Lembit Öpik, Chair of Parliament, then reviewed the list of legal proposals currently in the early stages of development and presentations for the rest of the day. Dennis Shoemaker, Chairman of the Information and Communications committee spoke about the legislation that the committee has been contributing to such as the Freedom of Information act and Sensitive Information act. They are also working on ways to help new Asgardia Members of Parliament get up to speed when they join after the by-elections running from Leo 15 - Ophiuchus 25, 0004 (July 1 - October 31, 2020). MP Shoemaker fielded questions about the two Acts that the committee has been working on and how they would be applied.

Next, MPs discussed the Domicile Act, brought up by Ben Dell, which still needs to have its official reading in a parliamentary sitting. It would help clarify how Asgardian citizenship would relate to a person’s citizenship on Earth. Guest speaker, Ross Cheeseright from Nation Builders, spoke about his organization and the projects it has been developing. He made a presentation that explained what they would like to accomplish and how they fit into the Asgardia community. It is their hope that once Asgardia is an officially recognised nation that they would become the first officially registered NGO.

Chairman of the Trade and Commerce, MP John Fine, gave a presentation: A Future in Private Business. He explained what the Asgardia Business Act, Asgardia Companies Act, Asgardia Intellectual Properties Act will do for Asgardia and business people wanting to bring their business to our Nation. The Acts have been drafted by the Trade and Commerce committee and finished final versions were sent out for review by all levels of government, parliament and Administration. They were reviewed at the last ALF of Parliament and are ready for their first reading. The floor opened for questions and clarifications for Members of Parliament. They had a lively discussion about how business would be conducted in Asgardia and the governments role in it.

After a short ten-minute break, the next piece of legislation up for discussion was the National Judiciary Act. MP Salvos Mouzakitis, Chairman of the Justice Committee, presented changes being considered to the wording of the Act and the ongoing development of the court system of Asgardia. Like the Currency Act, the Judiciary Act will go for its next official reading at the next digital sitting. Members of Parliament were instructed by the Chairman of Parliament that any developed legislation for the next digital sitting should be submitted by July 21.

The next point of discussion of the meeting was The National Currency Act, including what stage it’s on and any changes that might need to be made to it from the Banking Act by Deputy Chairman of Parliament and Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Ben Dell. He helped with clarifications about the SOLAR currency and the process of issuing it. The National Currency Act is up for an official reading in the next digital sitting of Asgardia’s Parliament to be held in August.

Asgardia’s Chairman of Parliament opened the Asgardia Legislative Forum (ALF) with a warm welcome and thanks to the Members of Parliament who joined the all-day meeting. He reviewed the timetable and agenda of the day. Like most parliamentary meetings, the ALF is translated live in English, Spanish and Russian. The discussion of the development of the Codes for Criminal, Constitutional, Administrative, and Civil matters process was opened by Lembit Opik. Chairman of the Justice Committee and Member of Parliament, Salvos Mouzakitis, expanded on the process, and Member of Parliament and Justice Committee member Paul Lovette did a presentation on the Code of Law and how it relates to citizens’ rights as passed in the seventh sitting of Parliament on February 28 - March 1. The development of these codes will be a long term project for Asgardia with small parts that will be created over time.

The last items of the day were the reports on work plans from the Committees of Asgardia. Parliament heard reports from the following committees: Foreign affairs - presented by Ben Dell Culture - presented by Cheryl Gallagher Manufacturing - Fernando Jimenez Motte Some discussions occupied more time so the remaining committee reports were moved to Day three. The Chairman of Parliament closed the meeting after a few encouraging remarks about the days work.

Chairman of Parliament Lembit Opik presented the document outlining the procedures for disqualification from Parliament. After receiving input and approval from MPs, the document will go to the Supreme Space Council for review. After the SSC meeting, the accepted document will be published on asgardia.space. These procedures were created in order to increase transparency and inform the community of Asgardia of the process and how it works. Parliament then discussed the document and suggested updates to ensure a fair and inclusive process.

Benjamin Dell, Deputy Chair Parliament and Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee, presented this act to parliament for its first official reading. This Act was first presented for discussion in the last Asgardia Legislative Forum (ALF) which helps to determine the rules, regulations, and defining principles related to Asgardia's currency, SOLAR. He updated Parliament on the changes made to the document and highlighted needed additions, emphasizing the reasoning behind the changes and how it adheres to the Constitution of Asgardia. He stressed the importance of moving this piece of legislation forward as it is one of the key pieces needed in regards to Asgardia’s economy. MP Dell then answered questions from Members of Parliament and received feedback and suggestions from parliament.

Asgardia MP and Chairman of the Justice Committee, Salvos Mouzakitis, presented the Judiciary Act for a second reading to Parliament. He highlighted some of the important changes made to each chapter of the Act in response to feedback by Parliament from the first reading. He explained what wording had been adjusted to add clarification to the Act and a section was added to be compliant with the rights of Asgardia citizens set in the Citizens Act of Rights which was adopted after the 7th sitting of Parliament that took place on 3 Aries - 5 Aries, 0004 (February 28 - March 1, 2020). https://asgardia.space/en/news/Focus-on-a-Thriving-Economy Supreme Justice of Asgardia, Yun Zhao made a special attendance to this parliamentary meeting in order to support this debate. He also spoke a few words about this legislation and fielded questions from parliament. The Members of Parliament held an energetic discussion about the updates and wording of the Act to ensure that there is unbiased and equal coverage of Asgardia’s legal system in relation to the digital nation.

Head of Administration to the Head of Nation, Lena De Winne, presented the proposal of the Administration on formation of the Government of Asgardia to Parliament. It is planned to declare an open selection for the positions of Ministers of the government and its Chair. Lena De Winne outlined the criteria that the Administration will look for in candidates. Those include full compliance with Article 34 of the Constitution of Asgardia, and encourages Residents of Asgardia who are experts in their field, to apply for the positions by submitting their CVs along with the proposals on how to operate respective Ministries. She then fielded questions from MPs about the proposal and encouraged members of parliament to engage with prospective candidates that they feel would be qualified for the Minister positions. Full information about the application process and criteria will be posted on the Asgardia website soon.

Chairman of Parliament, Lembit Opik, spoke about the by-elections that will run from July 1 - Oct 31. After the presentation, the floor opened to questions from MPs to ensure all information is covered so that Asgardia Residents can take part in this event. Questions included the need for the creation of electoral law, the suggestion to amend the constitution to lower the age limit, what district candidates will run under, the number of qualified Residents who can run in the election, the verification process of successful candidates, and what the term-end would be for the new parliamentarians. It was clarified that the by-elections would be run fully under the Constitution of Asgardia and all legalities have been reviewed. The official announcement that will include all of the information about the by-elections will be released later this month.