Standing Orders Standing Orders of the Senate

[Senate]

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 34rd Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) A Clerk is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) If a Clerk fails to initiate this process within 24 hours of the Senate election results being announced, or if there is no Clerk, then the Director of Legislative Services may initiate this process within 24 hours thereafter.
(b) If there is no Director of Legislative Services, or the Director of Legislative Services fails to initiate the process within 48 hours of the Senate election results being announced, the most Senior Senator shall assume the chair of the Senate.
(c) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most time in the Senate; or if equal:
(ii) Has won election to the Senate the most times; or if equal:
(iv) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(v) the President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(d) In the occurrence that the position of President of the Senate is vacant while the position of Deputy President of the Senate is filled, the Deputy President of the Senate shall assume the Chair of the Senate and initiate the President of the Senate election process.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the Chair of the Senate.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie when only two candidates remain, the election shall be re-done on first occurrence. If a tie with two candidates shall remain after a re-vote, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order.

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period.
After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the chair of the Senate. After successful amendment to or reaffirmation of the Standing Orders, the President of the Senate shall call the Senate to Order. After initially calling the Senate to Order, or at any time thereafter when the Deputy President of the Senate position is vacant, the President of the Senate will ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the President of the Senate.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(d) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested by the Original Nominator or the Senator being Nominated.
(e) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested during the nomination period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President of the Senate will announce the winning Senator from the election as the Deputy President of the Senate.
(a) Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.
(b) The President of the Senate shall be presumed absent only in the case that they make a statement to the Deputy President of the Senate regarding the absence or have not made any sort of contact with a member of the Senate for over four (4) days.
(c) The Deputy President of the Senate may also perform the duties of the President of the Senate when specifically delegated by the President of the Senate.

3 - Motions
(1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) Voting. The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, create a thread in which Senators can cast their votes, and notify Senators.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(i) For the purpose of Sub-subsection 2(a), motions originating in the House of Representatives shall be considered "proposed" when the President of the Senate is notified of their officially declared passage.
(b) A simple majority is needed for a motion to pass unless otherwise specified by law.
(c) If a bill requires a supermajority to pass the Senate, then any motions to amend that bill shall also require a supermajority to pass.
(3) Voting Timeframe. Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators shall be able to change their vote on the motion until the voting period has ended.
(b) The voting period may end early, should the motion reach such a point where further votes would not influence whether it passes or fails.
(c) Senators can choose to vote Aye or Nay, or note a decision to Abstain. Any Senator noting a decision to abstain on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) Holding of Confirmation Hearings. When the President or President-Elect nominates any player to a position which requires Senate confirmation, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Confirmation Vote. After a nomination is made, a confirmation vote shall open within 24 hours.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed or has been skipped, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) Creation of Hearing Space. The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) Motion to Skip Hearing. A senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Automatic Closure. Confirmation hearings will automatically close:
(a) following three days of no new questions or motions regarding the hearing; or
(b) upon the confirmation or failure of the nominee.

5 - Standing Orders
(1) Amendments. These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the simple majority approval of the Senate.
(2) Effective Period. These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

6 - Definitions
(1) Rejected: A bill or motion that does not receive a quorum or simple majority, or majority otherwise provided outside of these standing orders, at the conclusion of voting.
(2) Passed: A bill or motion that receives a simple majority, or majority otherwise provided outside of these standing orders, at the conclusion of voting.
(3) Quorum: 50% of the statutory seats in the Senate.

7 — Review by the Legislative Service Commission
(1) A Senator may, at any point, request that the Legislative Service Commission review a bill or a substantive amendment to the bill.
(2) The Legislative Service Commission may provide amendment drafts to the requesting Senator in advice given under Standing Order 7(1), but must only provide advice on—
(a) the bill’s or amendment's consistency with the laws of the Commonwealth, including the Constitution:
(b) The drafting of the bill or amendment, particularly with respect to clarity:
(c) The bill’s or amendment's effectiveness at achieving its stated policy goals.

 

[Austin27]

Senate Vote: 5 - 0 - 0
Senate Vote as Amended (Includes Section 11): 4 - 0 - 0

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 7th Congress​

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against another individual.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who behaves in a disorderly fashion from the service of the Congress for the remainder of the day’s sitting.

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a super majority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress is subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

 

[pugbandit]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 8th Congress​

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against another anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who behaves in a disorderly fashion from the service of the Congress for the remainder of the day’s sitting. Suspension means they may vote once they return.

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a super majority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress is subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.

 

[Vanquish69]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 9th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against another anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who behaves in a disorderly fashion from the service of the Congress for the remainder of the day’s sitting. Suspension means they may vote once they return.

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a super majority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress is subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.

 

[GoldBlooded]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 10th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension means they may vote once they return.

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a supermajority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.

 

[Austin27]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 11th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a supermajority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.

 

[huney69]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 12th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a supermajority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.

 

[huney69]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 13th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a supermajority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.

 

[pugbandit]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 14th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Joint Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to invite people to the committee with their consent.
(5) A Joint Committee Chairperson has the power to remove people from the committee with a supermajority vote from committee members.
(6) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(7) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

13- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

14 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and joint committees are established for this congressional term: Joint Budget Committee, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Joint Judicial Oversight Committee, Joint Economics Committee, Senate Executive Oversight Committee.

 

[Derpy_Bird]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 15th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) Every member shall be in every committee due to the legislative standards acts.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

13- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

14 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and joint committees are established for this congressional term: Joint Budget Committee, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Joint Judicial Oversight Committee, Joint Economics Committee, Senate Executive Oversight Committee.

 

[LilDigiVert]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 15th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) Every member shall be in every committee due to the legislative standards acts.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

13- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

14 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and joint committees are established for this congressional term: Joint Budget Committee, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Joint Judicial Oversight Committee, Joint Economics Committee, Senate Executive Oversight Committee.

 

[Void]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 16th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) Every member shall be in every committee due to the legislative standards acts.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

13- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

14 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and joint committees are established for this congressional term: Joint Budget Committee, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Joint Judicial Oversight Committee, Joint Economics Committee, Senate Executive Oversight Committee.

 

[Vanquish69]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 18th Congress

The people of Democracy Craft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

2 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

3 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

4 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

5 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.

6 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

7 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

8 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

9 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

10 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

11 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) A Joint Committee is a group of Congressmen and Congresswomen from both chambers of Congress who are thus presently considered experts in their field.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen with agreement by both the President Pro Tempore and Speaker of the House with the Vice President being the tie-breaker.
(4) Every member shall be in every committee due to the legislative standards acts.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.

12- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

13- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

14 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and joint committees are established for this congressional term: Joint Budget Committee, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, Joint Judicial Oversight Committee, Joint Economics Committee, Senate Executive Oversight Committee.

15 - Senate Confirmation Hearings.
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing has ended a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.

 

[A__C]

A
BILL
To
Establish Standing Orders for the 19th Congress​

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.

(a) The President of Redmont is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others.​

(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomincation period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.​

(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.

(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.​

(4) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.

(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.​

(b) The Presiding Officer becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.​

​

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.

(a) The President of the Senate is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others.​

(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.​

(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.​

(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President of the Senate.

(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.​

(b) In the event of a tie, the President of the Senate will cast a tie-breaking vote.​

(4) Announcement Period. The President of the Senate will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the Deputy President of the Senate.

(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Deputy Presiding Officer of the Chamber.​

(b) The Deputy Presiding Officer becomes a custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order in the absence or incapacity of the Presiding Officer.​

​

3 - Removal of the Presiding Officer/Deputy Presiding Officer
(1) Either presiding officers of the chamber can be removed through a vote of no confidence (supermajority, excluding impacted senator).
(2) A successful vote of no confidence on the Presiding Officer will result in the Deputy Presiding Officer position also becoming vacant.
(3) If either position becomes vacant, the relevant election process(es) will take place following the position becoming vacant.

4 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

5 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

6 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

7 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) The Senators may debate the bill before voting if they choose.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

8 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.
(3) Any Senator voting Abstain on a motion must provide a reason.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

13 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

14 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber due to the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

15- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

16- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

17 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

18 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.

 

[Mhadsher]

A
BILL
To
Establish Standing Orders for the 20th Congress​

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(a) The President of Redmont is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomincation period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - Election of an Acting President of the Senate
(1) In the event that President of the Senate is away for 5 or more days, the Senate will elect an acting President of the Senate.
(2) The tenure of the Acting President of the Senate is stated in the election.
(a) This tenure may be extended by the President of the Senate.
(b) This tenure may be shortened by the President of the Senate.
(3) The Acting President of the Senate becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order in the absence or incapacity of the Presiding Officer. The Acting President of the Senate inherits the roles and responsibilities of the position during their tenure.
(4) There is to be a clear transfer of custodianship to the Acting President of the Senate and back again, in the eyes of the chamber.

3 - Removal of the Presiding Officer
(1) The President of Senate can be removed through a vote of no confidence (supermajority, excluding impacted senator).
(2) In the vacancy of the President of Senate, the relevant election process(es) will take place following the position becoming vacant.

4 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

5 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

6 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

7 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) Prior to voting, a bill must be on the Senate's docket for no less than 24 hours - unless subject to a motion of urgent consideration.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

8 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.
(3) Any Senator voting Abstain on a motion must provide a reason.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

13 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

14 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber due to the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

15- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

16- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

17 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Legal Reform Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

18 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.

19 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Nacho]

A
BILL
To
Establish Standing Orders for the 21st Congress

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(a) The President of Redmont is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomincation period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - Election of an Acting President of the Senate
(1) In the event that President of the Senate is away for 5 or more days, the Senate will elect an acting President of the Senate.
(2) The tenure of the Acting President of the Senate is stated in the election.
(a) This tenure may be extended by the President of the Senate.
(b) This tenure may be shortened by the President of the Senate.
(3) The Acting President of the Senate becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order in the absence or incapacity of the Presiding Officer. The Acting President of the Senate inherits the roles and responsibilities of the position during their tenure.
(4) There is to be a clear transfer of custodianship to the Acting President of the Senate and back again, in the eyes of the chamber.

3 - Removal of the Presiding Officer
(1) The President of Senate can be removed through a vote of no confidence (supermajority, excluding impacted senator).
(2) In the vacancy of the President of Senate, the relevant election process(es) will take place following the position becoming vacant.

4 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

5 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

6 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

7 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) Prior to voting, a bill must be on the Senate's docket for no less than 24 hours - unless subject to a motion of urgent consideration.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

8 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.
(3) Any Senator voting Abstain on a motion must provide a reason.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

13 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

14 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber due to the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

15- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

16- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

17 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

18 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.
5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions

19 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Nacho]

A
BILL
To
Establish Standing Orders for the 21st Congress​

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(a) The President of Redmont is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomincation period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - Election of an Acting President of the Senate
(1) In the event that President of the Senate is away for 5 or more days, the Senate will elect an acting President of the Senate.
(2) The tenure of the Acting President of the Senate is stated in the election.
(a) This tenure may be extended by the President of the Senate.
(b) This tenure may be shortened by the President of the Senate.
(3) The Acting President of the Senate becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order in the absence or incapacity of the Presiding Officer. The Acting President of the Senate inherits the roles and responsibilities of the position during their tenure.
(4) There is to be a clear transfer of custodianship to the Acting President of the Senate and back again, in the eyes of the chamber.

3 - Removal of the Presiding Officer
(1) The President of Senate can be removed through a vote of no confidence (supermajority, excluding impacted senator).
(2) In the vacancy of the President of Senate, the relevant election process(es) will take place following the position becoming vacant.

4 - Sittings of the Senate
(1) The Senate is to sit every day unless the Senate otherwise moves to recess. If the Senate moves to recess it must not vote for the day or propose any motions however, any votation during this period may also be halted. A recess requires a supermajority approval.

5 - Business of the day
(1) Each day it sits, the Senate is to consider business put before it.
(2) The Senate is to consider new bills and resolutions in the order that they are submitted.

6 - Consideration of urgent business
(1) Should a majority of members petition the chair to consider an item of business urgently, that item of business shall be moved to the top of the docket and be considered immediately.
(2) Should the chair, or any other expressly given the powers of the chair, designate a bill for urgent consideration, that item shall be moved to the top of the docket but below any bills moved under the terms of Section 3 Clause 1.

7 - Consideration of business
(1) Bills shall be voted upon in the order in which they appear on the docket, skipping any bills not posted to the forums.
(2) Prior to voting, a bill must be on the Senate's docket for no less than 24 hours - unless subject to a motion of urgent consideration.
(3) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions, the next 24 hours shall be committed to debate and amendments, then the bill will be reopened for votation if the author wishes to hold a revote.
(4) Should the bill fail to reach a majority of Ayes or Nays due to Abstentions for a second time, the bill fails.

