B. 061

BUDDY ACT

IN THE ASSEMBLY

[12/8/2020] Senator /u/Tripplyons18 introduced the following legislation.

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the State of Dixie,

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE

(1) This act shall be known as the “BUDDY ACT.”

SECTION II. ASSEMBLY FINDINGS

(1) The Assembly of the Great State of Dixie does find that:

(a) Whereas Governor Whitey claims to be a “buddy for all Dixians.”

(b) Whereas This would include members of the trans community.

© Whereas Governor Whitey should showcase this with the trans flag displayed all over the Governor’s mansion.

SECTION III.

(a) The following flag shall be displayed in the following locations:

(1) The Governor’s office.

(2) The Governor’s residence.

(3) Every hallway in the Governor’s mansion.

(4) Outside of the Governor’s mansion.

(5) Next to the American flag and Dixie flag on top of the Governor’s mansion.

SECTION IV. ENACTMENT

(a) This Act comes into effect immediately after its signage by the Governor.

(b) The provisions of this Act are severable. If any portion of this Act is struck down, the rest of this act shall remain in effect.

Due to the length of the text, you may view the bill, as amended, here.

The debate thread can be found here.

Please vote "Yea/Nay/Abstain".

Voting Ends: Approximately 48 hours from the posting of this vote.

Floor Votes

B. 611

B. 580

Closing Motions

Gender, Sexuality and Marriage Reform Act of 2020, B. 611

An Act to recognize and confirm the rights of queer individuals; reform marriage and for other purposes.

Mx. JacobInAustin, for themselves, proposed the following legislation:

BE IT ENACTED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF DIXIE:

Section 1. General Provisions.

(a) Short Title. This Act may be referred to as the "Gender, Sexuality and Marriage Reform Act of 2020", or "GSMRA", pronounced "jis-ma".

(b) Effective Date. This Act shall enter into force a day after it's enactment.

(c) Severability. This Act shall be severable, in which, if any provision of this act is found unconstitutional the rest of the act shall be in full effect unless also found unconstitutional.

(1) The Severability Act of 2019, B.146 shall be construed to apply to this Act.

(d) Conflicting Legislation. Any part of any Act, resolution, or codified law that conflicts with this Act shall be considered null and void, including, but not limited to as follows:

(1) Florida Estate Tax Repeal and Repeal and Replacement of Minor Marriage Act of 2018;

(2) Civil Rights LGBT+ Act of 2018;

(3) Forced Conversion Therapy Ban Act of 2018;

(4) End Childhood Marriage Act of 2019.

Section 2. Gender Recognition.

(a) Male. Any person who wishes to identify as a male may do so.

(b) Female. Any person who wishes to identify as a female may do so.

(c) Non-Binary. Any person who wishes to identify as non-binary, agender or genderquuer shall be considered non-binary.

(d) Intersex. Any person who is considered intersex by a certified doctor of this State shall be considered intersex, or non-binary.

Section 3. Sexual Orientation Recognition.

Any and all sexual orientations that do not violate the laws of the United States or of the State of Dixie shall be fully recognized by this State.

Section 4. Marriage Reform.

(a) Certificate. In order for a marriage to occur, any number of persons wishing to be married shall file an application for such certificate in the Supreme Court.

(1) Legislative Intent. The intent of the Assembly is to require a marriage certificate for the purposes of proving that the persons wishing to be married are indeed married in the eyes of the law, and for no other purpose.

(b) Effective Marriage. After the persons wishing to be married recieve their marriage certificate, they are married in the eyes of the laws of this State.

(c) Underage Marriage. Any number of persons who are minors may marry with the explicit permission of the Supreme Court.

(1) Scope of Review Restricted. When a number of persons who are minors apply to be married, the Supreme Court shall ensure that they enter into marriage freely, without any undue stress placed upon them to do so by any other person; that they realize the implications of being married, and to ensure that they are of enough maturity to enter into marriage.

Section 5. LGBTQ+ Discrimination Prohibition.

(a) Discrimination Prohibited. Whoever, identifying as lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, transsexual, intersex, non-binary or generally queer (hereinafter "protected identity") may not be discriminated against by this State.

(b) Cause of Action. Whoever falls under a protected identity who is subsequently discriminated against by this State shall have a cause of action against this State in the nature of mandamus to compel this State to cease the discrimination.

(c) Criminal Offense. Whoever commits a crime with prejudice against a protected identity shall qualify for a hate crime enhancement, or for the offense to be upgraded to a felony in the first degree, and to be removed to a proper court having jurisdiction over felonies in the first degree, if such removal is necessary by the laws of this State.

