PakSword
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Acha.. I have a question.. If a bill is passed by National Assembly, but is rejected in Senate...can tht bill still be passed as law..through a joint sitting of the parliament? I have heard it on media..tht bill can be passed through a joint sitting of the parliament..even if its rejected by senate.... Can it really happen? @PakSword @The Accountant @Shane @Realistic Change
The bill has already been passed by Senate.. Since PMLN is in a hurry, so this bill will now go to the President for signing and tomorrow in shaa Allah will be signed by him.. After that... SHHHEEERRRRR
So Senate has no right to reject a bill at all...? If it rejects ..then it can again be passed by national assembly? So what is senate there for? Is it irrelevant? Phir..why ruling parties want majority in senate too? If every bill can be passed just through national assembly? Like PML N doesnt want to dissolve assembly before next march...because of senate elections
I was not asking particularly for this election bill...but i was asking for planned futre ammendments..
I think getting approval from Senate is mandatory. But if a joint session is called, and Chairman Senate doesn't endorse the joint sitting, the bill can't be passed by only National Assembly..
This is my understanding..
If rejected then it comes back to the lower house and if the lower house accepts agian then it becomes a law.
I don't think if senate rejects a bill, it can be passed by national assembly.. Senate is there for a reason.. Otherwise, there is no need for it..
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Legislation
- Unless both the Houses pass a bill and it receives President’s assent it cannot become a law except in the case of money bill which is prerogative of National Assembly but Senate can make recommendations within 14 days.
- If a Bill transmitted to the other House is not passed within 90 days or a bill sent to the other House with amendments is not passed by that House with such amendments, the Bill, at the request of House in which it originated, shall be considered in joint sitting where it can be passed by simple majority.
- President’s assent in 10 days. If the President refers back a bill to Parliament it is considered in a joint session and if passed by majority is deemed to have been passed by both Houses. Sent again to President to shall give assent in 10 days failing which assent shall be deemed to have been given.
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So the legislation doesn't state that if a bill is rejected by one house, it can still be passed in a joint session. However, if a bill if not passed (the other house sleeps over it), then the originating house can request a joint session in which a simple majority is required.
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@Farah Sohail
Constitutional amendments are not that simple.. there is no joint session concept for constitutional amendments..
Each house must pass the amendment with two third majority...
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Constitution Amendment Bill
- Constitutional Amendment Bill can originate in either House.
- Each House has to pass the Bill with two thirds majority of the total membership of that House.
- If 2nd House passes the Bill with amendments it is referred back to the House in which it originated and if that House agrees to those amendments with two thirds majority it is sent to the President for assent. If the 2nd House does not agree to the Bill or the amendments the matter ends there and then.
- Constitutional amendment Bill which seeks altering the limits of a Province shall also be passed by the Provincial Assembly of that Province by the votes of not less than two thirds of its total membership.