8 - Putting the question
(1) Should any question be put to the Senate, the chair shall call roll for the Ayes, the Nays, and the Abstentions.
(2) During an in game session, if a question is put to the Senate, each Senator must publicly declare their vote during the session if present.
(3) Any Senator voting Abstain on a motion must provide a reason.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

13 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

14 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber due to the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

15- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

16- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

17 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

18 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.
5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions

19 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Milkcrack]

A
BILL
To
Establish Standing Orders for the 22nd Congress​

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(a) The President of Redmont is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes the custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - The President of the Senate
(1) The President of the Senate has the option to appoint a designee to temporarily assume some or all of the duties of the presiding officer for a specified duration or until relieved of the responsibility.
(2) Procedures for the removal of the Senate President are clearly outlined in the Constitution and the Legislative Standards Act.

3 - The Senate Floor
(1) The Senate Floor is accessible to senators 24 hours a day unless the Senate is in recess.
(2) Senators may speak on the Senate Floor for the following reasons:
(a) Proposing a motion
(b) Raising a point of order
(c) When recognised by the presiding officer to speak on a particular topic.
(3) The discord channel #Senate-Floor serves as the digital representation of the Senate floor. All relevant statements acknowledged during an in-game session on the Senate floor must be documented on the discord channel, except for those involved in a debate or exclusively related to an in-game event.
(4) Solely for legislative administration, the President of the Senate may authorize congressional staff to speak on the Senate floor as well.
(5) All votes on motions and points of order are conducted and recorded in the #Senate-Voting channel. Senators will also receive notifications when bills are up for a vote, within the same channel.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay or abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.
(6) The current Senate-Floor channel will be re-named to the Senate-Voting channel and the Senate Announcement channel will be archived.
(7) A new channel will be created for the Senate Floor

4 - Commencing Debate
(1) Any bill that has successfully passed the House will be moved to the Senate on the forums with the prefix "Bill: Pending". The presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant bills.
(2) After a successfully proposed motion the presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant motion.
(3) Debate will take place on the Senate Floor.
(4) Members are automatically recognised to speak on the Senate Floor channel to debate on a topic under debate for one message every 6 hours. (5) The Presiding officer may recognise the members for more messages.

5 - Closing Debate
(1) After Debate has ended votation will begin as soon as possible.
(2) Unless otherwise prescribed in law, these are the following ways debate can be ended:
(a) All relevant members have been notified that the vote will take place at least 24 hours in advance and no members have objected.
(b) A motion to end debate(cloture) has succesfully been passed.
(c) The presiding officer has sent the item to a committee to be debated and the committee has voted to close debate.

6 - Special types of motions
(1) A motion to end debate also known as a cloture motion will override and close any ongoing debate, such a motion is not subject to debate.
(a) To speed up the votation process, if the subject of a cloture motion requires the same or a lower majority as the cloture motion, a clause can be added stating that the passage of the cloture motion constitutes the passage of the subject motion.
(2) A motion to end debate requires a simple majority if the following are all true, otherwise, it requires a supermajority:
(a) It has been more than 48 hours since the debate opened and there has been no discussion on the Senate floor on the item for over 6 hours.
(b) The item is not being debated in committee.
(3) A motion for leave is a motion to allow for a certain action to take place, which would otherwise not be consistent with the standing orders. Such a motion requires a supermajority.

7 - Recess
(1) The Presiding officer may move the Senate to recess for no more than 5 days with the approval of a supermajority of the Senate.

8 - In-game Hearings
(1) All hearings shall take place in-game unless deemed otherwise by the chair of the hearing.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

13 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

14 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber as long as it is mandated by the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

15- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

16- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

17 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

18 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.
5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions

19 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Unitymaster]

A

BILL
To
Establish Standing Orders for the 23rd Congress​

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(a) The most Senior Senator is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others. The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided
(iv) The president will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes the custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - The President of the Senate
(1) The President of the Senate has the option to appoint a designee to temporarily assume some or all of the duties of the presiding officer for a specified duration or until relieved of the responsibility.
(2) Procedures for the removal of the Senate President are clearly outlined in the Constitution and the Legislative Standards Act.

3 - The Senate Floor
(1) The Senate Floor is accessible to senators 24 hours a day unless the Senate is in recess.
(2) Senators may speak on the Senate Floor for the following reasons:
(a) Proposing a motion
(b) Raising a point of order
(c) When recognised by the presiding officer to speak on a particular topic.
(3) The discord channel #Senate-Floor serves as the digital representation of the Senate floor. All relevant statements acknowledged during an in-game session on the Senate floor must be documented on the discord channel, except for those involved in a debate or exclusively related to an in-game event.
(4) Solely for legislative administration, the President of the Senate may authorize congressional staff to speak on the Senate floor as well.
(5) All votes on motions and points of order are conducted and recorded in the #Senate-Voting channel. Senators will also receive notifications when bills are up for a vote, within the same channel.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay or abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.
(6) The current Senate-Floor channel will be re-named to the Senate-Voting channel and the Senate Announcement channel will be archived.
(7) A new channel will be created for the Senate Floor

4 - Commencing Debate
(1) Any bill that has successfully passed the House will be moved to the Senate on the forums with the prefix "Bill: Pending". The presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant bills.
(2) After a successfully proposed motion the presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant motion.
(3) Debate will take place on the Senate Floor.
(4) Members are automatically recognised to speak on the Senate Floor channel to debate on a topic under debate for one message every 6 hours. (5) The Presiding officer may recognise the members for more messages.

5 - Closing Debate
(1) After Debate has ended votation will begin as soon as possible.
(2) Unless otherwise prescribed in law, these are the following ways debate can be ended:
(a) All relevant members have been notified that the vote will take place at least 24 hours in advance and no members have objected.
(b) A motion to end debate(cloture) has succesfully been passed.
(c) The presiding officer has sent the item to a committee to be debated and the committee has voted to close debate.

6 - Special types of motions
(1) A motion to end debate also known as a cloture motion will override and close any ongoing debate, such a motion is not subject to debate.
(a) To speed up the votation process, if the subject of a cloture motion requires the same or a lower majority as the cloture motion, a clause can be added stating that the passage of the cloture motion constitutes the passage of the subject motion.
(2) A motion to end debate requires a simple majority if the following are all true, otherwise, it requires a supermajority:
(a) It has been more than 48 hours since the debate opened and there has been no discussion on the Senate floor on the item for over 6 hours.
(b) The item is not being debated in committee.
(3) A motion for leave is a motion to allow for a certain action to take place, which would otherwise not be consistent with the standing orders. Such a motion requires a supermajority.

7 - Recess
(1) The Presiding officer may move the Senate to recess for no more than 5 days with the approval of a supermajority of the Senate.

