List of Sessions of the Xarslasja Legislature
The Xarslasja Legislature decides on the creation and implementation of laws, initiatives, and programs in the Bezuvate of Xarslasja. Sessions are typically held every two weeks to decide on pertinent political and logistical issues facing the nation.
In normal times, the Legislature consists of 16 voting seats, 3 non-voting seats, and a Veto Seat held by the Bezuv. However, after October 24th, 2024, the seat for La Paz County and the two seats for Coconino County are inactive due to the former's state of active rebellion and the latter's occupation by the XLA military. Thus, there are currently 13 valid voting seats.
2024
9/17/2024 - 9/18/2024 - The Fiduciary Sessions
Main Article: The Fiduciary Sessions
These were the contentious sessions that led to Xarslasja's adoption of the Puan Unity Argent as its official currency.
10/03/2024
No votes were held on this day. Most of the conversation related to infrastructure development in Yavapai, Greenlee, and Graham County.
10/24/2024 - 10/26/2024 - The Emergency Sessions
Main Article: The Emergency Sessions
These were the chaotic sessions held during and after the climax of the Coup Sabah, yielding a death warrant for Gu Sabah, the abolition of the Xarslasja Port Authority, and the granting of free property to nations that provided humanitarian aid to repair damages from the Battle of Flagstaff.
After these sessions, only 13 voting seats are present due to the Gu Sabah Insurgency.
11/7/2024
In a 13-0 vote, the Legislature granted the use of humanitarian aid funds to contribute to the reconstruction of the Copper Palace.
In a 13-0 vote, the Legislature implored the Bezuv to sink the destroyed ships from the Battle for Shea Island.
In a 12-1 vote, the Legislature voted to allow the use of humanitarian aid resources to further the construction of Jomax Stadium in preparation for the Nguhlympics. The representative from Gila County was the "No" vote.
11/21/2024
In a 13-0 vote, the Legislature declared Cave Creek Canyon a "National Recreation Area" and authorized a hiking path to the bottom of the canyon to be constructed, beginning at the east end of Yuma.
In a 6-7 vote, the Legislature decided against moving the County Seat of Graham County to San Tan Valley.
In a 10-3 vote, the Legislature voted to begin the process of converting national treasury funds to the Puan Unity Argent until the supply was 50% Slab and 50% PUA.
In a 9-4 vote, the Legislature voted to revamp the pricing structures at the GD Bank and the Trade Commission to provide prices in PUA and Slab.
In a 13-0 vote, the Legislature implored the Bezuv to authorize the construction of a well-lit, paved road connecting Flagstaff to Nogales in order to lessen the rebels' ability to hide in the hills of Coconino County.
In a 13-0 vote, the Legislature implored the Bezuv to authorize the reconstruction of the Shea Island Naval Complex for future usage as a naval complex for an organization to succeed the XPA.
In a 8-5 vote, the Legislature voted to create the Xarslasja Royal Navy (XRN), a naval subdivision of the Xarslasja Legislative Authority, to succeed the XPA and occupy the XPA's former buildings.
In an 11-2 vote, the Legislature voted to create the Xarslasja Terrestrial Army (XTA), a land-based subdivision of the Xarslasja Legislative Authority, for the express purpose of expressing military power throughout the nation.
12/05/2024
In a 2-11 vote, the Legislature voted against changing the borders of Santa Cruz County to include much of the region bordering Puna Nui.
12/19/2024
In a 13-0 vote, the Legislature voted to withold entry into NgATO until the Xarslasja Terrestrial Army is fully established.
2025
01/02/2025
In a 13-0 vote, the Legislature voted to change its meeting days to Wednesdays instead of Thursdays.
1/08/2025
In a 12-1 vote, the Legislature permitted the entire northern half of Anthem Island to be used for industrial activities.
1/15/2025
In a 11-2 vote, the Legislature declared the Xarslasja Deadshrub and the Xarslasja Cactus to be endangered and protected species.
