I thank the Supreme Court for their opinion on whether EO-003 should be implemented or not. Unfortunately, I didn't ask for it and won't accede to their desire for an injunction.

In accordance with Bill 020, the Western State Maternal Care and Equal Rights Enforcement Act, and Bill 014, the Western State Equal Rights Act, be it enacted by order of the office of governor of Western State:

Section 1: Definitions

a) Abortion Inducing Artificial Contraceptives are any substance taken for the purpose of preventing pregnancy that might cause any fertilized human embryo to die.

b) In Vitro Fertilization is the process in which a human egg is fertilized by sperm outside of a human body.

Section 2: Prohibition

The Western State Department of Justice is to charge any individual using or selling abortion inducing artificial contraceptives, or preforming an in vitro fertilization, with criminally negligent child endangerment.

Section 3: Enactment

This executive order is to be enacted as soon as Bill 020, the Western State Maternal Care and Equal Rights Enforcement Act, is enacted.

Signed,

/u/Erundur

The above executive order enforces the existing Western State Law recognizing the unborn as persons, and makes things that commonly cause embryonic death, such as IVF and some types of contraception, illegal. Types of contraception that can not result in abortion, such as condoms, remain legal to use.

DEFENSE OF CHILDREN ACT

AN ACT

To provide needed oversight and regulation for provision of medical care to adolescents with gender dysphoria

Authored by United States Senator Adith_MUSG of the Great State of Dixie

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF FREMONT

SECTION I: SHORT TITLE

(1) This Act shall be cited as the Defense of Children Act.

SECTION II: DEFINITIONS

(1) “Healthcare professional” means a professional licensed physician or other healthcare practitioner licensed, registered, accredited, or certified to perform specified healthcare services in the Republic of Fremont;

(2) “Puberty” means a developmental stage during which the pituitary gland triggers the production of testosterone in boys and the production of estrogen and progesterone in girls;

(3) “Gender identity” means an individual's self-recognition and self-expression as male, female, or something else; and

(4) "Gender-affirming care" means a course of treatment that involves the use of hormone replacement, puberty blockers, surgery, or other medical intervention to change the physical appearance of a patient to one that does not correspond to the anatomy and chromosomal makeup with which the patient was born and instead corresponds, or ‘affirms,’ their gender identity.

(a) “Gender-affirming medication” shall refer to the administration of puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to assist in the creation of an outward appearance and bodily changes different from the norm for one’s assigned sex at birth, with the purpose of affirming their gender identity.

(b) “Surgical gender-affirming care” shall refer to surgical procedures that are used to alter a transgender individual’s appearance, including but not limited to--

i. Breast augmentations and augmentation mammoplasty

ii. Vaginoplasty

iii. Orchiectomy

iv. Voice feminization surgery

v. Metoidioplasty

vi. Phalloplasty

vii. Scrotoplasty

viii. Hysterectomy.

(c) Both “Gender-affirming medication” and “Surgical gender-affirming care” shall not be construed, for the purposes of this Act, as encompassing:

i. Medical procedures provided to individuals with external biological sex characteristics that are irresolvably ambiguous;

ii. Medical procedures provided to individuals to correct defects in genitalia or secondary sex organs;

SECTION III: GENERAL PROVISIONS

(1) A physician or other healthcare professional shall not provide, facilitate the provision of, or make referrals to healthcare professionals for the purpose of providing, surgical gender-affirming care to any individual under eighteen years of age.

(2) A physician or other healthcare professional shall not provide, facilitate the provision of, or make referrals to healthcare professionals for the purpose of providing, gender-affirming medication to any individual under eighteen years of age outside of any clinical trials pursuant to the appropriate state and federal laws and regulations.

(3) No funds from the Treasury of the Republic of Fremont, or any funds collected by the Republic of Fremont, may be utilized for the provision of or granted to any individual providing surgical gender-affirming care to any individual under eighteen years of age.

