Sitting of Thursday, 19 February 2026

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Opening and Auditor-General's Report 3 speeches ▸
2. 2 Committee report Committee Report: 17th Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises 2 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 3 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Members of Current Parliament - Salaries and Allowances (Q.117/2024) 9 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Water Supply to Porativu Pattu DS Division and Araiyampathi (Q.353/2025) 7 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Drug Varieties Manufactured by SPMC (Q.) 7 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Kaduruwela Market Complex (Q.) 13 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Firearms Review and Archaeological Heritage (Q.7-1717/2025) 9 speeches ▸
9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: Consumer Price Controls and Raids (Q.10-1834/2026) 4 speeches ▸
10. 10 Oral question Oral Question: Hospital Attendants Shortage and Mahaweli Land Allocation (Q.) 7 speeches ▸
11. 11 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order on Standing Orders and Party Representation 13 speeches ▸
12. 12 Procedural Statement and Procedural: Legal Basis of Financial Bankruptcy Declaration and Standing Order Debate 31 speeches ▸
13. 13 Debate Private Members' Bill: Kandyan Marriage and Divorce (Amendment) Bill 3 speeches ▸
14. 14 Procedural Procedural: Points of Order on Standing Orders and Bill Presentation 14 speeches ▾
    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva rose on a point of order.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Under Standing Order 92, Dr. Harsha de Silva, as Chair of the Committee on Public Finance, raised a procedural point regarding a complex ten-part question from Hon. Ravi Karunanayake on public debt. He argued that the Minister should be given adequate time to respond and that the Chair does not have authority under the Standing Orders to restrict the scope of the answer.

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    • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law - Minister of Justice and National Integration JJB

      AI summary The Minister of Justice and National Integration moved the Second Reading of the Judicature (Amendment) Bill and also presented the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill for Second Reading. He indicated that he would outline the background to the two Bills in the context of actions taken since the Government assumed office.

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    • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

      AI summary Hon. Ravi Karunanayake rose on a point of order. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided speech.

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    • The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake NDF

      AI summary Ravi Karunanayake questioned how Sri Lanka could have been declared bankrupt without Parliament’s approval, citing Articles 148, 149 and 150 of the Constitution as vesting authority over public finance in Parliament. He expressed concern that bypassing Parliament on such a decision undermines its constitutional role.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna rose on a point of order. No substantive issue, proposal, or question is recorded in the excerpt.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna Independent Group 17 - Jaffna

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna rose under Standing Order 111(7). No substantive remarks, proposal, or question are recorded in the provided excerpt.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva argued that parliamentary Standing Orders cannot supersede or override the Constitution. He emphasized the constitutional hierarchy in the context of parliamentary procedure, asserting that any procedural rule must operate subject to constitutional provisions.

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15. 15 Debate Debate: Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill and Judicature (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading 38 speeches ▸
16. 16 Debate Debate (continued): Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill and Judicature (Amendment) Bill 65 speeches ▸
17. 17 Debate Debate (Final Stage): Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill - Third Reading and Amendments 4 speeches ▸
18. 18 Adjournment Adjournment 7 speeches ▸