Parliament passed only four of the 16 bills listed for consideration during its Second Ordinary Session of 2026, before closing its final session of the year yesterday.

The four bills passed were the 2027 Appropriation Bill, the Industrial Hemp and Medical Cannabis Bill, the Cybersecurity Bill and the Statute Law Bill.

During yesterday’s sitting, Leader of Government Business Charlot Salwai withdrew the remaining 12 Government bills, leaving them for Parliament to consider next year.

The 12 withdrawn bills were:

1. Bill for the trade dispute Amendment act no. 2026.
2. Bill for the Police act no. 2026.
3. Bill for the Information communication regulatory authority act no. 2026.
4. Bill for the Teaching Service amendment act no. 2026.
5. Bill for the Credit Union act no. 2026
6. Bill for the temporary Migration act no. 2026
7. Bill for the Tobacco control act no. 2026
8. Bill for the Maritime safety Authority act no.2026
9. Bill for the Economic Development act no.2026
10. Bill for the Economic Development ( consequential amendment act) act no. 2026
11. Bill for the Biosecurity act no.2026
12. Bill for the National Bureau act no. 2026

In his closing remarks, Speaker of Parliament Stephen Felix thanked Members of Parliament and parliamentary committees for their work and leadership throughout 2026 before formally declaring the session closed.