(4) No funds from the Treasury of the Republic of Fremont, or any funds collected by the Republic of Fremont, may be utilized for the provision of or granted to any individual providing gender-affirming medication to any individual under eighteen years of age outside of any clinical trials pursuant to the appropriate state and federal laws and regulations.

SECTION IV: PENALTIES

(1) Any violation of this Act shall be punishable as a misdemeanor, and any sentence imposed for the violation thereof may be no greater than 6 months, or a fine no greater than $20,000, or both.

(2) Any violation of this section by a healthcare professional shall constitute professional misconduct.

(3) Any violation of this section by a healthcare professional employed by the Republic of Fremont shall render them applicable for immediate suspension, termination of employment, or for being blocked from holding employment with the Republic of Fremont henceforth.

SECTION V: ENACTMENT

(1) The provisions of this Act shall come into effect immediately upon passage into law.

(2) No part of this Act shall be construed as allowing the violation of Federal statutes and regulations.

(3) No part of this Act shall be construed as denying those eighteen years of age or above to access surgical gender-affirming care or gender-affirming medication.

(4) No part of this Act shall apply to a healthcare provider providing, facilitating the provision of, or making referrals to healthcare professionals for the purpose of providing, gender-affirming medication to any individual under eighteen years of age who is currently taking gender-affirming medication.

SECTION VI: SEVERABILITY

(1) The provisions of this Act are severable.

(2) If any part, clause, sentence, or other portion of this Act is found to be unconstitutional, the remainder shall stay as law.

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My fellow Sierrans,

If I may have a moment of your time.

Legislator /u/jb567 called for a veto override of AB 043: The Right to Die Act. As such, it now goes to voting in /r/ModelWesternAssembly where voting will last for 2 days.

A Resolution to Proportionally Allocate State Assembly Districts

Whereas; The democratic principle of one man, one vote requires that districts have approximately equal population when used in conjunction with district first-past-the-post races;

Whereas; Current Sierran state legislative districts are horribly unbalanced population wise, leading to a dilution of votes in more populous districts, violating the democratic principle of one man, one vote;

Whereas; It is in the best interest of Sierrans that the legislature draw legislative districts that are approximately proportional while preserving the spirit and culture of each district;

Therefore, be it RESOLVED by the general assembly of the state of Sierra

Section I. Findings and Short Title

(a) This resolution may be cited as the “2020 Proportional Districts Resolution”

(b) The Sierran Assembly finds that;

(1) Sierra, as a state, abides by the principles of republican governance, representation, democracy, and any sub-principles thereof; and

(2) It is unjust and undemocratic to deny the citizens of Sierra equal representation based upon the location of their residence and to dilute their voting power thereof as understood in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964).

Section II. General Provisions

(a) The Sierran General Assembly adopts the following map as the official legislative district map for the General Assembly of the state of Sierra.

(1) The district outlined in yellow shall be referred to as AD-1 or Assembly District 1 and shall consist of the following counties: Ada, Adams, Bannock, Bear Lake, Benewah, Bingham, Blaine, Boise, Bonner, Bonneville, Boundary, Butte, Camas, Canyon, Caribou, Cassia, Clark, Clearwater, Custer, Elmore, Franklin, Fremont, Gem, Gooding, Idaho, Jefferson, Jerome, Kootenai, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Lincoln, Madison, Minidoka, Nez Perce, Oneida, Owyhee, Payette, Power, Shoshone, Teton, Twin Falls, Valley, Washington, Carson City, Churchill, Clark, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White Pine, Wasco, Jefferson, Deschutes, Klamath, Lake, Harney, Malheur, Crook, Grant, Wheeler, Baker, Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Klickitat, Yakima, Kittitas, Chelan, Okanogan, Douglas, Grant, Benton, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, Asotin, Whitman, Adams, Franklin, Ferry, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, San Joaquin, Sacramento, Sutter, Yuba and Butte.

