The Bill as introduced will require a three-fifths majority in both Houses in order to be passed.
Bills
2nd Session of the 12th Republican Parliament
The Bail (Amendment)(Extension of Duration) Bill, 2022
AN ACT to amend the Bail (Amendment) Act, 2019 (Act No. 17 of 2019)
Bill Essentials:
Bill No:
Senate Bill 6 of 2022
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
28-Jun-2022
Published In Gazette On
28 June 2022, Vol.61 No.110
Status
Senate - Bill Defeated
Progress
28 Jun 2022
Senate
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
4 Jul 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
20 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
2.Sen. Wade Mark [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Dr. Paul Richards [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. the Hon. Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal [Minister in the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs]
5.Sen. Jearlean John [Opposition Senator]
6.Sen. Evans Welch [Independent Senator]
7.Sen. Charrise Seepersad [Independent Senator]
8.Sen. Damian Lyder [Opposition Senator]
9.Sen. Dr. Varma Deyalsingh [Independent Senator]
10.Sen. Marsha Walker [Opposition Senator (Temporary)]
11.Sen. Dr. Maria Dillon-Remy [Independent Senator]
12.Sen. Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing [Government Senator]
13.Sen. David Nakhid [Opposition Senator]
14.Sen. Deoroop Teemal [Independent Senator]
15.Sen. Hazel Thompson-Ahye [Independent Senator]
16.Sen. the Hon. Hassel Bacchus [Minister of Digital Transformation]
17.Sen. Anil Roberts [Opposition Senator]
18.Sen. Anthony Vieira, SC [Independent Senator]
19.Sen. the Hon. Randall Mitchell [Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts]
20.Sen. Amrita Deonarine [Independent Senator]
6 Jul 2022
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
3 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. Jayanti Lutchmedial-Ramdial [Opposition Senator]
2.Hon. Fitzgerald Hinds, MP [Laventille West] [Minister of National Security]
3.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]
6 Jul 2022
Committee Stage Hansard
6 Jul 2022
Bill Defeated Hansard
Division: 18 for, 11 against, 1 abstention
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Reginald Armour, SC [Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs]