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 ▸
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 ▾
    • POISONS, OPIUM AND DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) BILL

      AI summary The Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Bill was presented for its Second Reading. The entry records the procedural stage only, with no substantive debate, arguments, or proposals included in the speech text.

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    • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB

      AI summary The motion was moved for the Bill to be read a second time, and the House agreed. The Bill was then referred to a Committee of the whole Parliament, where Clause 1 was considered and ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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    • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB

      AI summary Moved amendments to the Bill to revise provisions on dangerous drugs offences committed on ships on the high seas, including manufacture of heroin, cocaine, morphine or opium derivatives, punishable by death or life imprisonment upon High Court conviction. The amendments also clarified wording on possession above prescribed quantities or trafficking and defined “high seas” in line with international law, after which the amendments were agreed to and the Bill was reported with amendments.

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    • The Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Attorney-at-Law JJB

      AI summary Moved that the amended Bill be read a Third time and sought leave to correct typographical, printing, grammatical and numerical errors and make consequential amendments. The motion was agreed to, and the Bill, as amended, was read the Third time and passed.

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18. 18 Adjournment Adjournment 7 speeches ▸