<p>New Delhi: The two bills that lay down legal framework to hold simultaneous polls in the country are latest in the series of draft laws to be referred to a joint committee of Parliament since 2015.</p>.<p>The two bills referred together to the joint panel are 12th since 2015 to be sent to a committee of the two Houses.</p>.<p>With the opposition in Lok Sabha dubbing the measures as an attack on federalism, the government referred them to a joint committee of Parliament for detailed scrutiny and wider consultations.</p>.<p>The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill lays down mechanism to hold Lok Sabha and assembly polls together.</p>.<p>Since it seeks to amend the Constitution, it will require support of two-thirds of the members present and voting.</p>.<p>The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill seeks to align the terms of legislative assemblies of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir with other assemblies.</p>.Parliamentary panel on 'One Nation One Election' Bills to have 39 members. Check list here.<p>The three UTs have legislative assemblies. It is an "ordinary" bill requiring simple majority for passage.</p>.<p>Prior to the 'one nation, one election ' bills, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was the last one to be referred to a joint committee for greater consultation.</p>.<p>In case one House decides to refer a Bill to a joint committee, it informs the other House to nominate members for the panel.</p>.<p>The select or joint committee considers the Bill clause by clause just as the two Houses do. Amendments can be moved to various clauses by members of the committee.</p>.<p>The committee can also take evidence of associations, public bodies or experts who are interested in the Bill.</p>.<p>After the Bill has been considered, the committee submits its report to the House. Members who do not agree with the majority report can give a dissent to it.</p>.<p>The bills referred to joint panels include the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015; the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015; the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016; and the Bill to Amend The Citizenship Act, 1955.</p>.<p>Similar joint parliamentary panels were formed to scrutinise the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017, and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022.</p>.<p>The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, was also referred to a joint panel.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The two bills that lay down legal framework to hold simultaneous polls in the country are latest in the series of draft laws to be referred to a joint committee of Parliament since 2015.</p>.<p>The two bills referred together to the joint panel are 12th since 2015 to be sent to a committee of the two Houses.</p>.<p>With the opposition in Lok Sabha dubbing the measures as an attack on federalism, the government referred them to a joint committee of Parliament for detailed scrutiny and wider consultations.</p>.<p>The Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill lays down mechanism to hold Lok Sabha and assembly polls together.</p>.<p>Since it seeks to amend the Constitution, it will require support of two-thirds of the members present and voting.</p>.<p>The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill seeks to align the terms of legislative assemblies of Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir with other assemblies.</p>.Parliamentary panel on 'One Nation One Election' Bills to have 39 members. Check list here.<p>The three UTs have legislative assemblies. It is an "ordinary" bill requiring simple majority for passage.</p>.<p>Prior to the 'one nation, one election ' bills, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill was the last one to be referred to a joint committee for greater consultation.</p>.<p>In case one House decides to refer a Bill to a joint committee, it informs the other House to nominate members for the panel.</p>.<p>The select or joint committee considers the Bill clause by clause just as the two Houses do. Amendments can be moved to various clauses by members of the committee.</p>.<p>The committee can also take evidence of associations, public bodies or experts who are interested in the Bill.</p>.<p>After the Bill has been considered, the committee submits its report to the House. Members who do not agree with the majority report can give a dissent to it.</p>.<p>The bills referred to joint panels include the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015; the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2015; the Enforcement of Security Interest and Recovery of Debts Laws and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 2016; and the Bill to Amend The Citizenship Act, 1955.</p>.<p>Similar joint parliamentary panels were formed to scrutinise the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill, 2017, and the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2022.</p>.<p>The Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023, was also referred to a joint panel.</p>