The bill update went out this morning with bugs in it. This patch fixes them, and brings two things I was already finishing.

Bills — fixes
· The vote screen no longer says a bill "is the law of the land now" after the committee or floor vote. That line now waits for the bill to actually become law; earlier votes say which step comes next.
· The vote screen is titled for the vote it shows (committee, floor, override), and the bill name no longer covers the tally.
· The committee whip board now seats every member of the committee and asks for the same number of votes as the bill tracker. The override board asks for two thirds.
· Your own vote could be replaced on screen by another bill voting the same week. It no longer can.
· Things that happen to a waiting bill now happen to the right bill, and arrive while you can still act on them. You will not be offered a choice that only weakens a law that has already cleared its last hurdle.
· The amendment button now shows what it will actually do at each step: the change in the odds, the expected votes, or the chance of a veto.
· "The road so far" lists the newest step first and records the staff report, the stakeholder talks and their outcomes.
· Tools that can no longer improve the odds are greyed out with the reason.
· US: the floor countdown event now fires, and whipping a House vote is worth a handful of votes rather than dozens.

Staff
Every aide now differs in how well they work — from under half as well as you to better than you — and in who they are. Sharp ones tend to be ambitious; the loyal ones need teaching. Each has a knack, one job they do 20% better. They grow by doing the work you hand them, and a good one can become someone who could hold a seat of their own. You only see ambition in how they carry themselves.
Once you hold office, the state pays the wages of two of your staff. The staff dinner is now in your own room.
Delegated work now costs what it costs you, runs at the right size in the short weeks before an election, and one-time jobs such as launching a channel or a book event can no longer be handed over.

Four ways to win a seat
Each skill now has its own road to the ballot box, and you can mix them. Oratory builds momentum in the square through rallies. Negotiation makes pacts with unions, shopkeepers, young voters or seniors — who will come back to collect. Expertise writes a platform book that the press will judge. Cunning calls in the party machine, or sends an envelope to a rival. The notebook shows what each road is worth to you right now.

Money
Party leaders, ministers, contenders and elders no longer lose money just by holding the post.

Thank you for the reports — keep them coming.