(A) The estimated population of AD-1 is 9,522,227.

(2) The district outlined in red shall be referred to as AD-2 or Assembly District 2 and shall consist of the following counties: Beaver, Box Elder, Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute, Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber, Adams, Alamosa, Arapahoe Archuleta, Baca, Bent, Boulder, Broomfield, Chaffee, Cheyenne, Clear Creek, Conejos, Costilla, Crowley, Custer, Delta, Denver, Dolores, Douglas, Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Garfield, Gilpin, Grand, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, Jefferson, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Morgan, Otero, Ouray, Park, Phillips, Pitkin, Prowers, Pueblo, Rio Blanco, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, San Miguel, Sedgwick, Summit, Teller, Washington, Weld, Yuma, Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Cibola, Colfax, Curry, De Baca, Dona Ana, Eddy, Grant, Guadalupe, Harding, Hidalgo, Lea, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Luna, McKinley, Mora, Otero, Quay, Rio Arriba, Roosevelt, Sandoval, San Juan, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Sierra, Socorro, Taos, Torrance, Union, and Valencia.

(A) The estimated population of AD-2 is 9,852,260.

(3) The district outlined in orange shall be referred to as AD-3 or Assembly District 3 and shall consist of the following counties: San Diego, Imperial, Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, La Paz, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yavapai, and Yuma

(A) The estimated population of AD-3 is 9,661,858.

(4) The district outlined in blue shall be referred to as AD-4 or Assembly District 4 and shall consist of the following counties: San Francisco, Honolulu, Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, and Kalawao.

(A) The estimated population of AD-4 is 11,178,816.

(5) The district outlined in green shall be referred to as AD-5 or Assembly District 5 and shall consist of the following counties: Riverside, Orange, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Merced, Madera, Mariposa, Tuclumne, and Stanislaus.

(A) The estimated population of AD-5 is 10,627,800.

(6) The district outlined in grey shall be referred to as AD-6 or Assembly District 6 and shall consist of the following counties: Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake, Mendocino, Colusa, Glenn, Tehama, Humboldt, Trinity, Glenn, Tehama, Shasta, Siskiyou, and Del Norte.

(A) The estimated population of AD-6 is 10,265,798.

(7) The district outlined in grey shall be referred to as AD-7 or Assembly District 7 and shall consist of the remaining counties in the state of Sierra and the former province of Alaska.

(A) The estimated population of AD-7 is 9,283,663.

(b) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prevent Assemblymembers from ceremonially altering the names of legislative districts in Sierra, as is prescribed by tradition.

Authored and sponsored by: Congressman /u/ProgrammaticallySun7 (R-SR)

Government Payment Act

Be it enacted by the Assembly of the Western State:

SECTION I. Legislators

1. The salary of all legislators in the Western State Assembly shall be fixed at fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) per year.

2. All legislators in the Western State Assembly shall receive a general expenses budget of one hundred dollars ($100) per day in which the Assembly is in session.

3. All general expense funds not spent at the end of the legislative session shall be placed in the reserves of the Western State.

SECTION II. Governor and Lieutenant Governor

1. The salary for the Governor of the Western State shall be fixed to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) per year.

2. The salary for the Lieutenant Governor of the Western State shall be fixed to one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) per year.

3. The Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Western State shall have a general expense fund of five hundred dollars ($500) per day during their term.

4. All general expense funds not spent at the end of the Governor’s or Lieutenant Governor’s term shall be placed in the reserves of the Western State.

SECTION III. Enactment

1. S. I of this act shall go into effect at the beginning of the next sitting of the Assembly of the Western State.

2. S. II of this act shall go into effect at the beginning of the next term of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Western State.

Submitted by /u/thefoxatnight, this is overflow from the last term.

