Repealed Legislation Parliamentary Procedure Act

[Library of Parliament]

Original Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://www.cityrp.org/threads/parliamentary-procedure-act.121/
Final Vote: 6-0-0
Ratified: December 29, 2024
Amendments:
- Amended February 18, 2025 by the Speakership Amendment Act
- Amended May 23, 2025 by the Amendment to the Parliamentary Procedure Act
- Amended February 4, 2026, by the Orderly Parliament Act
- Amended March 9, 2026, by the Amendment to the Parliamentary Procedure Act
- Amended May 15, 2026, by the Resolutions Act
- Amended September 16, 2026, by the Parliamentary Debate Period Amendment Act
- Amended September 21, 2026, by the Intellectual Property Act

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Author: Milk Crack MP
Sponsor: Milk Crack MP

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Parliamentary Procedure Act

1. Short Title and Enactment
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the "Parliamentary Procedure Act".
(b) This bill was authored by Prime Minister Milkcrack.
(c) This bill shall be enacted immediately.

2. Reasons
(a) The old act governing parliamentary procedure was written pre-constitution and contained redundant and atypical provisions.

3. Removals
(a) The Parliamentary Draft Legislation (Naming & Contents) Act will be repealed.
(b) The Parliamentary Establishment & Standards Act will be repealed.

4. Bill Formatting
(a) Inside the 'Bill Proposals' sub-forum, a thread called 'Template' shall be created, if it does not already exist.

(i) The bill Format can be edited and updated by a simple motion or a bill.​

(b) Any newly proposed bill must generally adhere to the standards in the Template. Author identification is optional under section 7(a) of the Intellectual Property Act. A bill must not be rejected or delayed merely because its author's identity is omitted.
(c) The official title of a bill must reflect its general scope. Whereas the "Bill to" section will give a more detailed description of what the bill sets out to do.
(d) A bill that seeks to amend an existing Act or the constitution must:

(i) Have removed text appear in red and bold.​

(ii) Have added text appear in green and bold.​

(iii) Have a link to the original act.​

(iv) Start the "Bill to" section with 'to amend' followed by the act(s) it seeks to amend​

(e) The Speaker shall be tasked with making sure bills adhere to the standards set out in this section and may reject or amend bills if necessary.
(f) Once a bill has received a majority in parliament and is signed into law, it can no longer be challenged for lack of formatting.
(g) The speaker may add a formatting amendment to an existing act, to ensure compliance with the formatting rules, such an amendment may not alter any substantive content of the act and all changes must be well documented in the thread.

5. Proposing Bills
(a) A bill can be introduced by any member.
(b) Once this has been done, the bill is proposed. Only a Member of Parliament publicly identified as the bill's introducing member or sponsor may ask the Speaker to move it to debate. This identification does not require a claim of authorship.

6. Parliamentary Floor
(a) A Discord channel named #Parliament-Floor, shall be created within the Queen's Parliament discord for parliamentary use, accessible to all members of Parliament 24 hours a day. This channel shall be open for viewing to the public.
(b) Members may speak on the House Floor to:

(i) Propose a motion​

(ii) Raise a point of order​

(iii) To ask questions addressed to cabinet members or heads of agencies about the government's business.​

(c) Cabinet members and heads of agencies may speak on the House Floor to answer or clarify a question addressed to them or their government
(d) The #Parliament-Floor channel serves as the digital representation of the House. Official in-game motions and points of order must be documented there, excluding content specific to debate or an in-game event.
(e) The Speaker may authorize anyone to speak in the #Parliament-Floor channel if pertinent to parliamentary interest.

7. Parliamentary debate
(a) Any bill that is introduced will be considered by the house as soon as the speaker opens the debate. Once the debate has opened members will be notified by the speaker.

(i) At any time during debate any members may raise a point of order, to keep debating a bill. That bill will be in debate until a Motion to Close Debate is invoked.​

(ii) If no point of order to extend the debate is raised after 48 hours, the speaker will commence voting on the bill.​

(b) Once debate opens, a bill’s wording may change only through an approved Motion to Amend.

(i) A Motion to Amend may be filed in #Parliament-Floor during the debate period by identifying the bill, providing a link to the debate thread, and stating the exact changes sought. Within 24 hours of a valid Motion to Amend being filed, the Speaker shall update the debate thread to notify the Parliament of the motion. A Motion to Amend shall require a member to second the motion prior to the close of the debate period to be proposed for a vote. ​

(ii) A Motion to Amend requires a simple majority, except that a supermajority is required if the bill proposes a constitutional amendment either before or after the proposed changes. Whenever a Motion to Amend passes, the Speaker must publish the revised bill in its forum thread and notify MPs.​

(iii) Debate following a passed Motion to Amend shall continue for 24 hours or the remainder of the debate period at the time of the Motion to Amend's passage, whichever is longer, except if a closure motion has passed. If a closure motion has passed, the debate period shall not be extended by the passage of a Motion to amend.​

(c) During the debate period, a bill may be withdrawn from the floor subject to the following:

(i) A sponsor may unilaterally withdraw a bill by notice in #Parliament-Floor only if, with respect to that bill:​

(1) neither a Motion to Amend nor Motion to Close Debate has been filed, or​

(2) if no Motion to Amend nor Motion to Close Debate has passed and no such motion remains pending a vote.​

(ii) A sponsor may file a Motion to Withdraw in #Parliament-Floor without a seconder.​

(1) A Motion to Withdraw passes 24 hours after that notice unless any MP objects in #Parliament-Floor to the bill's withdrawal during that period.​

(2) If an MP objects in #Parliament-Floor to the bill's withdrawal, a vote shall commence on the bill's withdrawal that shall require a simple majority to pass.​

(d) A Motion to Close Debate is a motion that forcibly closes the debate period and moves a bill forward for voting. Upon passage of such a motion, the debate period shall close immediately. Any Motion to Amend a bill that received a second but had not been voted on prior to the closure of that bill's debate period shall be voted upon prior to the vote on the whole bill.