In a 9-4 vote, the Legislature voted to create a series of National Forests of Xarslasja throughout the nation, wherein all construction, industrial or residential, will be forbidden within 6 blocks of the surface.
In a 7-6 vote, the Legislature voted to dedicate the primary foreign policy goal for the next three months to be the progression of the Thasusa By Land Initiative, and to create a headquarters for the Initiative in or near the Legislature Building.
1/22/2025
In a 7-6 vote, the Legislature voted to allow the importing of a stadium from the Season 1 world in northeastern Xarslasja, near the tripoint border with Thunan Qumrea and Naronpar.
In a 9-4 vote, the Legislature voted to create a "Xarslasja Heritage Site Tour" throughout the nation.
04/02/2025
In a 12-1 vote, the Legislature decided that the formerly insurgent counties would be permitted to re-enter the voting body on November 1st, 2025, so long as the first new representatives for the counties are approved by the current Legislature before taking their seats.
10/01/2025
In a 6-7 vote, the Legislature voted NOT to increase the number of seats in the Legislature on January 1st, 2026 to account for the increased populations of Carefree Isles County, Yavapai County, and Coconino County. This would have increased the total number of seats to 20. The initiative was denied on account of the lack of a proper census to prove the population increase of Coconino County, especially after the destruction of Tucson.
Also, three members cited that they didn't want the Legislature Building to undergo construction should more seats need to be added.
They conceded to hold another vote after the reintroduction of the formerly rebellious counties.
10/29/2025 - 10/30/2025: The Reintegration Sessions
Main Article: Reintegration Sessions
A set of votes took place to discuss the details of the acquisition of former Thunan Qumrea territory. These devolved into a complicated series of discussions, votes, and arguments about the new Xarslasja Census and the coming reapportionment of seats to the Legislature and increased total seat count thereof. This began the Census Rush, where rural counties sent homesteading teams called "filibusters" into the Tunnan Military District to settle them with populations that would be more likely to vote the same way as their home counties.
11/12/2025
In an 8-8 tie, the Bezuv pushed forward the motion to scrap preexisting census data to ensure all information in the new census was current.
12/24/2025
In a 15-1 vote, the hierarchy of the Xarslasja Terrestrial Army was finalized, with the acting Akuv, Ngu, made the official Akuv, with its headquarters located at Fort Mohave in Ashton.
12/31/2025
In a 13-3 vote, the new data for the existing counties was confirmed and approved. At this point, only official establishment of Mohave and Cochise County remained before the new representation apportionment was made official.
2026
1/7/2026
Despite the Bezuv being missing, presumably secluded in his palace for four weeks at this point, the procedures to incorporate the new counties and inaugurate the new legislature apportionment needed to continue.
In an 11-5 vote, Mohave County and Cochise County were made official feunawa of the Bezuvate of Xarslasja. Their county seats were in Ashton and Show Low respectively. They didn’t yet have any mayors or legitimate local authority, as the local filibusters continued to work together with the XTA to maintain order in the areas. With the Census data in, it was clear that Mohave County had a population nearly four times higher than Cochise County, and the question remained as to the exact apportionment numbers of the new Legislature.
In an 8-8 tie, no decision was made as to whether to unveil and immediately enact the new apportionment and expanded Legislature size as planned in October. With the Bezuv not being present, there was no constitutional strategy to move ahead. Thus, the speaker moved to simply hold the vote again in a week.
1/14/2026
The same vote was held again with no alterations, and the vote again came to an 8-8 tie. The Bezuv was still missing, and no decision could be made. The meeting adjourned again, but members of rural districts had a plan to push things forward should the Bezuv not return.
1/21/2026 - Absentia Statute
The representative from Gila County, in conjunction with the Speaker of the House, brought forth a bill titled the “Absentia Statute,” proposing a controversial solution to the standstill with the absence of the Bezuv. This bill proposed that, in the condition of a tie in the Legislature's vote and the lack of a Bezuv to make the final decision, the Speaker of the House should decide the outcome of the vote.
