Hungary

National Assembly

Law-making

Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities

Legislative activity

Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
81 (2022)
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Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
597
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Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
525
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Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
72
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Percentage of laws initiated by parliament in the previous legislature The percentage is calculated by dividing the number of the laws adopted that were initiated by parliament by the total number of laws adopted in the previous legislature.
87.94% See historical data for this field.
Dates of the previous legislature
08.05.2018 to 01.05.2022
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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.
The Fundamental Law of Hungary, Article 6
Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
(2022)
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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
The legislation is referred to the Constitutional/Supreme Court
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)
Other (please specify)
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Notes
It depends on the nature of the disagreement. If the Head of State has concerns that the provisions of a piece of legislation are in conflict with the Fundamental Law, the Constitutional Court will decide. However, if the Head of State has no such concerns, but otherwise disagrees, he/she may refer the piece of legislation back to Parliament once. In this case, the Parliament shall reconsider the piece of legislation, but the veto of the Head of State has no binding force, the final decision is made by the Parliament.

The Fundamental Law of Hungary, art. 6 (4) and (5)
Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation
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Not applicable. There is no procedure to introduce emergency legislation.
No