Legislation Act 2025
HB 21; 2025 Chapter 21
An Act to establish the Legislative Process.
[2025-12-26]
1Statuses of Law
1Status
1The highest status of law is the Constitution
2The second highest status of law is primary legislation
3The third highest status of law is common law, as determined by the Court
4The fourth highest status of law is secondary legislation
5The fifth highest status of law is interpretations/determinations by permitted ranks, not including common law
6In any case where there is a conflict, the higher status of law shall override all others
2Validity
1All pieces of legislation and law made after the moment of the ratification of the Constitution are legal and statute law
2Processes of Legislation
1All primary legislation shall be split into the following stages:
1Stage 1 - The legislation has been submitted to the House of Representatives
2Stage 2 - The legislation has passed a committee via majority vote
3Stage 2B - The legislation has been blocked by a committee via majority vote
4Stage 3 - The legislation has passed a chamber activity via majority vote
5Stage 4 - The legislation is being voted upon
6Stage 5 - The legislation has passed the House of Representatives via majority vote
7Stage 5F - The legislation has failed House of Representatives via majority vote
8Stage 6 - The legislation has been signed by the President
9Stage 6V - The legislation has been vetoed by the President, and is not law
10Stage 7 - The legislation has passed a Judicial Review
11Stage 7F - The legislation has failed a Judicial Review, and is not law
12Stage G - The legislation has been sent to the graveyard
13Stage R - The legislation has been repealed
2Provisions
1All legislation shall be submitted on the website
2Only legislation which is in Stage 3 may be put to vote
3Legislation which reaches Stage 3 shall be put to vote unless held from voting
4The House Majority Leader or House Minority Leader shall put all legislation to vote which has not been held from voting by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
5Legislation may only be held from voting a maximum of three times
3Holding Legislation
1The Speaker of the House of Representatives may hold a bill from going to Stage 4 for one of the following reasons:
1The bill meets any of the requirements for graveyard in Part 11 of this act
2The bill is not one of the 8 oldest bills at Stage 3
4Voting on Legislation
1All members of the House of Representatives are required to vote on all legislation, unless on Leave of Absence
2No other person may vote on legislation, except for the Vice President voting on a tied bill
3Votes cast may be: in favor (YEA), opposed to (NAY), or decline to vote (ABSTAIN)
5Proclamation on Legislation
1The President shall be the only person to proclaim legislation, except in the case of a Veto Override, or a bill which is to commence upon a specific moment as written in said bill after being signed
2The President shall sign or veto legislation which is at Stage 5
3The President has six days to sign or veto a bill, and if time expires, the bill shall enter Stage 6 as if the President proclaimed it
4The President must regularly notify the Department of the Interior’s Communication Division of all bills signed as well as the changes they make to the law, which shall then be published as an article by the Department of the Interior’s Communication Division
5If the President vetoes a bill and sends said bill to Stage 6V, they must include a reason why
1The reason why must be displayed for employees to view
6Veto Override
1The House of Representatives may override a Presidential veto via a resolution
1Any member of the House of Representatives may request the House Majority Leader or House Minority Leader to create a resolution for the veto override
2The override resolution must be supported in writing by at least five other verified Representatives
3The override resolution must pass by at least eighty percent to be successful
4If successful, the legislation shall enter Stage 6 as if the President proclaimed it
7Judicial Reviews
1Primary Legislation
1The Supreme Court shall review all Stage 6 legislation for incompatibilities with existing law or the Constitution
2The Supreme Court has up to seven days from the date of entering Stage 6 to review primary legislation, and if time expires, the bill shall enter Stage 7 as if passing a Judicial Review
3The Supreme Court may not review any legislation which is any stage other than Stage 6, except in the case of an appeal
4A failed review may be appealed by the bill creator a maximum of once, which the Supreme Court may review it again, their decision being final
5If the Supreme Court sends a bill to Stage 7F, they must include a reason why, as well as the number of votes for each determination
2Secondary Legislation
1The Supreme Court may review all secondary legislation
2The Supreme Court has up to seven days from the date of publication to review secondary legislation
3The Supreme Court may only review secondary legislation to declare it invalid of parent, which may not be appealed
1“Invalid of parent” meaning the legislation violates or conflicts with any current law, or goes beyond the powers set out in the primary legislation which granted the power to submit the secondary legislation
3Provisions
1The Supreme Court may not fail a piece of legislation which does not conflict with existing law or is not invalid of parent
2The Chief Justice may not be liable for the breaking of this Section
8Repeal on Secondary Legislation
1The House of Representatives may only repeal a piece of secondary legislation via primary legislation
2A position which may amend an act via secondary legislation may also repeal any secondary legislation made under the same power to amend
9Hidden Voting
1Any resolution or bill shall have its voting record hidden during the duration of the vote, and the only member allowed to see the voting record shall be the Sponsor.