8 - In-game Hearings
(1) All hearings shall take place in-game unless deemed otherwise by the chair of the hearing.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

13 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

14 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber as long as it is mandated by the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

15- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

16- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

17 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

18 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.
5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions

19 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Unitymaster]

A

BILL
To
Establish Standing Orders for the 23rd Congress
The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(a) The most Senior Senator is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others. The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided
(iv) The president will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes the custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - The President of the Senate
(1) The President of the Senate has the option to appoint a designee to temporarily assume some or all of the duties of the presiding officer for a specified duration or until relieved of the responsibility.
(2) Procedures for the removal of the Senate President are clearly outlined in the Constitution and the Legislative Standards Act.

3 - The Senate Floor
(1) The Senate Floor is accessible to senators 24 hours a day unless the Senate is in recess.
(2) Senators may speak on the Senate Floor for the following reasons:
(a) Proposing a motion
(b) Raising a point of order
(c) When recognised by the presiding officer to speak on a particular topic.
(3) The discord channel #Senate-Floor serves as the digital representation of the Senate floor. All relevant statements acknowledged during an in-game session on the Senate floor must be documented on the discord channel, except for those involved in a debate or exclusively related to an in-game event.
(4) Solely for legislative administration, the President of the Senate may authorize congressional staff to speak on the Senate floor as well.
(5) All votes on motions and points of order are conducted and recorded in the #Senate-Voting channel. Senators will also receive notifications when bills are up for a vote, within the same channel.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay or abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.
(6) The current Senate-Floor channel will be re-named to the Senate-Voting channel and the Senate Announcement channel will be archived.
(7) A new channel will be created for the Senate Floor

4 - Commencing Debate
(1) Any bill that has successfully passed the House will be moved to the Senate on the forums with the prefix "Bill: Pending". The presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant bills.
(2) After a successfully proposed motion the presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant motion.
(3) Debate will take place on the Senate Floor.
(4) Members are automatically recognised to speak on the Senate Floor channel to debate on a topic under debate for one message every 6 hours. (5) The Presiding officer may recognise the members for more messages.

5 - Closing Debate
(1) After Debate has ended votation will begin as soon as possible.
(2) Unless otherwise prescribed in law, these are the following ways debate can be ended:
(a) All relevant members have been notified that the vote will take place at least 24 hours in advance and no members have objected.
(b) A motion to end debate(cloture) has succesfully been passed.
(c) The presiding officer has sent the item to a committee to be debated and the committee has voted to close debate.

6 - Special types of motions
(1) A motion to end debate also known as a cloture motion will override and close any ongoing debate, such a motion is not subject to debate.
(a) To speed up the votation process, if the subject of a cloture motion requires the same or a lower majority as the cloture motion, a clause can be added stating that the passage of the cloture motion constitutes the passage of the subject motion.
(2) A motion to end debate requires a simple majority if the following are all true, otherwise, it requires a supermajority:
(a) It has been more than 48 hours since the debate opened and there has been no discussion on the Senate floor on the item for over 6 hours.
(b) The item is not being debated in committee.
(3) A motion for leave is a motion to allow for a certain action to take place, which would otherwise not be consistent with the standing orders. Such a motion requires a supermajority.

7 - Recess
(1) The Presiding officer may move the Senate to recess for no more than 5 days with the approval of a supermajority of the Senate.

8 - In-game Hearings
(1) All hearings shall take place in-game unless deemed otherwise by the chair of the hearing.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All individuals may debate during a reading.
(2) Individuals are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Individuals are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Individuals are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Individuals are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Individuals are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Individuals are not to threaten other members.
(8) Individuals who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Suspension of Individuals
(1) The chair may suspend an individual who acts against the wellbeing of the Commonwealth of Redmont from the service of the Senate until their conduct can be deemed proper by the chair. Suspension while votation is open results in an abstention for the individual suspended. If their vote is required for passage or failure of a bill, they may vote when they return.
(2) The chair must not use suspensions as a political tool and a suspension can be overturned with a majority vote of all Senators (excluding the suspended member).

13 - Adoption by the Congress
(1) Upon the passage of this bill in the Senate it shall come into force.

14 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber as long as it is mandated by the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

15- Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

16- Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

17 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

18 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in Cabinet or the Judicial a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee question and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator has wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.
5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions

19 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Dartanboy]

A
BILL
To

Establish Standing Orders for the 24th Congress

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(a) The President of Redmont is to ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves or others.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes the custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - The President of the Senate
(1) The President of the Senate has the option to appoint a designee to temporarily assume some or all of the duties of the presiding officer for a specified duration or until relieved of the responsibility.

3 - The Senate Floor
(1) The Senate Floor is accessible to senators 24 hours a day unless the Senate is in recess.
(2) Senators may speak on the Senate Floor for the following reasons:
(a) Proposing a motion
(b) Raising a point of order
(c) When recognised by the presiding officer to speak on a particular topic.
(3) The discord channel #Senate-Floor serves as the digital representation of the Senate floor. All relevant statements acknowledged during an in-game session on the Senate floor must be documented on the discord channel, except for those involved in a debate or exclusively related to an in-game event.
(4) Solely for legislative administration, the President of the Senate may authorize congressional staff to speak on the Senate floor as well.
(5) All votes on motions and points of order are conducted and recorded in the #Senate-Voting channel. Senators will also receive notifications when bills are up for a vote, within the same channel.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay or abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Commencing Debate
(1) Any bill that has successfully passed the House will be moved to the Senate on the forums with the prefix "Bill: Pending". The presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant bills.
(2) After a successfully proposed motion the presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant motion.
(3) Debate will take place on the Senate Floor.
(4) Members are automatically recognised to speak on the Senate Floor channel to debate on a topic under debate for one message every 6 hours. (5) The Presiding officer may recognise the members for more messages.

5 - Closing Debate
(1) After Debate has ended votation will begin as soon as possible.
(2) Unless otherwise prescribed in law, these are the following ways debate can be ended:
(a) All relevant members have been notified that the vote will take place at least 24 hours in advance and no members have objected.
(b) A motion to end debate(cloture) has successfully been passed.
(c) The presiding officer has sent the item to a committee to be debated and the committee has voted to close debate.

6 - Special types of motions
(1) A motion to end debate, also known as a cloture motion, will override and close any ongoing debate, such a motion is not subject to debate.
(a) To speed up the votation process, if the subject of a cloture motion requires the same or a lower majority as the cloture motion, a clause can be added stating that the passage of the cloture motion constitutes the passage of the subject motion.
(2) A motion to end debate requires a simple majority if the following are all true, otherwise, it requires a supermajority:
(a) It has been more than 48 hours since the debate opened and there has been no discussion on the Senate floor on the item for over 6 hours.
(b) The item is not being debated in committee.
(3) A motion for leave is a motion to allow for a certain action to take place, which would otherwise not be consistent with the standing orders. Such a motion requires a supermajority.

