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KUALA LUMPUR: The Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 and the Federal Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025 will be tabled and debated for approval during the current parliamentary sitting, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.Fahmi, who is also the spokesman for the Madani government, said the Cabinet had also decided that Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform), Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, would table the bills for their first reading and provide further details on both in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday."The Cabinet has also agreed and proposed that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim deliver the second reading, which is expected on March 4, 2025.
"This step is a testament to the Madani government's commitment to implementing the reform agenda and strengthening the country's democratic institutions," he said in a statement today.Fahmi said the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 is the first step towards institutional reform and improvements to the country's key democratic institution, namely parliament.He said the bill seeks to establish a Parliamentary Council, which will be co-chaired by the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) Speaker and Dewan Negara (Senate) president.
The Parliamentary Services Act, which was repealed in 1992, is planned for reintroduction to ensure the separation of powers between parliament and the executive. Fahmi said the Federal Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025 seeks to enable the Dewan Rakyat Speaker and Dewan Negara president to be part of the Parliamentary Council. — BERNAMA© New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd.