AN ACT

to allow the female sex to not have to worry about bleeding through their pants due to the expensive nature of tampons and pads

Be it ENACTED by the People of the State of Sierra, Represented in the Sierran General Assembly, that—

SEC. I. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS

A. This act may be cited as the “To Allow for Menstruation Protection ONgovernmentproperties Act”, or the TAMPON Act.

B. The Assembly finds the following—

i. Females and the population more generally should have unlimited access to necessities without regard to their expense.

SEC. II. DEFINITIONS

A. “Tampon” shall refer to a feminine hygiene product designed to absorb the menstrual flow by insertion into the vagina during menstruation.

B. “Pad” shall refer to pads worn in the underwear to prevent menstrual fluid from leaking onto clothes.

SEC. III. PROVISIONS

A. All government-owned or operated buildings, including at the state, provincial, and local levels, shall include a dispensary, at which both tampons and pads shall be available at no cost to any individual.

B. For the purposes of this act, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) shall be appropriated, for use solely by the State.

SEC. IV. ENACTMENT

A. This act shall take effect three (3) months after being signed into law.

Authored and Sponsored by Zairn

Whereas the genetic information of citizens of the State of Sierra is none of the governments business,

Whereas companies who use genetic information in order to determine one's ancestry or for paternity tests may at this moment give this information to the government,

Therefore be it enacted by the Assembly of the great state of Sierra that;

Section I - Short Title

(a) This bill shall be referred to as No Genetics for the Government Act

Section II - Definitions

(a) For the purposes of this act, genetic information shall refer to the "hereditary information about DNA sequence, genetic sequence, genes, gene products, or inherited characteristics contained in chromosomal DNA or RNA that are derived from an individual or family member."

Section III - Provisions

(a) No executive Agency of any governmental body shall be allowed to obtain genetic information from any private agency unless:

(1) A request is made to the agency for the genetic information in pursuit of a criminal or civil investigation;

(2) A warrant is approved for the obtaining of such information.

(b) Any and all genetic information currently held by the state of Sierra that does not relate to any criminal or civil investigation is to be destroyed.

(c) Any information which is found to be in violation of this section shall not be admissible in court.

Section V - Enactment and Severability clause

(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 unconstitutional, 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) This Act shall go into effect the beginning 180 days after the passage of the Act through the Sierran General Assembly.

Written by Sen. Joseph Ibney (R-SR)

A RESOLUTION

inviting the Governor to the Assembly to deliver his traditional state of the state address

Be it RESOLVED by the People of the State of Sierra, Represented in the Sierran General Assembly, that—

SEC. I. SHORT TITLE AND FINDINGS

A. The Assembly finds the following—

i. Article V Section 3 of the Constitution of Sierra stipulates that the Governor shall, on a yearly basis, report to the legislature on the condition of the state. This has developed to create the tradition of a yearly oral address.

SEC. II. PROVISIONS

A. The Assembly directs the Speaker to invite the Governor to the legislature in order to deliver his annual address.

Authored and Sponsored by Zairn

Increasing Police Accountability in Public Records and Bodycam Freedom of Information Act

Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Sierra

Whereas; Body cameras are an essential part of keeping peace officers accountable;

Whereas; The general public should have access to body camera footage, so as to prevent coverups of crimes committed by peace officers;

Section I. Short Title and Definitions

1. This bill may be referred to as the “Police Accountability in Public Records Act”.

2. “Body cam” means any camera or video recording device worn by a peace officer on his or her body for the purposes of recording his or her lawful work.

3. “Body cam footage” means any auditory or video footage captured by a peace officer’s body cam whether on duty or not.

Section II. General Provisions

1. The Sierran Department of Public Records shall hereby create a public repository for peace officer body cam footage.

a) The public repository shall have an ordered list of all body cam footage, sorted by precint and date.

b)The public repository shall be available online and in person.

c) Bodycam footage that does not relate to any of the following conditions shall not be displayed online, however, will be made available to the requestor(s) upon written request;

i) A depiction of the commission of a crime.

ii) A depiction of an incident in which officer misconduct is alleged.

iii) A depiction of the tactical response to an incident of significance, including, but not limited to, a terrorist attack or mass shooting.

iv) A depiction of an officer-involved shooting or use of force.