7 - Recess
(1) The Presiding Officer may move the Senate to recess for no more than 5 days with the approval of a supermajority of the Senate.

8 - In-game Hearings
(1) All hearings shall take place in-game unless deemed otherwise by the chair of the hearing.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All Senators may debate during a reading.
(2) Senators are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Senators are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Senators are to cease speaking and resume their seat if directed to by the chair.
(5) Senators are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Senators are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Senators are not to threaten others.
(8) Senators who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent of recording in the scenario an ingame session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Committees
(1) The Senators of this chamber may form Committees with House of Representative members in what shall be known as "Joint Committees".
(2) Every member of Congress shall be in every committee related to their chamber as long as it is mandated by the Legislative Standards Act.
(3) A Joint Committee is led by a chairperson, who is chosen by majority vote from the committee members. Individuals may nominate themselves during a 24-hour period prior to the election with an election taking place for 24 hours unless a candidate reaches majority vote during that duration.
(5) The House must also pass this section in the same language in their standing orders in order for this to take effect. If one chamber's Joint Committee of Congress standing order section is revised, then the current Joint Committee of Congress standing order section will continue to be in place until both can be revised to match each other.
(6) The Joint Committees of Congress are subject to all procedural law passed by the legislative branch except for the above sections, which can only be revised through revising the standing orders.
(7) All other information on Congressional Committees may be found in the Legislative Standards Act.

13 - Chair code of conduct
(1) The Chair must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Chair must act appropriately.
(3) The Chair must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The chair must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the chair to maintain the standing orders.

14 - Press and Public Conferences
(1) Any Senator may request the Press Advisor of Congress for a press conference to be called.
(2) The Press Advisor should accept this request unless the request is deemed unreasonable and not practical. The Press Advisor will help coordinate and organise this conference and shall cooperate with the host of the conference.
(3) To aid the press industry, when a press conference is called, only select members of the press industry (approved through the Press Advisor under the directive of the chair of the chamber) will be able to attend these conferences.
(4) The press may be given 2 hours after the conference to distribute the news.
(5) If the matter is of great urgency to the public, the chair of the chamber could request a public conference to announce important votes and decisions. The Press Advisor would help coordinate this.
(6) Press and Public Conferences remain optional, however, if possible Senators should try to engage the player base through such political events.

15 - Established Committees
(1) The following Senate and Joint committees are established for this congressional term:
- Joint Legislative Oversight Committee
- Senate Judicial Oversight Committee
- Joint Economics Committee
- Senate Executive Oversight Committee

16 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in the Cabinet or the Judiciary, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.
5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions

17 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[End]

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 25th Senate

The people of DemocracyCraft, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:​

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the chair of the chamber and ask for those who wish to be elected Senate President to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomincation period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) The ballot is to be conducted through instant runoff voting.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the instant run-off as the President of the Senate. (a) Once announced, the winning Senator is to assume the authority of the Presiding Officer of the Chamber.
(b) The Presiding Officer becomes custodian of these Standing orders and calls the Senate to order.

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the Senate President, the Senate President is to assume the chair of the Chamber and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours unless all Senators inform and reply on the Nomination.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(4) Voting Period. Should more than two members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate by instant run-off vote. The winner of the ballot is to be declared the Deputy President of the Senate.
(5) Announcement Period. Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the Senate President.

3 - The Senate Floor
(1) The Senate Floor is accessible to senators 24 hours a day unless the Senate is in recess.
(2) Senators may speak on the Senate Floor for the following reasons:
(a) Proposing a motion
(b) Raising a point of order
(c) When recognised by the presiding officer to speak on a particular topic.
(3) The discord channel #Senate-Floor serves as the digital representation of the Senate floor. All relevant statements acknowledged during an in-game session on the Senate floor must be documented on the discord channel, except for those involved in a debate or exclusively related to an in-game event.
(4) Solely for legislative administration, the President of the Senate may authorize congressional staff to speak on the Senate floor as well.
(5) All votes on motions and points of order are conducted and recorded in the #Senate-Voting channel. Senators will also receive notifications when bills are up for a vote, within the same channel.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay or abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Commencing Debate
(1) Any bill that has successfully passed the House will be moved to the Senate on the forums with the prefix "Bill: Pending". The presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant bills.
(2) After a successfully proposed motion the presiding officer will announce that debate has opened for the relevant motion.

5 - Closing Debate
(1) After Debate has ended votation will begin as soon as possible.
(2) Unless otherwise prescribed in law, these are the following ways debate can be ended:
(a) All relevant members have been notified that the vote will take place at least 24 hours in advance and no members have objected.
(b) A motion to end debate(cloture) has successfully been passed.
(c) The presiding officer has sent the item to a committee to be debated and the committee has voted to close debate.

6 - Special types of motions
(1) A motion to end debate, also known as a cloture motion, will override and close any ongoing debate, such a motion is not subject to debate.
(a) To speed up the votation process, if the subject of a cloture motion requires the same or a lower majority as the cloture motion, a clause can be added stating that the passage of the cloture motion constitutes the passage of the subject motion.
(2) A motion to end debate requires a simple majority if the following are all true, otherwise, it requires a supermajority:
(a) It has been more than 48 hours since the debate opened and there has been no discussion on the Senate floor on the item for over 6 hours.
(b) The item is not being debated in committee.
(3) A motion for leave is a motion to allow for a certain action to take place, which would otherwise not be consistent with the standing orders. Such a motion requires a supermajority.

7 - Recess
(1) The Presiding Officer may move the Senate to recess for no more than 5 days with the approval of a supermajority of the Senate.

8 - In-game Hearings
(1) All hearings shall take place in-game unless deemed otherwise by the chair of the hearing.

9 - Passage of bills
(1) Should a bill pass the Senate it shall be sent to the President for assent.

10 - Rules of Debate
(1) All Senators may debate during a reading.
(2) Senators are not to make personal attacks against anyone.
(3) Senators are to contribute to the debate in a constructive and relevant fashion.
(4) Senators are to cease speaking and resume their seats if directed to by the chair.
(5) Senators are not to exhibit disorderly, inappropriate, or offensive conduct.
(6) Senators are not to misrepresent a statement or viewpoint of another individual.
(7) Senators are not to threaten others.
(8) Senators who voice chat during debate should be asked for consent to recording in the scenario an in-game session is being recorded.

11 - Points of Order
(1) All individuals may raise points of order. Points of order are to be considered immediately.
(2) The chair rules on points of order.
(3) Individuals are not to raise vexatious points of order.
(4) Points of order are matters between the individual raising them and the chair.
(5) Points of order may be made at any time even during recess and must be ruled on by the chair.

12 - Presiding Officer Code of Conduct
(1) The Presiding Officer(s) must present motions in the order proposed.
(2) The Presiding Officer(s) must act appropriately.
(3) The Presiding Officer(s) must make necessary motions public once passed.
(4) The Presiding Officer(s) must be accommodative of those who do not use voice chat and each event or proceeding must make all Senators feel comfortable in their environment to a reasonable degree.
(5) The Senators have a right to expect the Presiding Officer(s) to maintain the standing orders.

13 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in the Cabinet or the Judiciary, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
2) The President of the Senate will then create a space for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
3) In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
4) After a hearing or motion to skip the hearing has ended, a vote will be held to confirm or reject the nominee.
5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions

14 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the chamber (simple majority)
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the chamber, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[v__d]

Senate Vote: 5-0-0

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 26th Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the Chair of the chamber and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.

3 - Proposing a Motion
(1) Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, and Senators will be notified.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(3) Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in the Cabinet, Judiciary, or Federal Reserve, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Upon nomination, voting shall immediately open.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions.

5 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the Senate (simple majority).
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Real42]

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 27th Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the Chair of the chamber and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.

3 - Proposing a Motion
(1) Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, and Senators will be notified.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(3) Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in the Cabinet, Judiciary, or Federal Reserve, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Upon nomination, voting shall immediately open.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions.

5 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the Senate (simple majority).
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[YeetBoy1872325]

Senate Vote: 5-0-0

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 28th Senate

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the Constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:​

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The Vice President of Redmont is to assume the Chair of the chamber and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair. If the Vice President fails to fulfill this within 24 hours of the most recent Senate election results being announced, the most senior Senator shall assume the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.

3 - Proposing a Motion
(1) Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, and Senators will be notified.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(3) Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in the Cabinet, Judiciary, or Federal Reserve, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Upon nomination, voting shall immediately open.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause three (3). Once the hearing has closed, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions.

5 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the approval of the Senate (simple majority).
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[End]

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 29th Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the Chair of the chamber and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.

3 - Proposing a Motion
(1) Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, and Senators will be notified.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(3) Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) When the President (or President-Elect) nominates any player to a position in the Cabinet, Judiciary, or Federal Reserve, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Upon nomination, voting shall immediately open.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Confirmation hearings will automatically close and proceed to vote following three days of no new questions or motions.

5 - Amendments
(1) These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the simple majority approval of the Senate.
(2) These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[lcn]

Since the Senate has tied, I will cast the tie-breaking vote.

I will be voting AYE so that the Senate can get in order, and since it doesn't really matter if the most senior Senator or the Vice President run the President of the Senate election. Should another motion seek to change it back to how it was previously, I would not reject it, I will leave that to the Senate.

 

[CaseyLeFaye]

Senate Vote: 5-0-0

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 30th Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order.

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President of the Senate will announce the winning Senator from the election as the Deputy President of the Senate.
(a) Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.
(b) The President of the Senate shall be presumed absent only in the case that they make a statement to the Deputy President of the Senate regarding the absence or have not made any sort of contact with a member of the House of Representatives for over four (4) days.
(c) The Deputy President of the Senate may also perform the duties of the President of the Senate when specifically delegated by the President of the Senate.

3 - Motions
(1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) Votation. The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, create a thread in which Senators can cast their votes, and notify Senators.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(i) For the purpose of Sub-subsection 2(a), motions originating in the House of Representatives shall be considered "proposed" when the President of the Senate is notified of their officially declared passage.
(3) Voting Timeframe. Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators shall be able to change their vote on the motion until the voting period has ended.
(b) The voting period may end early, should the motion reach such a point where further votes would not influence whether it passes or fails.
(c) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) Holding of Confirmation Hearings. When the President or President-Elect nominates any player to a position which requires Senate confirmation, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Confirmation Vote. After a nomination is made, a confirmation vote shall open within 24 hours.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed or has been skipped, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) Creation of Hearing Space. The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) Motion to Skip Hearing. In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Automatic Closure. Confirmation hearings will automatically close:
(a) following three days of no new questions or motions regarding the hearing; or
(b) upon the confirmation or failure of the nominee.

5 - Standing Orders
(1) Amendments. These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the simple majority approval of the Senate.
(2) Effective Period. These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[GoldBlooded]

Vote: 5-0-0

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 31st Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order.

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President of the Senate will announce the winning Senator from the election as the Deputy President of the Senate.
(a) Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.
(b) The President of the Senate shall be presumed absent only in the case that they make a statement to the Deputy President of the Senate regarding the absence or have not made any sort of contact with a member of the Senate for over four (4) days.
(c) The Deputy President of the Senate may also perform the duties of the President of the Senate when specifically delegated by the President of the Senate.

3 - Motions
(1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) Votation. The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, create a thread in which Senators can cast their votes, and notify Senators.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(i) For the purpose of Sub-subsection 2(a), motions originating in the House of Representatives shall be considered "proposed" when the President of the Senate is notified of their officially declared passage.
(3) Voting Timeframe. Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators shall be able to change their vote on the motion until the voting period has ended.
(b) The voting period may end early, should the motion reach such a point where further votes would not influence whether it passes or fails.
(c) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) Holding of Confirmation Hearings. When the President or President-Elect nominates any player to a position which requires Senate confirmation, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Confirmation Vote. After a nomination is made, a confirmation vote shall open within 24 hours.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed or has been skipped, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) Creation of Hearing Space. The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) Motion to Skip Hearing. In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Automatic Closure. Confirmation hearings will automatically close:
(a) following three days of no new questions or motions regarding the hearing; or
(b) upon the confirmation or failure of the nominee.

5 - Standing Orders
(1) Amendments. These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the simple majority approval of the Senate.
(2) Effective Period. These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Pepecuu]

Vote: 4-0-0

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 32nd Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order.

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(d) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested by the Original Nominator or the Senator being Nominated.
(e) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested during the nomination period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President of the Senate will announce the winning Senator from the election as the Deputy President of the Senate.
(a) Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.
(b) The President of the Senate shall be presumed absent only in the case that they make a statement to the Deputy President of the Senate regarding the absence or have not made any sort of contact with a member of the Senate for over four (4) days.
(c) The Deputy President of the Senate may also perform the duties of the President of the Senate when specifically delegated by the President of the Senate.