(d) Forced Conversion Therapy Prohibition. Whoever falls under a protected identity who is forced to attend conversion therapy by any person shall have a cause of action against that person for intentional infliction of emotional distress, and constitutes false imprisonment, and shall be upgraded to a felony in the first degree as provided in Clause C of this Section.

Amendment proposals are in order for 48 hours.

B. 124

An Act to solidify a unique flag and seal to represent the State of Dixie.

IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DIXIE

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the State of Dixie

§1. Short title. This Act shall be referred to as the “Southern State Symbols Act”.

§2. Assembly Findings The Assembly finds that

(a) It is within the authority of the Assembly of the State of Dixie to alter and otherwise modify the flag and other state symbols of the State of Dixie under the powers granted by Article II, section 4 of the Constitution of the State of Dixie, via the legislative authority granted to the Assembly by Article III, section 2 of the Constitution.

§3. Rectification of State Symbols. The flag of the State of Dixie shall be represented in all official uses with the following appearance:

(a) A navy blue field, representing the vast expanses of water that stretch throughout the Gulf of Mexico to the south of the State of Dixie;

(b) An artistic depiction of a magnolia flower, colored white with a golden bud, representing the wildlife, plantlife, and general spirit of nature that pervades the Southern State;

(c) Around the magnolia, to the top and sides, a semi-circle of eight white stars, representing the eight former states of the union which now comprise the State of Dixie;

(d) Directly above the magnolia, a white fleur-de-lis, representing the State of Dixie’s deeply personal connections to the culture of France, particularly during its monarchical past;

§4. Seal. The seal of the State of Dixie shall be represented by the magnolia flower, eight stars, and white fleur-de-lis as pictured in the proposed flag, surrounded by a circular white border.

§5. Enactment. This Act shall come into effect immediately upon its passage by the Assembly of the State of Dixie.

Respecting Homosexuals Bill

A BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE HOMOSEXUALITY AND REMOVE HOMOPHOBIA FROM THE HEALTH CODE

Whereas it is still a crime to engage in “deviate sexual intercourse with another individual of the same sex”, although it is unenforced,

Whereas children are taught that homosexuality is “is not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public” in sex education,

Be it enacted by the Great State of Dixie

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE

(1) This legislation shall be known as the “Respecting Homosexuals Act.”

SECTION II. REPEAL

(1) §21.06 of the Dixie Statues is hereby repealed.

(2) §163.002(8) of the Dixie Statues is hereby repealed.

Sec. III. Enactment

(a) Severability.—Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if any provision of this section, or any amendment made by this section, or the application of such provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held to be invalid, this section and amendments made by this section and the application of such provision or amendment to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

(b) The provisions of this bill shall come into effect immediately upon the bill’s passage by the Assembly and its signature by the Governor of the State of Dixie.

*Authored by u/model-elleeit and sponsored by Minority Leader u/lily-irl

B. 105

ADJUSTING THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT

IN THE ASSEMBLY

[5/27/2021] Mr. /u/crydefiance introduced the following legislation.

A BILL TO INDEX THE MINIMUM WAGE TO INFLATION RATES

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the Great State of Dixie,

SECTION I. SHORT TITLE

(1) This legislation shall be known as the “Adjusting the Minimum Wage Act.”

SECTION II. ASSEMBLY FINDINGS

(1) The Assembly of the Great State of Dixie does find that:

(a) Whereas L1-06, the Dixie Fair Work Act gradually increases the statewide minimum wage to reach $15.00 per hour by the year 2025,

(b) Whereas the minimum wage must keep pace with inflation in order to effectively combat poverty and rising costs of living,

(c) Whereas the Dixie Fair Work Act does not establish a means of indexing the minimum wage to inflation,

SECTION III. IMPLEMENTATION

(1) Section 103(a) of the Dixie Fair Work Act is amended by adding the following:

(6) the amount determined by the Lieutenant Governor under subsection (b), beginning on January 1st, 2026, and annually thereafter;

(2) Section 103 of the Dixie Fair Work Act is amended by adding the following subsections:

(b) Not later than each date that is 90 days before a new minimum wage determined under subsection (a)(6) is to take effect, the Lieutenant Governor shall determine the minimum wage to be in effect under this subsection for each period described in subsection (a)(6). The wage determined under this subsection for a year shall be—

(i) not less than the amount in effect under subsection (a) on the date of such determination;

(ii) increased from such amount by the annual percentage increase, if any, in the median hourly wage of all employees in this state as determined by the Dixie Department of Labor and the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; and

(iii) rounded up to the nearest multiple of $0.05.

(c) In calculating the annual percentage increase in the median hourly wage of all employees for purposes of subsection (b), the Lieutenant Governor, through the Dixie Department of Labor, shall compile data on the hourly wages of all employees in this state to determine such a median hourly wage and compare such median hourly wage for the most recent year for which data are available with the median hourly wage determined for the preceding year.

