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In early 2002, significant inter-party negotiations occurred to fix technical and political problems with the FLA. After several rounds of negotiations and amendments, C5F was introduced on 18 August 2002. This version was intended by leadership to be the definitive version of the legislation, and included nearly all of its final provisions. It was reported out of the Housing and Finance Committees by the middle of October, but stalled before receiving a vote. The left wing of the Commonwealth Union refused to vote for the legislation unless some kind of housing benefit to the poor was included. Witte attempted to separate the issue out, promising to address the issue in the 2003-04 Budget, but the left-leaning delegates refused to accept this. Finally, on 16 December, an agreement was reached to include what would become the final housing subsidy. Work on the bill was interrupted by that year's Christmas holiday, but C5G - what would become the final version - was completed by 29 December. | In early 2002, significant inter-party negotiations occurred to fix technical and political problems with the FLA. After several rounds of negotiations and amendments, C5F was introduced on 18 August 2002. This version was intended by leadership to be the definitive version of the legislation, and included nearly all of its final provisions. It was reported out of the Housing and Finance Committees by the middle of October, but stalled before receiving a vote. The left wing of the Commonwealth Union refused to vote for the legislation unless some kind of housing benefit to the poor was included. Witte attempted to separate the issue out, promising to address the issue in the 2003-04 Budget, but the left-leaning delegates refused to accept this. Finally, on 16 December, an agreement was reached to include what would become the final housing subsidy. Work on the bill was interrupted by that year's Christmas holiday, but C5G - what would become the final version - was completed by 29 December. | ||
===2003=== | ===2003=== | ||
C5G was reported by the Housing and Finance committees by the end of January 2003. Despite attempts by real estate and construction lobbyists to defeat or water down the legislation, C5G was placed on the floor of the [[Concilium Daoni]] for a vote on 17 February 2003. After significant debate on the floor which saw nearly three hours of [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] delegates denouncing the legislation, it ultimately passed by a margin of 279-221. The vote saw many Commonwealth Union members, both left and right, defect and vote against the bill, but the party's majority was such that it was able to pass. All National Pact and [[Democratic Labor Party (Urcea)|Democratic Labor Party]] members voted no, but a majority of members of the [[Julian Party (Urcea)|Julian Party]] voted yes. | C5G was reported by the Housing and Finance committees by the end of January 2003. Despite attempts by real estate and construction lobbyists to defeat or water down the legislation, C5G was placed on the floor of the [[Concilium Daoni]] for a vote on 17 February 2003. After significant debate on the floor which saw nearly three hours of [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] delegates denouncing the legislation, it ultimately passed by a margin of 279-221. The vote saw many Commonwealth Union members, both left and right, defect and vote against the bill, but the party's majority was such that it was able to pass. All National Pact and [[Democratic Labor Party (Urcea)|Democratic Labor Party]] members voted no, but a majority of members of the [[Julian Party (Urcea)|Julian Party]] voted yes. A subsequent amendment with minor typographic corrections passed on 10 March by a margin of 482-10. Both pieces of legislation were signed into law by King Aedanicus IX in a signing ceremony on 23 March, 2003. | ||
==Impact== | ==Impact== | ||