8. Parliamentary Voting
(a) A separate Discord channel named #Parliament-voting will be created within the Queen's parliament discord for recording votes on motions and bills. Notifications for active votes will be issued in this channel. This channel shall be open for viewing to the public.
(b) Where not otherwise specified by law, the voting period lasts 48 hours. The Speaker may extend the voting period by up to 24 cumulative hours if they publicly provide a reason for the extension. Where not otherwise specified by law, motions, non-binding memoranda and resolutions require a simple majority of votes to pass.
(c) After 12 hours since the opening of voting members who have not yet voted are entitled to a reminder from the presiding office at least 12 hours before the voting period ends.

(i) If such a reminder is lacking a member who has not yet voted may raise a point to re-open the vote for 12 hours. Such a point of order must be within 24 hours of the vote closing, must be granted and cannot be made more than once for the same vote.​

(d) Members can vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain
(e) The outcome of any vote can be called and take effect earlier if no combination of pending or changeable votes can change the outcome. The outcome being called early does not end the voting period early.
(f) After casting a vote, members have 30 minutes or until the end of the voting period, whichever comes first, to change it if they wish, before the vote is considered final, even if the voting period has not yet closed.

9. Speaker
(a) 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.
(b) The speaker's duties include:

(i) Conducting and facilitating the parliamentary business including voting​

(ii) Maintaining order and fairness in debates and the floor.​

(iii) Enforcing the Parliamentary Procedure Act, Standing Orders, and general ethical standards in an impartial manner.​

(c) 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.
(d) 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.
(e) A Vote of No Confidence may be initiated against the Speaker with the support of at least two other members.

(i) The Speaker has 12 hours to prepare a response unless a supermajority of the house agrees to move straight to voting.​

(ii) The Parliamentary Steward or Deputy Speaker will oversee the motion process whichever is available first.​

(f) A Speaker that is not a Member of Parliament may not vote on any bill, resolution, or other legislative proposal, including motions. Their position may be regulated by later acts or legislative procedure, and they are subject to the normal restrictions a Speaker has in addition to being unable to vote.

10. Deputy Speaker
(a) The deputy speaker shall be elected at the start of each parliamentary term after the speaker has been elected or when a vacancy arises. Such an election will be hosted by the Speaker of the House. And follows the process described in the act.
(b) The deputy shall assist the speaker in their duties when they are indisposed or take over as temporary acting speaker when the position is vacant.
(c) A Vote of No Confidence may be initiated against the deputy speaker with the support of at least two other members.

(i) The Deputy Speaker has 12 hours to prepare a response unless a supermajority of the house agrees to move straight to voting.​

(ii) The Parliamentary Steward or Speaker will oversee the motion process whichever is available first.​

(d) If the Deputy Speaker is not a Member of Parliament, any restrictions imposed on non-MP Speakers apply to them as well.

11. Speaker and deputy election
(a) This section will describe the process for electing the Speaker and deputy speaker.
(b) Prior to the opening of voting, a 24-hour period will commence during which eligible candidates will be able to declare their intent to run. Such a period can be shortened if all eligible candidates have declared their intention to run or not. Members of Parliament may nominate any MP or citizen. If no new nominations have been made within the last eight hours, any MP may motion to close nominations.
(c) Once the declaration period has ended The first round of voting will commence. A round of voting will last 36 hours or until all members have cast their vote for a candidate.

(i) If no candidate manages to obtain the majority of all votes cast in the first round. The candidate with the least votes is removed from the ballot and another round of voting commences.​

(ii) In the event of a tie between the candidates with the least votes, another round of voting will be held. If the tie persists in the new round the candidate to remove from the ballot is decided by random chance between the tied candidates.​

(d) If at the end of a round only one candidate remains, or if in any round a candidate receives a simple majority of parliament, they are declared the winner.
(e) If during a given round the Members have voted such that a winner via simple majority or the candidate to be removed is already decided and no combination of pending or changeable votes can change the outcome, the overseeing Steward or (Deputy) Speaker may announce the result of the round early and proceed to the next step.
(f) If only one individual was nominated, only one round of voting will be held between the nominee and restarting the process. If the majority vote to restart the process or on a tie, this election will restart, beginning with the nomination period as described in subsection §11.b.
(g) If the position of Speaker or Deputy Speaker is vacant at any time while Parliament is in session, the election process for the vacant role must begin within 48 hours. If both the role of Speaker and Deputy Speaker are vacant, the election for Deputy Speaker, as well as the time limit to start it, shall be put on hold until the Speaker has been elected.

12. Presiding office
(a) The presiding office shall be tasked with aiding and assisting the speaker in discharging their duties.
(b) The presiding office is comprised of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and Clerks.
(c) The speaker may appoint Clerks with the approval of parliament. The speaker may dismiss these at will.

(i) Clerks will have a salary set by the Speaker, which must not exceed the salary of Members of Parliament.​

(d) The Speaker may grant additional remuneration with the approval of the parliament, sought via a motion from the Speaker.
(e) Dissolution of Parliament also dissolves the Presiding office, dismissing the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and all Clerks.

13. Parliamentary Committees
(a) Committees are groups established by Parliament for one or more of the following purposes:

(i) Examine issues.​

(ii) Draft legislation.​

(iii) Oversee government activities.​

(b) Committees may be established or dissolved by a simple majority motion in the house.
(c) Committee members are appointed or removed by a simple majority motion in the house
(d) Committee members must elect their chair internally, as the first order of business.

(i) This election will be held by the (acting) Speaker, and follows the same rules and procedures as Speaker election, except with committee members voting, instead of MPs.​

(ii) In the event of a successful majority motion by committee members to this effect, the (acting) Speaker may dismiss the current chair and restart the chair election process.​

(iii) If the chair ceases to be a member of the committee for any reason, the (acting) Speaker is obligated to dismiss the chair and restart the chair election process.​

(e) If an individual should fail to respond to committee inquiry during a hearing within 48 hours of being pinged with questions, with a reminder ping having been given at least 24 hours after having been pinged the first time, a committee member may motion to vote to hold the individual or entity in contempt.