SECTION IV. ENACTMENT

(1) This legislation shall come into effect immediately upon its successful passage.

(2) This legislation shall take precedence over all previous pieces of legislation that might contradict it.

(3) Should any part of this resolution be struck down due to being unconstitutional, the rest shall remain law.

Read the bill here.

The Fourth Legislative Session of the Fourth Dixie Assembly Voting Thread

You can see the main legislation session post here and you can see the items to vote on here.

Due to passed motions do NOT vote on B193, B194, B216, or B217

A reminder that bill debating is NOT to be done in this thread but rather in the first thread linked above. This thread is only for voting on bills, the calendar for the next session, and the Governor's nominees.

The calendar of bills up for consideration next session, as decided by the Rules Committee, is the following: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gjkVBMShAlZT3MPbZLuJgbJeTwxSy7Qaaio_IfpBGqM/edit

Voting will last for 48 hours.

Adopted Motions

Motion to suspend the Rules and pass B193

Motion to suspend the Rules and pass B194

Motion to suspend the Rules and pass B216

Motion to suspend the Rules and pass B217

Motion to suspend the Rules and pass B242

Motion to suspend the Rules and pass B241

Motion to suspend the Rules and pass B240

Discussion

Good afternoon Dixie!

This is the voting thread for the Special Order Calendar dated April 5th, 2020. As such, the following pieces of legislation are up for a vote:

AB. 473

AB. 472

AB. 489

AB. 490

Please copy and paste the list of legislation above and list your vote next to them.

The Rules Committee failed to propose a Special Order Calendar for the coming week within the 48 hours they are allotted under the Rules of the Assembly. As such, the Speaker of the Assembly shall have until Sunday at 6:00 PM EST to set a schedule for the coming week.

Please keep in mind this is not a debate thread. You will not be called out of order for making general points or short speeches in this thread, but nothing you say will be marked for modifiers.

This thread shall be open for 48 hours, no more, no less. At the end of those 48 hours, the votes will be tallied and the Assembly’s decisions on the legislation and calendar shall be final.

Hello everyone,

Again, welcome to the 7th term of the Dixie legislature. Let's get done to business.

Speaker Nominations

Once an Assemblyperson has sworn in, they may nominate themselves in the comments of this post for the position of Speaker of the Assembly.

Nominations shall be open for 48 hours after which we shall then proceed to a vote.

Good afternoon Dixie!

This is the amendment proposal thread for all legislation listed below:

R. 67

B. 543

Please keep in mind this is not a debate thread. You will not be called out of order for making general points or short speeches in this thread, but nothing you say will be marked for modifiers.

This thread shall be open for 48 hours, no more, no less. At the end of that 48 hour period, we will proceed to vote on all proposed amendments. If there are no such amendments, we will proceed to a vote on the legislation.

Hello everyone,

This is the closing motions thread voting thread. Voting shall be open for 24 hours.

Please vote on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the following pieces of legislation:

A.B. 524

A.B. 525

A.B. 534

A.B. 535

A.B. 533

A.B. 527

A.B. 526

A.B. 516

Thank you all for a great session.

Good afternoon Dixie!

In the interest of ensuring the state can conclude all business on time, I have opted to merge the motion and legislation voting thread into one for this week only. I deemed this allowable as none of the motions put forth impacted the calendar.

This is the voting thread for the Special Order Calendar dated 4/15/2020. As such, the following pieces of legislation are up for a vote:

A.B. 493

A.B. 512

A.B. 513

A.B. 495

A.B. 496

R. 065

Please copy and paste the list of legislation above and list your vote next to them.

This is the motion voting thread for the Special Order Calendar dated 4/15/2020. As such, the following motions are up for a vote:

Motion 4/15/2020 - A

Please copy and paste the list of motions above and list your vote next to them.

This thread shall be open for 48 hours, no more, no less. At the end of that 48 hour period, the votes will be tallied and the Assembly’s decisions on the motions shall be final.

Please keep in mind this is not a debate thread. You will not be called out of order for making general points or short speeches in this thread, but nothing you say will be marked for modifiers.

There is no Special Order Calendar to vote on for next week as Dixie closes on Tuesday.

Good afternoon Dixie!

This is the voting thread for the following pieces of legislation are up for a vote:

R. 67

Please copy and paste the list of legislation above and list your vote next to them.

Please keep in mind this is not a debate thread. You will not be called out of order for making general points or short speeches in this thread, but nothing you say will be marked for modifiers.

This thread shall be open for 48 hours, no more, no less. At the end of that 48 hour period, the votes will be tallied and the Assembly’s decisions on the legislation and calendar shall be final.

Good afternoon Dixie!

