Parliamentary Rules and Procedure Act

The Parliamentary Rules and Procedure Act established Parliamentary procedure for the first time in the history of MHoC. It was passed on the 14th of October, 2020 during the second ever sitting of the Model House of Commons.

Effect
The Act established a codified procedure for the House of Commons.

Procedure Under the Act
Procedure under the Act was crude and lacking, hence why it was updated, but it was nevertheless a step in the right direction, and it provided a structure to follow during sittings.

Bills
Bills were to follow a certain procedure under the Act, going through two phases before being presented to the Senate: First Reading and Second Reading.

First Reading
During First Reading, bills would be read aloud to the House and presented on the screen of the Google Meet. Amendments would then be tabled, debated, and voted on.

Second Reading
During Second Reading the Bill was read aloud a final time as a whole, debated, and voted on.