(i) If a committee votes to hold an individual or entity in contempt, a new motion shall be opened to vote in Parliament on whether the individual/entity should be held in contempt. The result will take effect upon a majority in favor of one side or the other​

(f) If an individual should fail to respond to a formal Parliamentary inquiry made through a majority-approved motion of Parliament within 48 hours of being pinged with or directly sent the inquiry, with a reminder ping or direct message having been given at least 24 hours after providing the initial inquiry, any Member of Parliament may make a motion to vote to hold the individual or entity in contempt.
(g) All remaining Parliamentary committees are dissolved with Parliament.
(h) Committees with no remaining members are automatically dissolved.

14. Parliamentary memoranda
(a) Parliament or committees may issue non-binding memoranda by a simple majority. To clarify positions, give recommendations, or serve other purposes.

15. Suspension
(a) Failure to abide by Parliamentary rules can result in Suspension from Parliament at the (acting) Speaker’s discretion.

(i) Suspensions must be no longer than 24 hours per infraction.​

(ii) Suspensions must be announced within 48 hours of an infraction.​

(iii) Members will have their vote discounted if they are suspended at any point during the period that a vote is open.​

(iv) Suspended Members may not participate in votes which overlap their suspension by any amount of time.​

(v) Suspended Members may not take part in debates during their suspension period.​

(vi) Suspended Members are allowed to participate in votes of no-confidence against the Speaker or Deputy Speaker.​

(vii) Suspension ends early if the (Deputy) Speaker who issued it lifts it or loses a vote of no confidence. If the Suspension was issued by the Deputy Speaker, it can also be lifted by the Speaker.​

16. Quorum
(a) More than half of all Parliamentary seats must be filled for Parliament to function.

(i) Seats with suspended Members still count as a filled seat.​

(ii) Empty seats due to resignations or criminal expulsions will not be counted toward the total number of seats, unless a by election has been officially announced.​

(iii) Seats whose Member is on Parliamentary Leave of Absence do not count as filled, unless they appointed a proxy voter.​

(b) If the current Parliament has been permanently incapacitated due to not having enough members to satisfy the quorum, the Prime Minister must, as soon as possible, request from the Crown either the early dissolution of Parliament or a by-election for all vacant seats.​

(c) When Parliament is dissolved for any reason, any ongoing or scheduled by-elections are cancelled in favor of the general election.

17. Recess
(a) The Speaker may recess Parliament for a total of no more than two weeks per term.
(b) During a recess, bills may be proposed, but not debated or called to vote.
(c) The beginning of all other types of votes, with the exception of a motion to end recess, is delayed until the end of recess.
(d) Any Member may motion to end an ongoing existing recess, so long as they have prior clearly stated support from two other Members.
(e) When a recess is called, all currently ongoing voting will finish normally. Debate will be paused until Parliament returns to session.
(f) The Speaker may end a recess at any time.
(g) Recess of Parliament applies to all Parliamentary committees, too.

18. Resolutions
(a) Parliament may pass non-binding resolutions to express opinions or make formal requests towards an individual, entity, or nation.
(b) Resolutions shall follow the same proposal, formatting, and voting processes as bills outlined in the Parliamentary Procedure Act.

Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.

 

[Library of Parliament]

Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://www.cityrp.org/threads/speakership-amendment-act.142/
Final Vote: 4-3-0
Ratified: February 18, 2025

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Author: Milk Crack MP
Sponsor: Milk Crack MP

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Speakership Amendment Act

1. Short Title and Enactment
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the "Speakership Amendment Act".
(b) This bill was authored by Prime Minister Milkcrack.
(c) This bill shall be enacted immediately.

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

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

9. Speaker
(a) 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.
(b) The speaker's duties include:
(i) Conducting and facilitating the parliamentary business including voting
(ii) Maintaining order and fairness in debates and the floor.
(iii) Enforcing the Parliamentary Procedure Act, Standing Orders, and general ethical standards in an impartial manner.
(c) The Speaker will relinquish any party affiliation during office and will refrain from voting on any motions or bills unless to break a tie.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.
(d)(e) A Vote of No Confidence may be initiated against the Speaker with the support of at least two other members.
(i) The Speaker has 12 hours to prepare a response unless a supermajority of the house agrees to move straight to voting.
(ii) The Parliamentary Steward or Deputy Speaker will oversee the motion process whichever is available first.

 

[Library of Parliament]

Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://cityrp.org/threads/contempt-of-parliament-act.200/
Final Vote: 6-0-0
Ratified: April 4, 2025

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Author: Lysander Lyon, MP
Sponsor: Lysander Lyon, MP

Contempt of Parliament Act
Preamble: There is a crime for acting in contempt of court, but not for defying Parliamentary orders. This bill remedies that.

1. Short Title and Enactment
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the "Contempt of Parliament Act".
(b) This bill was authored by Lysander Lyon, MP.
(c) This bill serves to amend the Parliamentary Procedure Act.

2. Amendment
(a) The Parliamentary Procedure Act shall be amended to add Section 13.5, which shall state "If an individual should fail to respond to committee inquiry during a hearing within 48 hours of being pinged with questions, with a reminder ping having been given at least 24 hours after having been pinged the first time, a committee member may motion to vote to hold the individual or entity in contempt."
(b) The Parliamentary Procedure Act shall be amended to add Section 13.5a, which shall state "If a committee votes to hold an individual or entity in contempt, the matter shall immediately be relayed to the broader Parliament for a 24 hour vote on whether the individual/entity should be held in contempt. The result will take effect upon a majority in favor of one side or the other."
(c) The Parliamentary Procedure Act shall be amended to add Section 13.6, which shall state "If an individual should fail to respond to a formal Parliamentary inquiry made through a majority-approved motion of Parliament within 48 hours of being pinged with or directly sent the inquiry, with a reminder ping or direct message having been given at least 24 hours after providing the initial inquiry, any Member of Parliament may make a motion to vote to hold the individual or entity in contempt."
(d) The Parliamentary Procedure Act shall be amended to add Section 13.6a, which shall state "When such a motion is made, the matter shall immediately be brought up for a 24 hour vote on whether the individual/entity should be held in contempt. The result will take effect upon a majority in favor of one side or the other."