This is the motion proposal thread for the Special Order Calendar dated 4/15/2020. As such, all legislation listed is now open for motions.

This thread shall be open for 48 hours, no more, no less. At the end of that 48 hour period, we will proceed to vote on all proposed motions. If there are no such motions, we will proceed to a vote on the legislation on the Special Order Calendar.

Please keep in mind this is not a debate thread. You will not be called out of order for making general points or short speeches in this thread, but nothing you say will be marked for modifiers.

For an explanation of acceptable motions, please see the Rules of the Assembly.

Good afternoon Dixie!

This is the amendment voting thread for the following amendments are up for a vote:

B. 543 - A1

B. 543 - A2

Please copy and paste the list of amendments above and list your vote next to them.

Please keep in mind this is not a debate thread. You will not be called out of order for making general points or short speeches in this thread, but nothing you say will be marked for modifiers.

This thread shall be open for 48 hours, no more, no less. At the end of that 48 hour period, the votes will be tallied and the Assembly’s decisions on the motions shall be final.

The following will be considered Click here

Remember that there has been reform to calendar approval. Consult this thread for more detail but in short, if you aren't part of the rules committee you better get in touch with one of them to propose what you want to see on the calendar.

In 48 hours motion proposals will close.

After motions close, we will vote on all pending motions for 48 hours. This will be the second thread.

After the Motions pass or fail, the amended bill will be reposted. Once the bills are reposted, voting will commence for 48 hours on the final text of the bill for passage. This will be the third thread.

High-Decorum is enforced when motioning or making a point. All posts should begin with "Mr. Speaker". You may still make general speeches concerning events in the chamber but mods will only be given mods for debate in the main debate thread of each bill.

META: Contact me if you have a question.

Sup,

It's time to vote on the Speaker of the Assembly.

Speaker of the Assembly Voting

Please vote using the following format:

SPEAKER: Tripplyons18/Abstain

This vote shall be open for 48 hours.

Good afternoon folks,

This thread is for Assemblymembers to propose any end-of-term motions. It shall be open for 48 hours with all amendments immediately proceeding to a vote thereafter.

If you are moving for the passage of multiple bills, each bill must have its own top-level comment.

A. 005

An Amendment to clarify legislative powers.

IN THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DIXIE

June 4th, 2021

The People of the Great State of Dixie, represented in the Assembly, do enact as follows —

§1. Short title. This Amendment shall be referred to as the “Legislative Powers Amendment.”

§2. Amendment. The following shall be appended to Article III of the Constitution of the Great State of Dixie —

Section 16. The General Assembly and the Governor shall have the power to enact statutes necessary and proper to the functioning of the government of the State and the protection of the rights of the residents of the State.

§3. Enactment. This Amendment shall come into effect immediately upon enactment.

Encouraging Bicycle Lanes Act

In the Dixie Assembly

[4/17/2021] Ms. u/ThatOneNarcissist introduced the following legislation.

Whereas, The Health of Dixians is important

Whereas, Infrastructure Projects create jobs

Whereas, Bicycling is healthy

SECTION 1: SHORT TITLE

(1) This act may be cited as the “Encouraging Bicycle Lanes Act”

SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS

(1) “Municipality” shall refer to:

(a) Counties;

(b) Cities; or

(c) Municipalities.

(2) “Bicycle Lanes” shall refer to a lane on roads no less than 4 feet wide where only bicycles may drive on.

(3) “Bicycles” shall refer to a human-powered vehicle with two wheels in tandem design to transport by the act of pedaling one or more persons seated on one or more saddle seats on its frame.

(4) “Comptroller” shall refer to the Dixie Comptroller of Public Accounts

(5) “Sales Tax” shall refer to taxes on transactions.

SECTION 3: PURPOSE AND FINDINGS

(1) PURPOSE:

(a) To provide appropriations to municipalities for constructing and maintaining bicycle lanes.

(b) Create temporary construction jobs

(2) FINDINGS:

(a) Cycling is healthy

(b) Special lanes on roads will encourage cycling for daily Dixian commutes.

SECTION 4: APPROPRIATIONS

(1) The funds given to recipients as a result of this title shall come from the Dixian Treasury.

(2) Misuse of the funds other than the purpose as expressed in this title shall be liable to prosecution.

SECTION 5: DIRECTION OF FUNDS

(1) Municipalities that construct bicycling lanes on existing roads shall receive a grant of no less than $12,500 for each mile of bicycle lane built

(2) The Dixie Comptroller shall not collect sales taxes on Bicycles

SECTION 6: ENACTMENT

(1) This legislation shall come into effect immediately upon its successful passage.

(2) This legislation shall take precedence over all pieces of legislation that might contradict it.

Please propose amendments to the following bills:

B. 061

B. 090

B. 092