Bill: Proposed Speakership Amendment act

[MilkCrack]

A
BILL
To
Amend the Parliamentary Procedure Act
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1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This bill shall be referred to as the "Speakership Amendment Act".
(2) This bill was authored by Prime Minister Milkcrack.
(3) This bill shall be enacted immediately.

2 - Reasons
(1) This bill will allow members of parties to bring forward a speaker based on merit instead of voting math.
(2) This bill will retain and protect the impartiality of the speaker.
(3) This bill will limit the powers of the speaker by allowing parliament to override a decision made by the speaker.

3 - Amendments
(1) Article 3 of "Section 9 - Speaker "of the Parliamentary Procedure Act shall be amended as follows:

9 - Speaker
(1) The Speaker shall be elected at the start of each parliamentary term or when a vacancy arises. Such an election will be hosted by the steward of the house and follows the process described in this act.
(2) The speaker's duties include:
(a) Conducting and facilitating the parliamentary business including voting
(b) Maintaining order and fairness in debates and the floor.
(c) Enforcing the Parliamentary Procedure Act, Standing Orders, and general ethical standards in an impartial manner.
(3) The Speaker will relinquish any party affiliation during office and will refrain from voting on any motions or bills unless to break a tie.
(3) The Speaker shall be subject to the same rules and afforded the same privileges as a regular member of parliament unless otherwise described by law.
(4) If a member believes the speaker has made an error or acted in a partial way they may choose to override a decision made by the speaker with a simple majority motion requiring the support of at least two other members to be proposed.
(4)(5) A Vote of No Confidence may be initiated against the Speaker with the support of at least two other members.
(a) The Speaker has 12 hours to prepare a response unless a supermajority of the house agrees to move straight to voting.
(b) The Parliamentary Steward or Deputy Speaker will oversee the motion process whichever is available first.