3. Held In Contempt
(a) If an individual is held in contempt, they shall be ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and serve 10 minutes in jail.
(i) This crime is exempt from the Azalea Isles Criminal Code requirement that crimes with fines of over $1,000 must be charged by a prosecutor.
(b) If an entity is to be held in contempt, Parliament should first attempt to locate the individual responsible for the contempt of Parliament, and consider charging the individual.
(i) If Parliament chooses to hold an entity in contempt, perhaps because multiple representatives have failed to answer questions, the entity shall be fined $5,000.

Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.

 

[Library of Parliament]

Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://www.cityrp.org/threads/amendment-to-the-parliamentary-procedure-act.242/
Final Vote: 6-0-0
Ratified: May 23, 2025

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Author: Lysander Lyon, MP
Sponsor: Lysander Lyon, MP

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Amendment to the Parliamentary Procedure Act

1. Short Title
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the "Amendment to the Parliamentary Procedure Act".
(b) This bill was authored by Lysander Lyon.

2. Amendment

5. Proposing Bills
(a) A bill can be introduced by any member.
(b) To propose a bill a member must post the bill in the bill Proposals section under the Parliament section on the forums and make a post in #bill-review on the main discord, with a link to the bill
(cb) Once this has been done the bill is proposed and they can notify the speaker to open debate.

 

[Library of Parliament]

Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://cityrp.org/threads/orderly-parliament-act.3121/
Final Vote: 5-2-0
Ratified: February 4, 2026

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Author: Iturgen Bolir (jotoho)
Sponsor: Nanicholls Nanicholls, MP

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Orderly Parliament Act

Preamble: The rules for Parliament being split across several Acts of Parliament and other documents is making conducting Parliamentary business more difficult than it needs to be.

In addition, the current legislation on this topic has a few weak spots that impose unnecessary restrictions, allow for political shenanigans to disrupt important proceedings or could cause other issues.

This Act attempts to resolve these concerns.

Attribution: This bill contains (edited) text snippets from the Citizen Speaker Act (authored by Lysander Lyon) and the Parliamentary Standing Orders of the 7th Parliament (authors unknown).

Repeals

1. The Citizen Speaker Act is repealed by this Act.
2. The Parliamentary Standing Orders of the 7th Parliament are repealed by this Act.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 4 "Bill Formatting"

(a) Underneath the placement of this bill in article 1.4, a new thread will be created called bill format.
(a) Inside the 'Bill Proposals' sub-forum, a thread called 'Template' shall be created, if it does not already exist.
(i) The bill Format can be edited and updated by a simple motion or a bill.
(b) Any newly proposed bill must generally adhere to the standards in the "Bill Format" Template.
(c) The official title of a bill must reflect its general scope. Whereas the "Bill to" section will give a more detailed description of what the bill sets out to do.
(d) A bill that seeks to amend an existing Act or the constitution must:
(i) Have removed text appear in red and bold.
(ii) Have added text appear in green and bold.
(iii) Have a link to the original act.
(iv) Start the "Bill to" section with 'to amend' followed by the act(s) it seeks to amend
(e) The Speaker shall be tasked with making sure bills adhere to the standards set out in this section and may reject or amend bills if necessary.
(f) Once a bill has received a majority in parliament and is signed into law, it can no longer be challenged for lack of formatting.
(g) The speaker may add a formatting amendment to an existing act, to ensure compliance with the formatting rules, such an amendment may not alter any substantive content of the act and all changes must be well documented in the thread.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 6 "Parliamentary Floor"

(a) A Discord channel named #Parliament-Floor, shall be created within the Queen's Parliament discord for parliamentary use, accessible to all members of Parliament 24 hours a day. This channel shall be open for viewing to the public.
(b) Members may speak on the House Floor to:
(i) Propose a motion
(ii) Raise a point of order
(iii) To ask questions addressed to ministers cabinet members or heads of agencies about the government's business.
(c) Ministers Cabinet members and heads of agencies may speak on the House Floor to answer or clarify a question addressed to them or their government
(d) The #Parliament-Floor channel serves as the digital representation of the House. Official in-game motions and points of order must be documented there, excluding content specific to debate or an in-game event.
(e) The Speaker may authorize anyone to speak in the #Parliament-Floor channel if pertinent to parliamentary interest.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 7 "Parliamentary debate"

(a) Any bill that is introduced will be considered by the house as soon as the speaker opens the debate. Once the debate has opened members will be notified by the speaker.
(b) At any time during debate any members may raise a point of order, to keep debating a bill. That bill will be in debate until a cloture closure motion is invoked.
(c) If no point of order to extend the debate is raised after 48 hours, the speaker will commence voting on the bill.
(d) A cloture closure motion is any motion that seeks to move a bill in the debate stage to voting, such a motion requires a seconding member to be proposed and a simple majority to pass. It can be made at any time during debate.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 8 "Parliamentary Voting"

