Constitution Section 107 — Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills

Part V — THE UNION — Legislative Procedure

Constitutional

Summary

A bill can be introduced in either House of Parliament, except for Money Bills and certain financial bills which have special rules. A bill is only considered passed when both Houses agree to it, either in its original form or with changes that both Houses accept. If Parliament is prorogued (temporarily suspended), any bill that is still under consideration does not end. However, if the House of the People (Lok Sabha) is dissolved, a bill that is pending only in the Rajya Sabha and has not been passed by the Lok Sabha does not lapse. But a bill that is pending in the Lok Sabha, or has been passed by the Lok Sabha and is waiting in the Rajya Sabha, will lapse when the Lok Sabha is dissolved, subject to certain rules about joint sittings.

Official Text

(1) Subject to the provisions of articles 109 and 117 with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of Parliament.

(2) Subject to the provisions of articles 108 and 109, a Bill shall not be deemed to have been passed by the Houses of Parliament 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 Parliament shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation of the Houses.

(4) A Bill pending in the Council of States which has not been passed by the House of the People shall not lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.

(5) A Bill which is pending in the House of the People, or which having been passed by the House of the People is pending in the Council of States, shall, subject to the provisions of article 108, lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.