The Consideration of Bills Select Committee (Malay: Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Menimbang Rang Undang-Undang; Chinese: 馬來西亞審議法案專責委員會; Tamil: மலேசியா மறுஆய்வு பில்கள் தேர்வுக் குழு) is one of many select committees of the Malaysian House of Representatives, which scrutinises bills. It is among six new bipartisan parliamentary select committees announced by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof, on 4 December 2018 in an effort to improve the institutional system.[1][2]

Membership

14th Parliament

As of December 2019, the Committee's current members are as follows:[1][3][4]

Member Party Constituency
Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh MP (Chairman) DAP Bukit Gelugor
Rusnah Aluai MP PKR Tangga Batu
Willie Mongin MP PPBM Puncak Borneo
Azalina Othman Said MP UMNO Pengerang
Thomas Keong Siong Su MP DAP Kampar
Wilfred Madius Tangau MP UPKO Tuaran
Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar MP PBB Santubong

Former members of the committee are as follows:

Member Party Constituency Successor
Larry Soon MP PKR Julau Willie Mongin

Chair of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee

Chair Party Constituency First elected Method
Nurul Izzah Anwar PKR Permatang Pauh 4 December 2018 Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh DAP Bukit Gelugor 18 July 2019 Elected by the Speaker of the House of Representatives

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Six new select committees announced, Anwar heads reforms caucus". Malaysiakini. 4 December 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "11 new parliamentarian select committees to be set up". Bernama. Bernama. 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Ramkarpal replaces Nurul as head of Consideration of Bills Committee". Malaysiakini. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. ↑ Abdullah, Maria Chin (4 December 2019). "Maria Chin Abdullah". facebook.com. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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