Czechia

Chamber of Deputies

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Bicameral
IPU membership
Yes

Law-making

Data on parliament’s law-making role and activities

Legislative activity

Number of laws adopted by parliament, per year
91
(2023)

Notes: Three laws during the 2017-2021 legislature were initiated by one of the Regional Councils.

Total number of laws adopted by Parliament in the previous legislature
176
(2022-11 - 2024-10)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by parliament
33
(2022-11 - 2024-10)
Number of laws adopted in the previous legislature that were initiated by the government
143
(2022-11 - 2024-10)
Percentage of laws initiated by parliament in the previous legislature
19%
(2022-11 - 2024-10)
Dates of the previous legislature
02 Nov 2022 to 09 Oct 2024
(2024-10)
Outcome when the two chambers cannot agree on a piece of draft legislation
Other

Notes: If the Senate rejects a draft law by resolution, the Chairman will present it to the Chamber of Deputies for a vote at the next meeting, but no earlier than 10 days after the resolution is delivered to the deputies. The bill is adopted if the Chamber of Deputies approves it by a majority vote.

Sources:

Constitution, Art. 47

Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, § 97

Executive-legislative relations

Legislation adopted by parliament requires the assent of the Head of State
Yes

Sources: Constitution, art. 50

Number of times the Head of State declined to give assent to legislation, per year
0
(2023)
Consequences when the Head of State declines to give assent to legislation
The legislation is returned to Parliament for re-examination

Notes: The President may return legislation to Parliament that it has adopted, except for Constitutional acts

Sources: Constitution, art. 62(h)

Final decision when parliament and the Head of State do not agree
Parliament

Existence of a procedure to introduce emergency legislation

There is a procedure for introducing emergency legislation into parliament
Yes
Number of times the procedure for emergency legislation was used, per year
17

Notes: The figures represent draft laws introduced by the government, suggesting that the Chamber consider them and express its agreement during the first reading.

Sources:

Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, Section 90(2)–(7)

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No