Parliamentary Procedures: Condition of Bills During Dissolution

Bill Lapses

  •  A bill pending in the Lok Sabha lapses.
  • A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha lapses.

Bill Not Lapses

  • A bill not passed by the two Houses due to disagreement and if the president has notified the holding of a joint sitting before the dissolution of Lok Sabha, does not lapse.
  • A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but not passed by the Lok Sabha does not lapse.
  • A bill passed by both Houses but pending assent of the president does not lapse. 
  • A bill passed by both Houses but returned by the president for reconsideration of Houses does not lapse.
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