3 - Motions
(1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) Votation. The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, create a thread in which Senators can cast their votes, and notify Senators.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(i) For the purpose of Sub-subsection 2(a), motions originating in the House of Representatives shall be considered "proposed" when the President of the Senate is notified of their officially declared passage.
(3) Voting Timeframe. Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators shall be able to change their vote on the motion until the voting period has ended.
(b) The voting period may end early, should the motion reach such a point where further votes would not influence whether it passes or fails.
(c) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) Holding of Confirmation Hearings. When the President or President-Elect nominates any player to a position which requires Senate confirmation, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Confirmation Vote. After a nomination is made, a confirmation vote shall open within 24 hours.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed or has been skipped, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) Creation of Hearing Space. The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) Motion to Skip Hearing. In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Automatic Closure. Confirmation hearings will automatically close:
(a) following three days of no new questions or motions regarding the hearing; or
(b) upon the confirmation or failure of the nominee.

5 - Standing Orders
(1) Amendments. These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the simple majority approval of the Senate.
(2) Effective Period. These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Pepecuu]

Vote: 4-0-1

A
BILL
TO

Establish Standing Orders for the 33rd Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. The most senior Senator is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most terms; or if equal:
(ii) of the most terms and who has the largest popular vote; or if equal:
(iii) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(iv) The President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(b) The nomination period lasts 24 hours, or less with the consent of all Senators.
(c) Should only one member be nominated, then they shall be declared President of the Senate at the end of the nomination period.
(d) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the President of the Senate in the voting period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order.

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period. After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the Chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Senate President.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(d) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested by the Original Nominator or the Senator being Nominated.
(e) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested during the nomination period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President of the Senate will announce the winning Senator from the election as the Deputy President of the Senate.
(a) Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.
(b) The President of the Senate shall be presumed absent only in the case that they make a statement to the Deputy President of the Senate regarding the absence or have not made any sort of contact with a member of the House of Representatives for over four (4) days.
(c) The Deputy President of the Senate may also perform the duties of the President of the Senate when specifically delegated by the President of the Senate.

3 - Motions
(1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) Votation. The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, create a thread in which Senators can cast their votes, and notify Senators.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(i) For the purpose of Sub-subsection 2(a), motions originating in the House of Representatives shall be considered "proposed" when the President of the Senate is notified of their officially declared passage.
(3) Voting Timeframe. Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators shall be able to change their vote on the motion until the voting period has ended.
(b) The voting period may end early, should the motion reach such a point where further votes would not influence whether it passes or fails.
(c) Senators can choose to vote Aye, Nay, or Abstain. Any Senator abstaining on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) Holding of Confirmation Hearings. When the President or President-Elect nominates any player to a position which requires Senate confirmation, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Confirmation Vote. After a nomination is made, a confirmation vote shall open within 24 hours.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed or has been skipped, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) Creation of Hearing Space. The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) Motion to Skip Hearing. In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Automatic Closure. Confirmation hearings will automatically close:
(a) following three days of no new questions or motions regarding the hearing; or
(b) upon the confirmation or failure of the nominee.

5 - Standing Orders
(1) Amendments. These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the simple majority approval of the Senate.
(2) Effective Period. These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

 

[Sofia2750]

Vote: 3-0-0 (S-42/33)


MOTION TO AMEND STANDING ORDERS
I, President of The Senate Sofia2750, move to amend the Standing orders as follows:

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) Holding of Confirmation Hearings. When the President or President-Elect nominates any player to a position which requires Senate confirmation, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Confirmation Vote. After a nomination is made, a confirmation vote shall open within 24 hours.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed or has been skipped, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) Creation of Hearing Space. The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(a)For in Game Hearings, this may take place in a room of the presiding officer’s choice, as long as it's inside the “Senator-pos” region, or the floor of the senate.
(4) Motion to Skip Hearing. In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, a Senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Automatic Closure. Confirmation hearings will automatically close:
(a) following three days of no new questions or motions regarding the hearing; or
(b) upon the confirmation or failure of the nominee.

6 - In Game Sessions
(1) For the purpose of the standing orders, in-game sessions are to be defined as follows: “Any in-game gathering of the senate, where bills, and/or nominations, and/or hearings, and/or motions may be considered”. For the purpose of the standing orders, in-game hearings are to be defined as follows: “A type of in-game session, or section of an in-game session, where a hearing may be considered”.
For the purpose of the standing orders, docket is to be defined as follows: “A sequence of bills, swearing in’s, nominations, and hearings which are up for consideration”.
(2) This section may override all conflicting sections of the standing orders, in regards to in-game sessions and in-game hearings.
(3) In-game sessions are to be held by a presiding officer, in a room in the senate area of the capitol. These sessions must have the same amount of senators present for Quorom, as any other vote would need. The presiding officer may wait 30 minutes for quorum. For an in game session to be held, a docket has to be chosen by the presiding officer.
(4) The presiding officer must announce the scheduled time at least 5 minutes before its planned to be, in #government-announcements. They may be announced to be delayed.
(5) The presiding officer may upon request from another senator, give them the floor where they may then speak, and/or ask questions. If they are themselves asking for the floor, they may give it to themselves.

(a) Only 1 person may have the floor at any time.
(6) Only the nominee may have the floor while answering questions during hearings. Senators may have the floor again, when the nominee is done answering the questions asked to them.
(7)When it comes to voting on a bill, nomination, or motion, senators may state what they are voting in-game, along with reasons in accordance with the senator’s choice, or other legislation on the matter. All voting must still be formally done via the usual avenues.
(8) The presiding officer may choose the order of the docket, in whatever order they desire, as long as all relevant items are considered. For in-game hearings, the docket may only consist of nominations, hearings, swearing in’s, and subsequent voting. For in-game sessions, the docket may consist of any item before the senate.
(9) There is to be a discord #oversight post for senators who cant attend.
(10) All opening statements have to be said in the #oversight post only. Senators are expected to have read them by the in game session.
(a) The detailed financial disclosure statement required, in accordance with the Conflict of Interest Standards Act, is to be posted in the #oversight

 

[Sofia2750]

Vote: 4-0-0 (S-67/33)

MOTION TO AMEND STANDING ORDERS

Pursuant to Standing Order 5(1)—I, Senator Multiman155, seek to amend the Standing Order 4(4) as follows:

> (4) Motion to Skip Hearing. In the event that no Senator wishes to ask the nominee any questions, aA Ssenator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.

Reason:
> It is not really possible to know the minds of other Senators, which the removed part would more or less require. It also means that if someone wants to ask questions that the motion would be illegal/against rules regardless of the vote result. This seems a bit bureaucratic; and I think it deserves revision.

