August 2012 House of Lords voting results

Voting results from House of Lords proceedings on 26 August 2012.

Membership List

Members present:

• Legion, 1st Duke of Rockford - King of Palmshire and de-facto presiding officer of the Palmshire House of Lords
• Brock Tokeington, 1st Baron Tokeington - Prime Minister of Palmshire and Lord President of the Council
• Bach Zhaa, 1st Viscount Metaville
• Kitty Kat Kelsey, 2nd Countess of Dublin - Leader of the House of Lords

Members absent:

• GC, 1st Duke of Cypress Hollow
• Nibbles Yocum, 1st Duchess of Rochester - Leader of the Opposition
• Demon Dog Tenenbaum, 1st Marquess of Arcadia
• AlexTheMartian, 1st Baron Alexandria
• Legolas, 1st Duke of Westover - First Lord of the Admiralty
• Hyper Anthony, 1st Marquess of Arklay
• Koll Tenenbaum, 2nd Baron Nottingham

Voting summary

Government bills

Bill title	Author	Description	Ayes (Names)	Nays (Names)	Abstains (Names)	Notes
Right to Internet Access Act bill	Chris D	To guarantee Internet access as a human right and to provide for free broadband access for every citizens and residents of Palmshire at the state's expense. Furthermore, to provide for a free laptop if an eligible citizen is unable to afford a computer.	4 (Brock, Bach Zhaa, Kitty Kat Kelsey, and Legion)	0	0	Bill passed by 4-0-0.
GSK Memorial Day Act bill	The Countess of Dublin	To provide for a holiday in which every person eligible is entitled to a free inhaler and candy in memory of the Countess of Dublin's bronchitis and use of the GSK inhaler.	4 (Brock, Bach Zhaa, Kitty Kat Kelsey, and Legion)	0	0	Bill passed by 4-0-0.

Opposition bills

Bill title	Author	Description	Ayes (Names)	Nays (Names)	Abstains (Names)	Notes
GC Eat Hay Act bill	The Duke of Rockford	To mandate for Lord Cypress to eat the hay as the punishment.	0	0	0	Bill died at first reading (Motion to bring the bill to the vote did not received a second).
Regency Act bill	The Duke of Rockford	To provide the provisions for the regency should the heir, Katy de la Cueva, ascends to the throne before age of 18. The Duke of Cypress Hollow shall be appointed the Regent to rule the Kingdom in her name with the Regency Council. The Regency Council shall be composed of the Regent, the Prime Minister, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer. There shall be the following restrictions on the Regent's powers for one month: The Regent may not dismiss the existing ministers including the Prime Minister May not create peerages except for members of the Royal Family. Those restrictions shall expire within a month.	3 (Brock, Bach Zhaa, Legion)	0	1 (Kitty Kat Kelsey)	Amendment motion to replace Duke of Cypress Hollow with Viscount Metaville as the proposed Regent seconded and passed. Entire bill passed by 3-0-1.
Act of Settlement bill	The Duke of Rockford	To provide for establishing the line of succession to the Palmshire throne. The line of succession shall be established as follows: 1st - Katy de la Cueva 2nd - 2nd Countess of Dublin 3rd - 1st Baron Tokeington 4th - 1st Viscount Metaville 5th - 1st Duke of Cypress Hollow	3 (Brock, Bach Zhaa, and Legion)	0	0	Bill passed by 3-0-0.

Motions

Government motions

Bill title	Author	Description	Ayes (Names)	Nays (Names)	Abstains (Names)	Notes
Censure Motion Against the Duke of Cypress Hollow	Lord Tokeington	To call for the Duke of Cypress Hollow to be ejected out of a cannon for the amusement of the people every second Thursday.	3 (Brock, Legion, and Bach Zhaa)	0	0	Motion seconded and passed.

Next meeting date

The House of Lords agreed to meet again on 30 September at 10:01PM VRT

Sources

• Transcript for House of Lords proceedings on 26 August 2012