10Legislative Orphans
1Any legislative orphan shall be repealed from law and put into Stage R once found by the Digital Services Administration
2Legislative Orphan shall be defined as:
1A piece of legislation which has the sole purpose of amending one or more acts which are no longer statute law
2A piece of legislation which has had all amendments entirely overridden by another act
3A piece of secondary legislation which has been ordered, and the legislation which gave it the power to be ordered has been repealed
11Legislative Graveyard
1Establishment
1Stage G shall be a publicly viewable list of bills, called the graveyard, which fails to meet the Common Frameworks
2The House of Representatives CommitteeChairperson shall send a bill to the graveyard if it meets one or more of the requirements in Section 2 of this Part
3If questioned, the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall provide a valid reason for sending the bill to the graveyard, as stated in Section 2 of this Part
2Requirements
1The author requests that the bill be graveyarded
2The bill does not have a summary, preamble, or legislative body
3The bill does not follow the Common Frameworks
4The bill was submitted as a joke, threat, or is deemed inappropriate by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
5The bill is in the incorrect committee
6The bill amends or repeals an act or order which does not exist
7The bill has not progressed to Stage 3 of the Legislative Process within thirty days of its submission
3Restoration
1The Speaker of the House of Representatives may restore a bill from the graveyard
2The creator of the bill may request the House Majority Leader or House Minority Leader to create a resolution for the restoration of the bill with the following information:
1The bill title
2Committee voting records, if any
3Debate voting records, if any
4Author testimony
5Speaker of the House of Representatives testimony
3If the resolution is majority YEA, the bill shall be restored; if NAY, it shall remain in the graveyard and may not have another restoration resolution
12Committees
1Establishment
1The following shall be the House of Representatives’ Committees:
1Judiciary and Justice
1Any and all affairs relating to the Judiciary, the prosecution of offenders, the Department of Justice, the application of the law, judicial reviews, legal evidence requirements, the Investigations Service, the Supreme Court, the District Court, the Court of Appeals, and the Chief Justice.
2Defense and Foreign Relations
1Any and all affairs relating to the Secret Service, the Department of Defense, the Department of State, foreign and external affairs, alliances and members of alliances, National Security, the Presidential Protection Detail, and the Director of the Secret Service.
3Ways and Means
1Any and all affairs relating to Discord, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of the Interior, welfare and employment at the White House, the Code of Conduct, protection/equality of rights, Freedom of Information, Civil Rights, the Founders, and the Voting and Electoral Commission.
4Government and Oversight
1Any and all affairs relating to the Executive, the Office of the President, the Executive Office of the President, the Legislature, the legislative process, censures, the Digital Services Administration, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and oversight;
2As well as all other legislation which does not fall into the remit of any committee.
2Each Committee specifies in the area indicated by their subclause
3The Speaker of the House is restricted from being the Chairperson/Vice Chairperson of the Government and Oversight Committee
4All Committee Chairpersons must be a member of House Leadership, with Legislature 5iC+ having priority.
5If there is a disagreement or a tie vote within a committee meeting/vote, either the House Majority Leader or the House Minority Leader shall make the decision.
1If either of these positions are in the committee in question, they shall be disqualified from making a decision on the above.
2Members
1Chairperson - who shall be responsible for Meetings and Hearings
2Vice Chairperson - who shall be responsible for Meetings and Hearings in the absence of the Chairperson
3Member - who shall be responsible for voting on Committee bills and participating in hearings
3Responsibilities
1Review and vote on bills submitted to their Committee
2Hold any hearings on their specified area
4Appeals
1The sponsor of any Stage 2B bill may submit an appeal to the Supreme Court, who has up to three days to answer the question “Is this bill, in its current state, properly structured and constitutional?”, a majority YEA vote moving the bill to Stage 2
13Resolutions
1Resolutions may only be posted by House of Representatives SHR (6iC+)
2All voting on resolutions shall last 48 hours, unless stated otherwise in law
3Resolution titles must be clearly labeled
4Resolutions shall be available to the public after the voting period is over
5Representatives reserve the right to remove and/or re-cast their vote on any ongoing resolution
6Any secondary legislation which requires the House of Representatives’s consent shall undergo a 24 hour resolution
14Impeachment Resolutions
1The House of Representatives shall vote on all impeachment resolutions, submitted by the Department of Justice to the House of Representatives through the House Majority Leader or House Minority Leader
2Voting on impeachment resolutions shall last 72 hours, or the time it takes for every eligible Representative to vote, whichever comes first
3Any person who is hired or transfers into the House of Representatives branch while an impeachment resolution is under vote may not vote on said resolution
1Any votes made in violation of this section may not count toward the final count, and the Digital Services Administration shall remove them