(a) A separate Discord channel named #Parliament-voting will be created within the Queen's parliament discord for recording votes on motions and bills. Notifications for active votes will be issued in this channel. This channel shall be open for viewing to the public.
(b) Once voting commences non-urgent bills or motions will remain open for voting for a period of 48 hours.
(b) Where not otherwise specified by law, the voting period lasts 48 hours. The Speaker may extend the voting period by up to 24 cumulative hours if they publicly provide a reason for the extension. Where not otherwise specified by law, motions, non-binding memoranda and resolutions require a simple majority of votes to pass.
(c) After 12 hours since the opening of voting members who have not yet voted are entitled to a reminder from the presiding office at least 12 hours before the bill voting period is set to close ends.
(i) If such a reminder is lacking a member who has not yet voted may raise a point to re-open the vote to include their vote for 12 hours. Such a point of order must be within 24 hours of the vote closing, and must be granted and cannot be made more than once for the same vote.
(d) Members can vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain
(e) A motion or a bill can include a passage that declares it urgent or can be made urgent with another motion. Such a motion or bill can be called before the closing of voting if the required amount of members have cast their vote such that any additional votes can not change the outcome of whether that motion passes or fails.
(e) The outcome of any vote can be called and take effect earlier if no combination of pending or changeable votes can change the outcome. The outcome being called early does not end the voting period early.
(f) After casting a vote, members have 30 minutes or until the end of the voting period, whichever comes first, to change it if they wish, before the vote is considered final, even if the voting period has not yet closed.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 9 "Speaker"

(a) 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.
(b) The speaker's duties include:
(i) Conducting and facilitating the parliamentary business including voting
(ii) Maintaining order and fairness in debates and the floor.
(iii) Enforcing the Parliamentary Procedure Act, Standing Orders, and general ethical standards in an impartial manner.
(c) The Speaker will relinquish any party affiliation during office and will refrain from voting on any motions or bills unless to break a tie.
(c) 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.
(d) 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.
(e) A Vote of No Confidence may be initiated against the Speaker with the support of at least two other members.
(i) The Speaker has 12 hours to prepare a response unless a supermajority of the house agrees to move straight to voting.
(ii) The Parliamentary Steward or Deputy Speaker will oversee the motion process whichever is available first.
(f) A Speaker that is not a Member of Parliament may not vote on any bill, resolution, or other legislative proposal, including motions. Their position may be regulated by later acts or legislative procedure, and they are subject to the normal restrictions a Speaker has in addition to being unable to vote.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 10 "Deputy Speaker"

(a) The deputy speaker shall be elected at the start of each parliamentary term after the speaker has been elected or when a vacancy arises. Such an election will be hosted by the Speaker of the House. And follows the process described in the act.
(b) The deputy shall assist the speaker in their duties when they are indisposed or take over as temporary acting speaker when the position is vacant.
(c) A Vote of No Confidence may be initiated against the deputy speaker with the support of at least two other members.
(i) The Depuy-speaker Deputy Speaker has 12 hours to prepare a response unless a supermajority of the house agrees to move straight to voting.
(ii) The Parliamentary Steward or Speaker will oversee the motion process whichever is available first.
(d) If the Deputy Speaker is not a Member of Parliament, any restrictions imposed on non-MP Speakers apply to them as well.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 11 "Speaker and deputy election"

(a) This section will describe the process for electing the Speaker and deputy speaker.
(b) Prior to the opening of voting, a 48-hour 24-hour period will commence during which eligible candidates will be able to declare their intent to run. Such a period can be shortened if all eligible candidates have declared their intention to run or not Members of Parliament may nominate any MP or citizen. If no new nominations have been made within the last eight hours, any MP may motion to close nominations.
(c) Once the declaration period has ended The first round of voting will commence. A round of voting will last 36 hours or until all members have cast their vote for a candidate.
(i) If no candidate manages to obtain the majority of all votes cast in the first round. The candidate with the least votes is removed from the ballot and another round of voting commences.
(ii) In the event of a tie between the candidates with the least votes, another round of voting will be held. If the tie persists in the new round the candidate to remove from the ballot is decided by random chance between the tied candidates.
(4) If at the end of a round, a candidate has obtained the majority of all votes cast in that round. Or at any point has reached a majority, such that no additional votes could change the outcome of the election. This candidate is declared the winner.
(d) If at the end of a round only one candidate remains, or if in any round a candidate receives a simple majority of parliament, they are declared the winner.
(e) If during a given round the Members have voted such that a winner via simple majority or the candidate to be removed is already decided and no combination of pending or changeable votes can change the outcome, the overseeing Steward or (Deputy) Speaker may announce the result of the round early and proceed to the next step.
(f) If only one individual was nominated, only one round of voting will be held between the nominee and restarting the process. If the majority vote to restart the process or on a tie, this election will restart, beginning with the nomination period as described in subsection §11.b.
(g) If the position of Speaker or Deputy Speaker is vacant at any time while Parliament is in session, the election process for the vacant role must begin within 48 hours. If both the role of Speaker and Deputy Speaker are vacant, the election for Deputy Speaker, as well as the time limit to start it, shall be put on hold until the Speaker has been elected.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 12 "Presiding office"

(a) The presiding office shall be tasked with aiding and assisting the speaker in discharging their duties.
(b) The presiding office is comprised, of The Speaker, The deputy speaker and any other staff appointed to it under Article 11.3 of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and Clerks.
(c) The speaker may appoint staff to the presiding officer's office, Clerks with the approval of parliament. This approval is sought via a motion from the Speaker. The speaker may dismiss these Clerks at will.
(i) Such a position will have a salary of $20/15min.
(i) Clerks will have a salary set by the Speaker, which must not exceed the salary of Members of Parliament.
(d) The speaker may grant additional remuneration with the approval of the parliament, sought via a motion from the Speaker.
(e) Dissolution of Parliament also dissolves the Presiding office, dismissing the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and all Clerks.

