Luxembourg
Chamber of Deputies
Law-making
Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities
Legislative activity
Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
153 (2022)
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Notes
For some parliaments, data can not be presented on an annual basis, for example because parliamentary sessions run from April to March of the following year. In such cases, the period to which the data corresponds is specified here.
Statistical data relating to parliamentary proceedings are collected by session rather than by calendar year. A session starts on the 2nd Tuesday of October of year n and ends on the 2nd Tuesday of October
Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
773 (2023)
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Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
31 (2023)
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Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
742 (2023)
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Dates of the previous legislature
30.10.2018 to 24.10.2023
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Executive-legislative relations
Legislation adopted by parliament requires the assent of the Head of State
In some countries, the Constitution foresees that legislation adopted by parliament must be signed into law by the Head of State. If so, the Head of State may, for example, have the power to veto the legislation, return it to parliament, or submit it to another body such as a constitutional court.
Yes
Source
Legal documents that stipulate parliament's role.
Since the constitutional amendment of 12 March 2009, Article 34 of the Constitution no longer refers to the approval of an act (where ‘approval’ denotes the assent of the Grand Duke); instead, reference is only made to the promulgation of an act (the procedure by which the Grand Duke attests to the content of an act and orders its publication and implementation).
Article 46 of the Constitution mandates that the assent of the Chamber of Deputies is required for each law
Article 46 of the Constitution mandates that the assent of the Chamber of Deputies is required for each law
Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
0 (2010)
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Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation
Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation: Not applicable; No further action is taken. The legislation is rejected; The legislation is returned to Parliament for re-examination; The legislation is referred to the Constitutional/Supreme Court;The legislation is put to a referendum; Other (please specify)
Not applicable
Other (please specify):
Not applicable. The Head of State cannot decline to give assent to legislation adopted by parliament
Yes
Notes
Since the amendments to the Constitution of 12 March 2009, article 34 no longer mentions legal assent (i.e., the consent of the Grand Duke), but simply the promulgation of the law (i.e., the act by which the Grand Duke notes the content of the law and orders its publication and implementation).
Article 46 of the Constitution mandates that the assent of the Chamber of Deputies is required for each law
Article 46 of the Constitution mandates that the assent of the Chamber of Deputies is required for each law
Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree
Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree: Not applicable; Parliament; Head of State; Constitutional/Supreme Court; Other (please specify)
Not applicable
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Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation
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Not applicable. There is no procedure to introduce emergency legislation.
Yes