The Georgian parliament has new rules of procedure

New parliamentary regulations have come into force, introducing a number of innovations, including in the areas of government accountability, committee names, and working procedures.

Parliamentary regulations are laws that govern the work of the country's legislative body, including the adoption of laws, consideration of citizens' initiatives, government accountability, and other issues related to the work of parliament.

“Starting today, the Georgian parliament will operate under new rules. Parliamentary rules are a living document. The rule is that a new parliament adopts new rules, which is one of the manifestations of parliamentary sovereignty,” said Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili.

According to the rules that have already come into force, the President of Georgia will no longer deliver an annual report to the legislative body. In addition, 16 parliamentary committees will be renamed:

Committee on Human Rights and Civic Integration,

Committee on Education, Science, and Sports,

Committee on Environmental Protection and Natural Resources,

Committee on Economic Policy,

Committee on Diaspora,

Committee on European Integration,

Committee on Defense and Security,

Legal Committee,

Committee on Culture,

Committee on Regional Policy and Local Government,

Committee on Foreign Relations,

Committee on Procedural Issues,

Finance and Budget Committee,

Committee on Agriculture,

Committee on Sports,

Committee on Health and Social Issues.

The committees have the right to determine the frequency of meetings and the agenda, holding at least one meeting per month.

At the same time, the committees will no longer consider the following issues before the plenary session: election to any position, creation of parliamentary commissions, expression of confidence in the government, election of the President of Georgia, and the issue of impeachment.

Also, according to the rules of procedure, the division of the parliament's meeting hall into sectors and the issue of admission to the meeting will now be entirely within the competence of the Speaker of Parliament. Parliament will work from 12:00 to 21:00.

In addition, deputies will no longer be able to boycott parliamentary sessions, but only specific items on the agenda of the sessions.

Reprinted from https://sputnik-georgia.ru/