Sec-gens of ministries told to submit new bills to Dewan 14 days early

Secretaries-general of all ministries have been asked to submit new or amendment bills to Parliament 14 days in advance.

Dewan Rakyat speaker Johari Abdul said this would allow MPs more time to review and study the bills before they are debated in Parliament.

He added that it would also save time during debates, which often drag on and cause dissatisfaction among members.

“I have called all chief secretaries and asked for their cooperation. If there are new bills to be introduced in Parliament or amendments to existing laws, these bills should arrive early in Parliament.

“I am setting a 14-day period so that we can distribute them to MPs, they will then have time to read and study the bills,” he told a press conference after visiting the Terengganu legislative assembly in Kuala Terengganu today.

- Bernama

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