Bills
2nd Session of the 13th Republican Parliament
The Municipal Corporations (Amendment) Bill, 2026
An Act to amend the Municipal Corporations Act, Chap. 25:04 to establish the City of Chaguanas, and the Boroughs of Barataria, Couva, St. Augustine, and Sangre Grande; to make consequential amendments to the Representation of the People Act, Chap. 2:01, the Interpretation Act, Chap. 3:01, the Elections and Boundaries Commission (Local Government and Tobago House of Assembly) Act, Chap. 25:50, and the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Regulations, Chap. 48:50; and for other related matters
Bill Essentials:
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 18 of 2026
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
07-Oct-2026
Published In Gazette On
Status
House of Representatives - 2nd Reading of the Bill
Progress
7 Oct 2026
House of Representatives
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Khadijah Ameen, MP [St. Augustine] [Minister of Rural Development and Local Government]
7 Oct 2026
2nd Reading of the Bill
8 speakersShow Speakers
1.Hon. Khadijah Ameen, MP [St. Augustine] [Minister of Rural Development and Local Government]
2.Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Opposition Member]
3.Hon. Saddam Hosein, MP [Barataria/San Juan] [Minister of Land and Legal Affairs and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries]
4.Mr. Kareem Marcelle, MP [Laventille West] [Opposition Member]
5.Mr. Joel Sampson, MP [Tobago West] [Member]
6.Mr. Stuart Young, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann’s West] [Opposition Member]
7.Hon. Jearlean John, MP [Couva North] [Minister of Works and Infrastructure]
8.Mr. Brian Manning, MP [San Fernando East] [Opposition Member]