Amendments to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 13 "Parliamentary Committees"

(a) Committees are sub-groups of parliament established groups established by Parliament for one or more of the following purposes:
(i) Examine issues.
(ii) Draft legislation.
(iii) Oversee government activities.
(b) Committees may be established or dissolved by a simple majority motion in the house.
(c) Committee members are appointed or removed by a simple majority motion in the house
(d) Committee members shall must elect their chair internally, as the first order of business.
(i) This election will be held by the (acting) Speaker, and follows the same rules and procedures as Speaker election, except with committee members voting, instead of MPs.
(ii) In the event of a successful majority motion by committee members to this effect, the (acting) Speaker may dismiss the current chair and restart the chair election process.
(iii) If the chair ceases to be a member of the committee for any reason, the (acting) Speaker is obligated to dismiss the chair and restart the chair election process.
(e) If an individual should fail to respond to committee inquiry during a hearing within 48 hours of being pinged with questions, with a reminder ping having been given at least 24 hours after having been pinged the first time, a committee member may motion to vote to hold the individual or entity in contempt.
(i) If a committee votes to hold an individual or entity in contempt, the matter shall immediately be relayed to the broader Parliament for a 24 hour vote a new motion shall be opened to vote in Parliament on whether the individual/entity should be held in contempt. The result will take effect upon a majority in favor of one side or the other
(f) If an individual should fail to respond to a formal Parliamentary inquiry made through a majority-approved motion of Parliament within 48 hours of being pinged with or directly sent the inquiry, with a reminder ping or direct message having been given at least 24 hours after providing the initial inquiry, any Member of Parliament may make a motion to vote to hold the individual or entity in contempt.
(i) When such a motion is made, the matter shall immediately be brought up for a 24 hour vote on whether the individual/entity should be held in contempt. The result will take effect upon a majority in favor of one side or the other.
(g) All remaining Parliamentary committees are dissolved with Parliament.
(h) Committees with no remaining members are automatically dissolved.

Addition to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 15 "Suspension"

15. Suspension
(a) Failure to abide by Parliamentary rules can result in Suspension from Parliament at the (acting) Speaker’s discretion.
(i) Suspensions must be no longer than 24 hours per infraction.
(ii) Suspensions must be announced within 48 hours of an infraction.
(iii) Members will have their vote discounted if they are suspended at any point during the period that a vote is open.
(iv) Suspended Members may not participate in votes which overlap their suspension by any amount of time.
(v) Suspended Members may not take part in debates during their suspension period.
(vi) Suspended Members are allowed to participate in votes of no-confidence against the Speaker or Deputy Speaker.
(vii) Suspension ends early if the (Deputy) Speaker who issued it lifts it or loses a vote of no confidence. If the Suspension was issued by the Deputy Speaker, it can also be lifted by the Speaker.

Addition to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 16 "Quorum"

16. Quorum
(a) More than half of all Parliamentary seats must be filled for Parliament to function.
(i) Seats with suspended Members still count as a filled seat.
(ii) Empty seats due to resignations or criminal expulsions will not be counted toward the total number of seats, unless a by election has been officially announced.
(iii) Seats whose Member is on Parliamentary Leave of Absence do not count as filled, unless they appointed a proxy voter.
(b) If the current Parliament has been permanently incapacitated due to not having enough members to satisfy the quorum, the Prime Minister must, as soon as possible, request from the Crown either the early dissolution of Parliament or a by-election for all vacant seats.
(c) When Parliament is dissolved for any reason, any ongoing or scheduled by-elections are cancelled in favor of the general election.

Addition to Parliamentary Procedure Act, Section 17 "Recess"

17. Recess
(a) The Speaker may recess Parliament for a total of no more than two weeks per term.
(b) During a recess, bills may be proposed, but not debated or called to vote.
(c) The beginning of all other types of votes, with the exception of a motion to end recess, is delayed until the end of recess.
(d) Any Member may motion to end an ongoing existing recess, so long as they have prior clearly stated support from two other Members.
(e) When a recess is called, all currently ongoing voting will finish normally. Debate will be paused until Parliament returns to session.
(f) The Speaker may end a recess at any time.
(g) Recess of Parliament applies to all Parliamentary committees, too.

Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage and ratification.

 

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Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://www.cityrp.org/threads/amendment-to-the-parliamentary-procedure-act.3221/
Final Vote: 9-0-0
Ratified: March 9, 2026

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Author: Octavian Russell MP
Sponsor: Octavian Russell MP

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Amendment to the Parliamentary Procedure Act

Preamble:
To maintain an orderly parliament we need to make it clear that only the author or a sponsor of a bill can ask to have said bill moved up for debate.

1. Short Title and Enactment
(a) This Act shall be referred to as the “Amend the Parliamentary Procedure Act”
(b) This Act was authored by Octavian Russell
(c) This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.

2. Amendments
Parliamentary Procedure Act Section 5
(b) Once this has been done the bill is proposed and they can notify . If the author is a member of parliament, or the bill has a sponsor who is a member of parliament then they may notify the speaker to move the bill to debate. No other member of parliament may do so unless they have met said conditions.

 

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Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://www.cityrp.org/threads/resolutions-act.3394/
Final Vote: 5-0-0
Ratified: May 15, 2026

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Author: Lil Digi, MP
Sponsor: Lil Digi and Lysander Lyon, MP

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Resolutions Act
Preamble: To provide Parliament with a dedicated mechanism for expressing non-binding opinions, requests, and recognition of individuals or entities, thereby enhancing the procedural flexibility of the legislative body.

1. Short Title
(a) This bill shall be referred to as the “Resolutions Act.”
(b) This bill is authored by Lil Digi.

2. Amending the Parliamentary Procedure Act

(a) Adding “18. Resolutions” to the Parliament Procedures Act as follows:

18. Resolutions

(a) Parliament may pass non-binding resolutions to express opinions or make formal requests towards an individual, entity, or nation.
(b) Resolutions shall follow the same proposal, formatting, and voting processes as bills outlined in the Parliamentary Procedure Act.

3. Amending the Bill Template

(a) The following will be pasted as a reply to the Bill Template established in the Parliamentary Procedure Act as follows:

Author: <NAME> MP
Sponsor: <NAME OF SPONSOR, OR N/A>
Recipient: <NAME OF ENTITY YOU ARE MAKING REQUEST TOWARD>

A
Resolution
TO
<PURPOSE OF THE RESOLUTION>

Preamble: <REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD VOTE FOR THE RESOLUTION AND EXPLAINING WHAT IT DOES>

Resolution Text: <TEXT DESCRIBING THE OPINION OR REQUEST TOWARDS AN INDIVIDUAL, ENTITY, OR NATION>

Spoiler: Digi Raps

Digi Raps

Yeah, Vert elimination, fake intimidation
Take a minute, take a deep breath, have a little bit of patience
"Digi, you amazin', you the inspiration
You set the bar for the next generation"
You Neo in the matrix, these servers just Nemo in the ocean
Small fish, making kids feel emotion
Using you for promotion, truer words had never been spoken
People wanna see RIP me on a t-shirt like I'm Hulk Hogan
I appreciate the fans rocking with me, this is really just a small token
Really messin' with a visionary
Only reason I ain't got a girl and I ain't gettin' married
'Cause I'm really out here, filling up the itinerary 'til I'm six feet in a cemetery
Bulletproof doors so heavy, got me rollin' 'round like a dignitary
Funny how it's only dumb people that are waiting on the boy's obituary
'Cause if I die, it's these people that become the sole beneficiary
And what the heck are they gon' do with it?
Have the guys out at 29, on stage yappin' with a dictionary
Guilt trips, not Tavares trips when it's cold out here in February
'Cause right now, shorty parachuting karats like she makin food for the military
Those guys so broke and I’m not talkin budgetary
Frick that, make the beat switch, turn the troops up, give a million to 'em
Right now, I got so many villas booked, I'm like a villain to 'em
Huney’s boy told me CRP was his favorite server, he was drilling to it
Thousand criminals plottin' murder stuff and like ten folks that'll really do it
Westray, you the only checkin' on me when we really in some stuff, brother
It’s about to be a lit summer, tell Nopuu, "Leave the motor runnin'"
Tell Vanq that the ceiling's too low in Hoobie, how we supposed to throw a hundred?
Damn
They be droppin' drops, but we be droppin' harder drops (droppin' harder drops)
Frick a RP beef, I'm tryna get the party lit
Tryna get the party lit for the riches
Them diamond chains is huggin' on that neck like they missed it
What's up?
Servers is hating the boy for sure, the players in love
Walk in the parliament, damn, I missed you folks, give me a hug
Give me a hug, give me a hug, give me a hug, give me a hug

 

[Library of Parliament]

Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://www.cityrp.org/threads/parliamentary-debate-period-amendment-act.3866/
Final Vote: 6-3-0
Ratified: September 16, 2026

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Author: Multi Man, MP
Sponsor: Multi Man, MP

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Parliamentary Debate Period Amendment Act
Preamble: The Parliamentary Procedure Act establishes a debate period. At present, the debate period doesn't have much distinction from when a bill is posted and proposed: sponsors can withdraw bills in debate, can unilaterally amend those bills, and there isn't a statutorily guaranteed way for other MPs to proffer hostile amendments (amendments that are opposed by a sponsor). This includes a sponsor radically changing the text of the bill right before the end of the 48-hour window, which may defeat the purpose of the debate period altogether. Debate period ought have meaning and purpose - bills that move to debate should be amendable by all MPs, should not be withdrawn without consent of the Parliament when involuntarily amended, and should not be subject to unilateral substantive amendments during debate.

1. Short Title and Authorship
(a) This may be referred to as the "Parliamentary Debate Period Amendment Act".
(b) This amendment act was written by Multi Man, MP.

2. Amendment
(a) Section 7 of Parliamentary Procedure Act is amended as follows:

7. Parliamentary debate
(a) Any bill that is introduced will be considered by the house as soon as the speaker opens the debate. Once the debate has opened members will be notified by the speaker.

(bi) At any time during debate any members may raise a point of order, to keep debating a bill. That bill will be in debate until a closure motion Motion to Close Debate is invoked.​

(cii) If no point of order to extend the debate is raised after 48 hours, the speaker will commence voting on the bill.​

(b) Once debate opens, a bill’s wording may change only through an approved Motion to Amend.

(i) A Motion to Amend may be filed in #Parliament-Floor during the debate period by identifying the bill, providing a link to the debate thread, and stating the exact changes sought. Within 24 hours of a valid Motion to Amend being filed, the Speaker shall update the debate thread to notify the Parliament of the motion. A Motion to Amend shall require a member to second the motion prior to the close of the debate period to be proposed for a vote. ​

(ii) A Motion to Amend requires a simple majority, except that a supermajority is required if the bill proposes a constitutional amendment either before or after the proposed changes. Whenever a Motion to Amend passes, the Speaker must publish the revised bill in its forum thread and notify MPs.​

(iii) Debate following a passed Motion to Amend shall continue for 24 hours or the remainder of the debate period at the time of the Motion to Amend's passage, whichever is longer, except if a closure motion has passed. If a closure motion has passed, the debate period shall not be extended by the passage of a Motion to amend.​

(c) During the debate period, a bill may be withdrawn from the floor subject to the following:

(i) A sponsor may unilaterally withdraw a bill by notice in #Parliament-Floor only if, with respect to that bill:​

(1) neither a Motion to Amend nor Motion to Close Debate has been filed, or​

(2) if no Motion to Amend nor Motion to Close Debate has passed and no such motion remains pending a vote.​

(ii) A sponsor may file a Motion to Withdraw in #Parliament-Floor without a seconder.​

(1) A Motion to Withdraw passes 24 hours after that notice unless any MP objects in #Parliament-Floor to the bill's withdrawal during that period.​

(2) If an MP objects in #Parliament-Floor to the bill's withdrawal, a vote shall commence on the bill's withdrawal that shall require a simple majority to pass.​

(d) A closure motion is any motion that seeks to move a bill in the debate stage to voting, such a motion requires a seconding member to be proposed and a simple majority to pass. It can be made at any time during debate.
(d) A Motion to Close Debate is a motion that forcibly closes the debate period and moves a bill forward for voting. Upon passage of such a motion, the debate period shall close immediately. Any Motion to Amend a bill that received a second but had not been voted on prior to the closure of that bill's debate period shall be voted upon prior to the vote on the whole bill.

