Thailand

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House of Representatives

Law-making

Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities

Legislative activity

Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
27 (2021)
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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.
Aside from the Council of Ministers and members of the House, eligible voters numbering at least 10,000 have the right of legislative initiative via petition (Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand , B.E. 2560 (2017), Section 133). In the 2014-2019 legislature, one of the 464 laws adopted was initiated by citizens.

Organic law may only be introduced by the Council of Ministers upon the recommendation of the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court or a relevant Independent Organ, and members of the House of Representatives comprising not less than one-tenth of the total number of existing members (Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand , B.E. 2560 (2017), Section 131).
Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
50 (2023)
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Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
11 (2023)
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Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
39 (2023)
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Dates of the previous legislature
24.05.2019 to 20.03.2023
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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.
Constitution, Section 146.
Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
(2021)
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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)
The legislation is returned to Parliament for re-examination
Not applicable. The Head of State cannot decline to give assent to legislation adopted by parliament
No
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)
Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation
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Not applicable. There is no procedure to introduce emergency legislation.
No