We can gripe or we can do something…
After our research is done the first step is actually getting our bill ready for discussion in committee. A bill should have three parts:
- Preamble: This section should provide your reasons for the necessity of your bill. Why is your topic something that should be addressed by the government? This section’s clauses should always begin with a “Whereas…”
- Body: This section should be separated into sections and subsections. Each proposed idea for the implementation of the bill should be a section. Subsections should be used to provide further detail and clarification (definitions, etc.) for their appropriate bill sections.
- Enactment Clause: This is the final section of the bill (and can be labeled as a section as normal). EACH BILL MUST HAVE AN ENACTMENT CLAUSE!! The enactment clause tells your fellow congressmen when your bill will take effect if passed. It may specify a future date (January 1, 2016) or a certain number of days following the passage of the bill (60 days after passage). Enactment dates within 30 days of passage are used for EMERGENCY legislation only. Enactment dates more than 90 days after passage is used for most legislation and is the enactment period for normal legislation.
Below is a sample of what we could do if you wanted to help write a bill. I knocked this one out using a template and my knowledge of California law, however there may be other applicable penal code sections that I missed. Any thoughts or input would be greatly appreciated. The very top of the bill was cut off because I couldn’t get it in the picture, but it just says The Assembly of the State of California.
How the inclusion of a “recovery”” requirement by the vendor should the CCW card presented be either expired or fraudulent, after being determined as such by NCIC or Calif DOJ.
They then should be charged to recover any such card and turn it back to the local PD or return to Calif DOJ for further action as the agency deems necessary.
Aldo I think a provision for a second proof of ID with a picture might be a good idea.
In the opening statement ,we could also include a statement as to why we are summiting this bill, such as to allow Government to operate on a more efficient level and better represent the needs of the people, while preserving Constitutional right of the privilege to own arms.
A bit wordy, but the Political types seem to love that aspect of law making, gives the impression they really thought it through for our benefit… REALLY!