Part VI · Legislative Procedure
Article 196 Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills.
In force
This article covers how Bills pass in a State Legislature. A Bill may originate in either House where a State has a Council. A Bill is not passed unless both Houses agree to it. A pending Bill does not lapse on prorogation.
- (1) Subject to the provisions of articles 198 and 207 with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of the Legislature of a State which has a Legislative Council.
- (2) Subject to the provisions of articles 197 and 198, a Bill shall not be deemed to have been passed by the Houses of the Legislature of a State having a Legislative Council unless it has been agreed to by both Houses, either without amendment or with such amendments only as are agreed to by both Houses.
- (3) A Bill pending in the Legislature of a State shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation of the House or Houses thereof.
- (4) A Bill pending in the Legislative Council of a State which has not been passed by the Legislative Assembly shall not lapse on a dissolution of the Assembly.
- (5) A Bill which is pending in the Legislative Assembly of a State, or which having been passed by the Legislative Assembly is pending in the Legislative Council, shall lapse on a dissolution of the Assembly.
What it means
Plain words summary of the article above. Not legal advice.
This article covers how Bills pass in a State Legislature. A Bill may originate in either House where a State has a Council. A Bill is not passed unless both Houses agree to it. A pending Bill does not lapse on prorogation. On dissolution of the Assembly, a Bill pending there lapses, and so does a Bill passed by it and pending in the Council. A Bill pending in the Council that the Assembly has not passed does not lapse.