Enactment: This act comes into force immediately upon passage.

 

[Library of Parliament]

Amending Legislation:
Passed Bill Link: https://cityrp.org/threads/intellectual-property-act.3869/
Final Vote: 6-1-0
Ratified: September 21, 2026
Note: This is a duplicative law. It both amends another act, but also exists on its own because of its own contents.

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Author: Multi Man
Sponsor: Multi Man, MP

Intellectual Property Act
Preamble: Intellectual property rules are spread across several Acts. This bill brings them together, protects creative expression, guarantees freedom of panorama, places government works in the public domain, makes author attribution on bills optional, and protects the Azalea Isles from claims arising from Parliament's official use of existing intellectual property.

[...]

14. Repeals and amendments
(a) The following Acts are repealed:

(i) The Establish Copyright Protections Act;​

(ii) The International Research Act; and​

(iii) The Authorship Protection Act.​

(b) The Contract Establishment Act is amended as follows:

(i) Replace section 1(b) as follows:​

(b) Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA): A legally binding contract that establishes a confidential relationship between parties. The signing parties agree that sensitive information they may obtain will not be made available to others.
(b) A nondisclosure agreement, or NDA, is an agreement governed by section 9 of the Intellectual Property Act.

(ii) Replace section 3 as follows:​

3. Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
(a) NDAs, as defined under this Act, shall be considered legally binding and enforceable by law.
(i) Any NDAs requiring an individual to not disclose information about crimes committed are not legally binding and thus not enforceable by law.
(b) NDAs must clearly outline the confidential information to be protected, the parties involved, and the duration of the confidentiality obligation.
(c) All parties must sign the NDA, include the date of signing, and indicate their agreement to the terms and conditions.
d) Any NDA may be tried and contested within a court of law.
(e) Any party that breaches an NDA shall be subject to legal penalties and may be sued for damages resulting from the breach.

3. Nondisclosure agreements
(a) Section 9 of the Intellectual Property Act governs NDA requirements, enforcement, remedies, and exceptions. The other provisions of this Act apply to NDAs subject to that section.

(iii) In the heading of section 4 and in section 4(a), delete "or NDA" as follows:​

4. Legal Recourse for Breach of Contract or NDA
(a) Any individual or entity that experiences a breach of contract or NDA may file a lawsuit against the offending party.

(iv) In the heading of section 5 and in sections 5(a) and 5(c), replace "Contracts and NDAs" with "Contracts" as follows:​

5. Requirements for Valid Contracts and NDAs Contracts
(a) Contracts and NDAs Contracts must be in written form and signed by all parties involved.
(c) Contracts and NDAs Contracts that do not meet these requirements shall not be considered legally binding under this Act.

(v) Replace section 6 as follows:​

6. Whistleblower Protections

(a) Individuals who disclose information in the public interest, such as in journalistic investigations, court inquiries of information, or when withholding information that threatens national security, shall be protected under this Act.

(b) Whistleblowers shall not be held liable for breach of an NDA or contract if the disclosure was made in good faith to protect the public or national security.

6. Protected disclosures

(a) The protections in section 9(c) of the Intellectual Property Act apply to every contract governed by this Act.

(c) Replace section 6(d)(vi) of the Inheritance and Succession Act as follows:

(vi) Items and blocks shall be considered a part of whatever property they are located on, as shall the full ownership of the build (intellectual property and physical materials) on the property it is located on. Only what was owned by the deceased shall transfer - if the deceased did not own the build's intellectual property rights, those are not transferred.
(vi) Items, blocks, and the physical materials of a build are part of the property on which they stand. Copyright in the build passes only as provided by section 6 of the Intellectual Property Act. Only assets and rights owned by the deceased may pass to heirs.

(d) Replace section 2(c)(iii) of the Fair Competition Act as follows:

(iii) This does not apply to patents granted for international research.
(iii) The exception for international research patents is governed by section 8(f) of the Intellectual Property Act.

(e) Replace section 3(b) of the Government Contracts Act 2.0 as follows:

(b) Auctions are contracts that are publicly posted for the public to bid on, where a member of the public offers payment to receive a service or good, such as buying a patent from the government.
(b) Auctions are publicly posted contracts in which members of the public bid to pay for a good or service, such as a government patent sale. Auctions under section 8 of the Intellectual Property Act must also meet that section's requirements.

(f) Replace section 1(d)(i) of the Electoral Crimes and Registration Act as follows:

(i) New parties cannot register with a name or code which may be reasonably confused with an already registered party.
(i) New party names and codes must meet section 10(b) of the Intellectual Property Act.

(g) The Parliamentary Procedure Act is amended as follows:

(i) At the end of section 4(b), add the following:​

(b) Any newly proposed bill must generally adhere to the standards in the Template. Author identification is optional under section 7(a) of the Intellectual Property Act. A bill must not be rejected or delayed merely because its author's identity is omitted.

(ii) Replace section 5(b) as follows:​

(b) Once this has been done the bill is proposed. If the author is a member of parliament, or the bill has a sponsor who is a member of parliament then they may notify the speaker to move the bill to debate. No other member of parliament may do so unless they have met said conditions.
(b) Once this has been done, the bill is proposed. Only a Member of Parliament publicly identified as the bill's introducing member or sponsor may ask the Speaker to move it to debate. This identification does not require a claim of authorship.

(iii) In the bill Template, first post, replace the author field as follows. The Speaker must update the displayed template accordingly:​

Author: <NAME> MP
Author (optional): <NAME, OR OMIT THIS FIELD>

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The full statute is too long to include in this post. To read it in full, find it at the link here: https://cityrp.org/threads/intellectual-property-act.3924/

 

[Library of Parliament]

Repealed and stricken from the laws by the Parliamentary Norms and Procedures Act on November 7, 2026.