempt from all requirements in this bill

Section 14: An act or motion not constituted in the manner outlined above after the date of this bill's passage cannot be considered before the senate

Taoiseach federalist unions

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