8th Imperial Parliament

The 8th Imperial Parliament convened on the 1st January 259, and concluded on the 1st of January 263. Under HB-6-1, the ministers will hold their seats for a term of four years. 
The election saw the Liberals lose their position as second largest party, which had been the case in all but the Broken Parliament. 
HB-008-0004, The Roads Act, passed the House of Burghers, before stalling in the House of Nobles. Empress Regent Mila supplanted the Nobles and signed the bill into law without their vote, leading to some protests, though the nature of the bill quickly silenced major opposition.
Quite a farce occurred in mid 259 where the Order Restoration Party, seconded by a radical from the Patriots of Novac Party, motioned to dissolve the Empire of Avalon. After some theatrics, the bill went to vote with a final tally of 555 against, 144 for, and 40 abstains. 
The major upset came with the Kingdom of Taris's declaration of independence from the Hybro-Gorathic Empire. Represenatives from Taris attempted to no avail to gain recognition, but the Battle of Taris lead to a whole other vote entirely, one to recognize the new Hybretian Government. The bill failed and the RUP withdrew from government, but shortly after all states in the Confederacy either explicitly recognized Basilean III, or did not go one way or the other.
In early 262, a committee was formed to explore reforms to the Confederacy. Of these, only one was passed in time for the next election, a bill reforming the number of seats in Parliament.