1. Recordings that are eligible for release pursuant to this paragraph, to the extent possible, shall be redacted to protect the privacy of the victim or other parties, including depictions of areas inside a medical facility, counseling or therapeutic program office, the interior of a residence, a minor, a deceased person, or the identity of a victim or witness.

2) All Sierran precints are hereby ordered to transfer all of their existing body cam footage to the Sierran Department of Public Records

3) Sierran precints are hereby ordered to keep archives of all body cam footage.

4) On the first Monday of every month, national holidays notwithstanding, Sierran precints shall hereby transfer their body cam footage obtained during the previous month to the Department of Public Records.

Section III. Enactment and Severability clause

1. 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 unconstitutional, 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.

2. This Act shall go into effect 180 days after the passage of the Act through the Sierran General Assembly.

Authored and sponsored by: Congressman /u/ProgrammaticallySun7

AN ACT

to define and criminalise sexual deceit, and provide easier access to reliable information on a person’s sexual health.

Whereas there is currently no legislation banning individuals from maliciously spreading Sexually Transmitted Infections;

Whereas catching Sexually Transmitted Infections can ruin lives and cause severe physical harm or even death;

Therefore be it enacted by the Assembly of the Great State of Sierra that:

Section 1: Short title

This act may be cited as the “Sexual Deceit Act 2019”.

Section 2: Definition of Sexual Deceit

“Sexual deceit” shall be defined as the failure of a mentally functioning adult to inform a sexual partner of a sexually transmitted infection they are aware of having.

Section 3: Classification of STIs and provisions for the Ministry of Health

a. Sexually transmitted infections (from here on “STIs”) shall be classified as Class A, Class B or Class C.

1. Class A STIs shall be considered to have a significant likelihood of resulting in the victim’s death.

2. Class B STIs shall be considered to have a significant likelihood of resulting in life-changing injuries to the victim, but have an insignificant likelihood of resulting in the victim’s death.

3. Class C STIs shall be considered to have only minor and temporary health effects on the victim in most cases.

b. STIs shall be classified as follows:

c. The Department of Public Health shall have the power to alter the classification of STIs, and may classify other STIs if deemed necessary.

Section 4: Consequences of committing sexual deceit

a. Whereby an individual commits the sexual deceit of a Class A STI, they shall be liable for imprisonment of up to seven years and no less than two years.

b. Whereby an individual commits the sexual deceit of a Class B STI, they shall be liable for imprisonment of up to two years, or a fine of up to $10,000, adjusted for inflation.

c. Whereby an individual commits the sexual deceit of a Class C STI, they shall be liable for a fine of up to $2,000, adjusted for inflation.

Section 5: Provisions for a mobile phone application

a. The Department of Public Health shall make provisions for a mobile phone application running on the operating systems with a >10% market share to be released to the public within a year of this bill’s assent.

b. This application will cost nothing and will be available to Sierran consumers on the official virtual stores of these operating systems.

c. Every recipient of public health services will discreetly be granted a unique code for use with this application.

d. For the purposes of this section, User A and User B will be hypothetical users of this application-

By entering the code, surname and date of birth of User A, User B will legally be able to view the date and results of User A’s most recent sexual health test, granted that they have gained permission from User A.

e. The Department of Public Health shall have the power to expand upon the features of this application.

Section 6: Enactment

This act shall come into force immediately after receiving Royal Assent.

Authored by Assemblyman u/ka4bi (D-5).

PA 004: The Western State Chief Judge Amendment

4 yeas

1 nay

AB 037: The Indoor Tanning Act

4 yeas

1 nays

AB 038: The Free Speech Act of 2016

5 yeas

0 nays

The Right to Transition Act

Whereas it is a natural extension of bodily autonomy to let transgender people chemically transition.

