KATHMANDU: Before the dissolution of the House of Representatives, the federal parliament passed 35 bills, of which 34 were authenticated.

One bill related to the Constitutional Council was returned by the President for reconsideration and later became void after the House dissolution on September 12.

During the two and a half years, 34 laws, including original and amendment bills, were enacted. Around 30 bills at the final stage of the legislative process became inactive, while three bills originating in the National Assembly remain under consideration.

According to the Parliament Secretariat, two bills were passed in the third session, 15 in the fourth, 10 in the fifth, and eight in the sixth.

The laws covered areas such as anti-money laundering, food safety, customs duties, transitional justice, investment facilitation, higher education, public service broadcasting, e-commerce, governance reforms, privatization, health sciences, customs, and citizenship.

Key bills like the Civil Service, School Education, and Police Acts could not be finalized despite reaching advanced stages. Two annual budget appropriation bills and finance-related bills were also among those passed.