Sitting of Monday, 17 February 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1740119376022420 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening and Papers Presented 13 speeches
- 2 Procedural Parliamentary Structure and Committees 48 speeches
- 3 Papers Papers Presented by Prime Minister 1 speeches
- 4 Debate Appropriation Bill, 2025: Second Reading - Debate Adjourned 10 speeches
- 5 Debate Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill: Second Reading 63 speeches
- 6 Debate Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill: Third Reading and Division 7 speeches
- The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary The Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip formally requested a Division, calling for a recorded vote or division of the House on the matter before Parliament.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake raised a procedural objection, stating that once a Division has been called, Members may no longer make speeches.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. Speaker procedural
- The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary A Division was called on the Second Reading of the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill. The Bill was passed by a special majority, with 187 Ayes recorded, no Noes and no Abstentions, and was referred to a Committee of the whole Parliament. The Committee considered the Bill clause by clause and reported it without amendment.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB
AI summary Moved that the Bill be read a Third time. Also sought leave to correct typographical, printing, grammatical and numerical errors in the Sinhala, Tamil and English texts and to make consequential amendments.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip JJB
AI summary A Division was called on the Third Reading of the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill. The electronic vote recorded 156 votes in favour, with no votes against or abstentions, and the Bill was passed without amendment by a special majority.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech →
- 7 Adjournment Adjournment 2 speeches