Whereas (more than a quarter of transgender people)[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Muhammad_Shoaib_Qaisrani/post/Im_a_business_student_doing_research_on_transgender_LGBT_community_and_toilet_issues_Any_research_papers_preferably_with_questionnaires_done_on_this/attachment/59d64d3b79197b80779a6d56/AS:487399898783748@1493216599911/download/National+Transgender+Discrimination+Survey.pdf] see delayed care due to medical discrimination.

Whereas many other forms of discrimination exist in medical treatment.

Whereas many unconscious biases exist within medical professionals.

Be it enacted by the assembly gathered here today:

Section I: Short Title

This bill may be referred to as “The Right to Transition Act.”

Section II: Definitions

a) Natural sex horomones shall be defined as “Hormones produced in the human body for the purposes of sexual development.” This will include, but not be limited to:

i) Testosterone ii) Estrogen iii)Progesterone

Section III: Provisions

a) (HSC 11056, f, 30) [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&division=10.&title=&part=&chapter=2.&article=] Is hereby struck in its entirety.

b) Add “i) none of the above shall be misconstrued to include natural sex horomones as a controlled substance” to (HSC 11056) [https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=HSC&division=10.&title=&part=&chapter=2.&article=].

c) Nobody under the age of 18 shall possess or use natural sex horomones, unless provided as a perscription, as defined in (HSC, Division 10, Chapter 4)[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayexpandedbranch.xhtml?tocCode=HSC&division=10.&title=&part=&chapter=4.&article=].

1. Those caught providing minors with unprescribed sex horomones will incur up to three (3) years in jail and up to a $5,000 fine.

2) Those caught selling unprescribed sex hormones to minors will incur up to five (5) years in jail and up to a $10,000 dollar fine.

3) Parents and doctors who provide a minor with unprescribed sex horomones for illegitimate or non-medical reasons may be charged with child abuse, as defined in (PC 273d)[https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=PEN&division=&title=9.&part=1.&chapter=2.&article=].

Section IV: Enactment

This bill shall go into effect immediately upon passage.

The Order

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rl8TA4y6MmlJqSfYHuNSb6DTR7CRGHz2nNTJCbyHHII

Note from the Governor

This order is designed to reduce unnecessary illegal immigration into the Republic of Fremont by minimizing the ability of institutions in America to harbor illegal immigrants. However, as I recognize there are frequently situations in which illegal immigration is the only choice an individual can make in order to save their own life, I have included an exceptions section.

This section ensures that, if an illegal immigrant has come from a country where there is extreme risk to their life, they may be immune to Sections 1 and 2 of this order. It is my goal to ensure that illegal immigration does not occur unless it is absolutely necessary for the protection of life and liberty.

I also wish to make it clear that this order is to deal with the temporary cartel threat in the South, and may be repealed at a later date once the threat is reduced.

The Results are as follows:

As such, AB 051 goes to the Governors Desk for either his signature or veto.

Tax Credit For New Taxpayers Act

AN ACT to ensure that new personal income taxpayers in the State of Fremont are provided a tax credit for their first year filing and paying for Fremont’s personal income tax.

Whereas, the State of Fremont must provide for its young adults and newly arrived immigrants by instituting a tax credit for those paying Fremont’s personal income tax for the first time.

The People of the State of Fremont, Represented in the Assembly, Do Enact As Follows

Section I: Title
(a) This bill may be cited as the, “Tax Credit For New Taxpayers Act”.

Section II: Definitions
(a) “Taxpayer” may be defined as all Fremontians filing and paying for the state’s personal income tax for the first time.