 

[Sofia2750]

Vote: 4-0-0 (S-66/33)

MOTION TO AMEND STANDING ORDERS

Pursuant to Standing Order 5(1)—Senator Multiman155, has sought to amend the third standing order as follows:

> 3 - Motions
> (1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in <#1173793183621201990>, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
> (2) VotationVoting. The President of the Senate will post the motion to <#918003510795202640>, create a thread in which Senators can cast their votes, and notify Senators.

Reason:
> “Votation” is a very rare word, and “voting” is more standard.

 

[Franciscus]

Vote: 4-0-0

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Establish Standing Orders for the 34rd Senate​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Election of the President of the Senate
(1) A Clerk is to assume the chair of the Senate and ask for those who wish to be elected President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the Chair.
(a) If a Clerk fails to initiate this process within 24 hours of the Senate election results being announced, or if there is no Clerk, then the Director of Legislative Services may initiate this process within 24 hours thereafter.
(b) If there is no Director of Legislative Services, or the Director of Legislative Services fails to initiate the process within 48 hours of the Senate election results being announced, the most Senior Senator shall assume the chair of the Senate.
(c) The most senior Senator is to be the Senator who:
(i) Has served the most time in the Senate; or if equal:
(ii) Has won election to the Senate the most times; or if equal:
(iv) by common agreement among them or by an informal Senate vote; and if still undecided:
(v) the President will serve in place of the Senior Senator.
(d) In the occurrence that the position of President of the Senate is vacant while the position of Deputy President of the Senate is filled, the Deputy President of the Senate shall assume the Chair of the Senate and initiate the President of the Senate election process.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the Chair of the Senate.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie when only two candidates remain, the election shall be re-done on first occurrence. If a tie with two candidates shall remain after a re-vote, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President will announce the winning Senator from the election as the President of the Senate.
(a) Once announced, the President of the Senate is to assume the authority to enforce these Standing Orders and call the Senate to order.

2 - Election of the Deputy President of the Senate
(1) Nomination Period.
After the selection of the President of the Senate, the President of the Senate is to assume the chair of the Senate. After successful amendment to or reaffirmation of the Standing Orders, the President of the Senate shall call the Senate to Order. After initially calling the Senate to Order, or at any time thereafter when the Deputy President of the Senate position is vacant, the President of the Senate will ask for those who wish to be elected Deputy President of the Senate to nominate themselves by notifying the President of the Senate.
(a) The nomination period shall last for 24 hours, or less with consent of all Senators.
(b) Should only one member be nominated then they shall be declared Deputy President of the Senate.
(c) Should two or more members be nominated, all members are to vote for the Deputy President of the Senate in the voting period.
(d) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested by the Original Nominator or the Senator being Nominated.
(e) Withdrawals of nominations can only be requested during the nomination period.
(2) Voting Period. The voting period lasts 24 hours, or less once a majority has been reached and declared by the President.
(a) In case of a failure for a candidate to reach an absolute majority, the election shall be redone with the top two candidates.
(b) In the event of a tie, the Vice President will cast a tie-breaking vote.
(3) Announcement Period. The President of the Senate will announce the winning Senator from the election as the Deputy President of the Senate.
(a) Upon certifying the election of the Deputy President of the Senate, the Deputy President of the Senate shall be vested with the power to enforce the rules of the Senate in the absence of the President of the Senate.
(b) The President of the Senate shall be presumed absent only in the case that they make a statement to the Deputy President of the Senate regarding the absence or have not made any sort of contact with a member of the Senate for over four (4) days.
(c) The Deputy President of the Senate may also perform the duties of the President of the Senate when specifically delegated by the President of the Senate.

3 - Motions
(1) Proposal. Any motion originating in the Senate will be proposed in #senate-floor, and the President of the Senate will be notified.
(2) Voting. The President of the Senate will post the motion to #senate-voting, create a thread in which Senators can cast their votes, and notify Senators.
(a) The President of the Senate must put motions up to vote in the order proposed.
(i) For the purpose of Sub-subsection 2(a), motions originating in the House of Representatives shall be considered "proposed" when the President of the Senate is notified of their officially declared passage.
(b) A simple majority is needed for a motion to pass unless otherwise specified by law.
(c) If a bill requires a supermajority to pass the Senate, then any motions to amend that bill shall also require a supermajority to pass.
(3) Voting Timeframe. Once the motion has been put up to vote by the President of the Senate, the Senators will have 48 hours to vote on the motion.
(a) Senators shall be able to change their vote on the motion until the voting period has ended.
(b) The voting period may end early, should the motion reach such a point where further votes would not influence whether it passes or fails.
(c) Senators can choose to vote Aye or Nay, or note a decision to Abstain. Any Senator noting a decision to abstain on a motion must provide a reason.

4 - Senate Confirmation Hearings
(1) Holding of Confirmation Hearings. When the President or President-Elect nominates any player to a position which requires Senate confirmation, a Senate Confirmation Hearing must be held.
(2) Confirmation Vote. After a nomination is made, a confirmation vote shall open within 24 hours.
(a) The voting shall be exempt from the time limit imposed by clause 3(3). Once the hearing has closed or has been skipped, there will be 48 hours left to vote on the nomination until voting closes.
(3) Creation of Hearing Space. The President of the Senate will then create a space in #oversight for the Senators to ask the nominee questions and for the nominee to respond.
(4) Motion to Skip Hearing. A senator can motion for a vote to skip the hearing. The vote must pass with a simple majority to skip the hearing.
(5) Automatic Closure. Confirmation hearings will automatically close:
(a) following three days of no new questions or motions regarding the hearing; or
(b) upon the confirmation or failure of the nominee.

5 - Standing Orders
(1) Amendments. These Standing Orders can be amended at any time with the simple majority approval of the Senate.
(2) Effective Period. These Standing Orders are extant, for the Senate, regardless of session, until otherwise amended.

6 - Definitions
(1) Rejected: A bill or motion that does not receive a quorum or simple majority, or majority otherwise provided outside of these standing orders, at the conclusion of voting.
(2) Passed: A bill or motion that receives a simple majority, or majority otherwise provided outside of these standing orders, at the conclusion of voting.
(3) Quorum: 50% of the statutory seats in the Senate.

7 — Review by the Legislative Service Commission
(1) A Senator may, at any point, request that the Legislative Service Commission review a bill or a substantive amendment to the bill.
(2) The Legislative Service Commission may provide amendment drafts to the requesting Senator in advice given under Standing Order 7(1), but must only provide advice on—
(a) the bill’s or amendment's consistency with the laws of the Commonwealth, including the Constitution:
(b) The drafting of the bill or amendment, particularly with respect to clarity:
(c) The bill’s or amendment's effectiveness at achieving its stated policy goals.