The initial vote on this matter failed 7-9. Multiple members of the Legislature wanted an emergency tiebreaker to exist, but they preferred it to belong to Ngu, the Akuv of the XTA. Discussions ensued for several hours, before three representatives were convinced that someone in a military position should not be given additional powers, lest another Gu Sabah situation ensue.
With this, a second vote took place, which passed 10-6. Now, the Speaker of the House, Jodai Wemmi of Gila County, could cast a tiebreaking vote when the Bezuv was not present. With that, the Speaker deferred the reapportionment vote for one more week.
1/28/2026
In an 8-8 tie, Wemmi broke the tie in favor of adopting the new Census data and declaring the reapportionment. According to the new Census data, the total number of seats would be increased not to 20 as originally planned, but 27 due to the unprecedented scale of population increase. Many representatives from small counties scoffed at the impending influence of Yuma County, which should have a whopping 8 seats by these new standards.
Immediately, representatives from Graham, Yavapai, Greenlee, and Pinal County brought forth a motion to cap Yuma County's seats at 6 to give greater influence to the other counties. The 4 representatives from Yuma County, three (federally appointed) representatives from Coconino and La Paz Counties, and on representative from Santa Cruz County voted against this, yielding yet again an 8-8 tie. Wemmi caused great outrage by passing this measure as well. Now, the apportionment of the Legislature would go as follows:
- Yuma County: 6 seats
- Gila County: 3 seats
- Carefree Isles County: 2 seats
- Coconino County: 2 seats (appointed by Legislature)
- Mohave County: 2 seats (appointed by XTA and Gila County Filibuster)
- Santa Cruz County: 2 seats
- Yavapai County: 2 seats
- Cochise County: 1 seat (appointed by XTA, Pima County Filibuster, and Yavapai County Filibuster)
- Greenlee County: 1 seat
- Graham County: 1 seat
- La Paz County: 1 seat (appointed by Legislature)
- Pima County: 1 seat
- Pinal County: 1 seat
In a third consecutive 8-8 tie, Wemmi ordered the redesign of the Legislature Chamber to accommodate for the new seats.
In a 9-7 vote, the Legislature sent word to the counties with increased representation to begin the selection process for their new representatives. With the Bezuv still missing, the Legislature assumed that the Absentia Statute applied to approving Legislature selection, giving Wemmi the power to approve or deny counties' representative selections.
2/4/2026
The selections for the new Legislature arrived at the XLA building to have their appointments confirmed or denied. Yuma County's representatives and the occupied Coconino and La Paz representatives continued to vote against rural counties' confirmations as a block, only allowing 1 vote worth of leeway for each new appointment other than the Yuma County appointments, which passed unanimously.
Wemmi, as the representative of Gila County, rejected the new appointee to Yavapai County and one of the appointees to Mohave County, for perceived direct ties to Ngu. This caused an uproar in the Yuma block, and increased demands for the Bezuv to show himself.
2/11/2026
Facing increased scrutiny, Wemmi accepted the replacement appointees to Yavapai and Mohave County. At this point, worries about the usurpation of the Bezuv's authority had spread like wildfire throughout the nation. Not only was Wemmi acting as an executive in the Legislature, but counties had been directly managing and funding construction projects for months and the Bezuv was nowhere to be found.
2/18/2026
In a 20-5 vote, the first vote with the new apportionment of the Legislature, Operation: Usable Transit was passed, granting funds and authority to counties to complete the reconstruction of the Yuma Nexus and convert all national rail systems from one-lane routes to two-lane routes. This was, again, an usurpation of the Bezuv's official authority as Head Terraformer. Protests broke out outside the Legislature Building in response to this, though most supported the construction itself.
2/25/2026
With mounting pressure, the Legislature voted 13-12 to grant Akuv Ngu the authority to investigate the Copper Palace, including a warrant to enter. This would normally be highly forbidden, but at this point the Bezuv had been gone for over two months and the people were riled up.