Section III: Establishment of Tax Credit
(a) The State of Fremont shall officially establish a 3.5% credit on the personal income tax collected by the state from first-time taxpayers.

i. This credit shall not be applicable to any taxpayer with reported income within the over $5,000,000 tax bracket established in WSB-01-72: Consolidated Revenue and Appropriations Act of 2021.

ii. This credit shall be expanded to a value of 7% for all taxpayers with a reported income in the third tax bracket of over $8,650 but not over $13,650, and for all taxpayers in brackets below the third bracket.

iii. This credit shall be instituted and maintained by the Fremont Department of Tax and Fee Administration.

Section IV: Enactment
(a) This bill, including all sections and subsections found in it, shall go into effect at the beginning of the 2022 Fiscal Year.

Written By Nazbol909

A resolution condemning genocide in the Near East

Whereas, between 1913 and 1924 three hundred thousand Assyrian civilians were murdered by the Turkish government led by the Young Turks and

Whereas, this constituted more than half of the Assyrian population at the time and

Whereas, this was an intentional act of genocide led by the Ottoman Empire and carried out by Muslim populations against the christian Assyrians and

Whereas, during the same time period seven hundred and fifty thousand Greeks including Anatolian and Pontic Greeks were also murdered by the same Turkish regime and

Whereas, one and a half million Armenians were murdered by the same Turkish regime during this time period and

Whereas, the mass murder of the Assyrian, Greek, and Armenian populations were done intentionally with the goal of ethnically cleansing the country of Turkey and

Whereas, millions of individuals from the same ethnic groups were forced to flee their homes and communities to seek safe refugee in other countries and

Whereas, Polish-Jewish Lawyer Raphael Lemkin, who had coined the term genocide, specifically referenced the Armenian genocide as the first modern case of genocide and

Whereas, the genocides carried out by the Ottoman Turks were against Christian groups and as such constitutes not just a racial but religious hate crime;

Be it resolved, that the Sierran Assembly officially recognize the Armenian, Greek, and Assyrian genocides as having taken place;

Be it further resolved, that the State of Sierra encourages the Congress of the United States to also officially recognize these genocides;

Be it further resolved, that the State of Sierra condemns the Republic of Turkey for historical revisionism and attempts to hide the truth about its history of ethnic cleansing and genocide.

This resolution was authored by /u/Barbarossa3141

Whereas: Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of all time, living or dead.

Whereas: As a native of Sierra, it is our duty to honor those who make our state great.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ZEROOVERZERO101, Governor of the Western State, in accordance with authority granted to me by the constitution and statutes of the Western State, do hereby issue this executive order, effective immediately.

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

a) February 25th shall be known as "Kanye Day". All state employees are encouraged to listen to their favorite albums, and an artist will be commissioned to paint a mural of all of Kanye's greatest albums.

(i) Such albums shall be The College Dropout, Late Registration, Graduation, 808s & Heartbreak, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Yeezus, The Life of Pablo, and Yandhi (rip).

b) The office of the Governor will be charged with brainstorming and potentially recommending that the state take possession of Kanye's computer for the greater good and publishing all released songs and albums, including the albums, but not limited to, Good Ass Job, Yeezus II, So Help Me God, Waves, Love Everyone, the aforementioned Yandhi, and Jesus Is King II.

c) There shall be established the Department of Kanye, led by an appointee of the Governor. Each year, the head of the Department will publish a 50 page document on the social, cultural, political, and economic impacts of Kanye West and distribute it across the state on Kanye Day.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Sierra to be affixed on February 25th, 2020.

ZeroOverZero101

Governor of Sierra

Due to the length of the bill and the fact that it was entered into the docket without being in full Reddit format, the bill is hosted on Google Docs. In the future, a bill like this must be Reddit formatted so it can be copied and pasted right into Reddit. This one slipped through, but it should have been denied.

All Executive Orders and Cabinet Directives must be submitted to modmail. The State Bylaws will be updated accordingly.

I am doing this on the direct order of the Head Moderator, please send complaints to him.