Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill: Parliament rescinds earlier passage; bill to return for further consideration
Parliament has rescinded its earlier decision to pass the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, following the discovery of inconsistencies between decisions taken by the House and the version of the legislation drafted after its third reading.
Parliament has rescinded its previous approval of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, as inconsistencies were discovered in the bill after its third reading. Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin announced the decision on Tuesday, November 10, explaining that the discrepancies were found by the Legislation Drafting Department during their review of the legislation.
Bagbin stated that the errors could not be rectified because they involved decisions already made by the House, necessitating a reconsideration by the Parliament. He emphasized that minor drafting errors could be corrected but modifications requiring House approval could not be altered without its consent. Consequently, the bill has been returned to Parliament for further examination and resolution of the identified inconsistencies before the House can proceed with the required parliamentary procedures.
Following a vote, the House officially rescinded its earlier decision on the bill, which had been made on May 29, 2026, during the third reading. The bill will now proceed to Parliament for additional consideration and re-passage after the inconsistencies have been addressed.
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