DUN Speaker: Six Bills to be tabled at DUN sitting from May 19 to 28
KUCHING (May 18): A total of six Bills are scheduled to be tabled during the State Legislative Assembly (DUN) sitting, which will convene for eight days from tomorrow (May 19) to May 28 at the DUN Complex here, said DUN Speaker Tan Sri Datuk Amar Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar today.
According to him, the six Bills include two Supplementary Supply Bills – the Supplementary Supply (2024) Bill, 2025, and the Supplementary Supply (2025) Bill, 2025.
Also slated for tabling are the Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025, the Local Authorities (Amendment) Bill, 2025, and the Infrastructure Development Trust Fund (Dissolution) Bill, 2025.
'Two of the Bills are supplementary supply Bills, while the others involve amendments to existing laws, with the exception of the Bill concerning the dissolution of the Development Infrastructure Trust Fund,' he said during a press conference at the DUN Complex new media room here.
He revealed that the Supplementary Supply (2024) Bill, 2025, the Supplementary Supply (2025) Bill, 2025, and the Infrastructure Development Trust Fund (Dissolution) Bill, 2025 will be tabled by Deputy Premier and Minister for Finance and New Economy, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas.
The Sarawak Biodiversity Centre (Amendment) Bill, 2025 on the other hand, will be tabled by Minister for Education, Innovation and Talent Development Dato Sri Roland Sagah Wee Inn.
'The Land Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025 will be presented by Deputy Premier and Second Minister for Natural Resources and Urban Development, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hasan.
'Deputy Premier and Minister for Public Health, Housing and Local Government, Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, will table the Local Authorities (Amendment) Bill, 2025,' he said.
Apart from that, Asfia also disclosed that 320 questions have been submitted by 41 assemblymen, comprising 247 oral questions and 73 written ones and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Port Development and the Ministry of Public Health, Housing and Local Government received the highest number of questions.
Although no private member's Bills or motions were submitted for this sitting, a motion for the election of a member to the Dewan Negara (Senate) will however be tabled on the fourth day of the sitting on May 22.
'The opening ceremony of the sitting will be officiated by the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak, Tun Pehin Sri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, on Monday, May 19 at 9am, with Toh Puan Datuk Patinggi Fauziah Mohd Sanusi also in attendance,' he said.
Also present at the press conference were DUN Deputy Speaker Dato Idris Buang and DUN Secretary Nur Azhar Bujang. DUN sitting Mohamad Asfia Awang Nassar tabling Bill
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