Consideration of Bills Select Committee (Malaysia) explained

The Consideration of Bills Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Menimbang Rang Undang-Undang; ; Tamil: மலேசியா மறுஆய்வு பில்கள் தேர்வுக் குழு) is a select committee of the Malaysian House of Representatives, which scrutinises bills. It is among six new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, on 4 December 2018 in an effort to improve the institutional system.[1] [2]

Membership

14th Parliament

As of December 2019, the Committee's current members are as follows:[1] [3] [4]

MemberPartyConstituency
MP (Chairman)DAPBukit Gelugor
MPPKRTangga Batu
MPPPBMPuncak Borneo
MPUMNOPengerang
MPDAPKampar
MPUPKOTuaran
MPPBBSantubong

Former members of the committee are as follows:

Chair of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee

ChairPartyConstituencyFirst electedMethod
Nurul Izzah AnwarPKRPermatang Pauh4 December 2018Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ramkarpal Singh Karpal SinghDAPBukit Gelugor18 July 2019Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus. Malaysiakini. 26 April 2019. 4 December 2018.
  2. Web site: 11 new parliamentarian select committees to be set up. 25 April 2019. 25 April 2019. Bernama.
  3. Web site: 18 July 2019. 18 July 2019. Ramkarpal replaces Nurul as head of Consideration of Bills Committee. Malaysiakini.
  4. Web site: Maria Chin Abdullah. 8 December 2019. 4 December 2019. facebook.com. Abdullah. Maria Chin.