Bills
1st Session of the 13th Republican Parliament
The Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic (Amendment) Bill, 2026
An Act to amend the Motor Vehicles and Road Traffic Act, Chap. 48:50, for the introduction and implementation of fixed penalty warnings for specific traffic violations in the Ninth Schedule and related matters
Bill Essentials:
Bill No:
House of Representatives Bill 1 of 2026
Introduced In:
Introduced On:
16-Jan-2026
Published In Gazette On
Status
Senate - 3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill
Progress
16 Jan 2026
16 Jan 2026
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard 
8 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]
2.Mr. Colm Imbert, MP [Diego Martin North/East] [Opposition Member]
3.Mr. David Thomas, MP [Tobago East] [Member]
4.Mr. Marvin Gonzales, MP [Arouca/Lopinot] [Opposition Member]
5.Hon. Saddam Hosein, MP [Barataria/San Juan] [Minister of Land and Legal Affairs and Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries]
6.Mr. Stuart Young, SC, MP [Port-of-Spain North/St. Ann’s West] [Opposition Member]
7.Mr. Dominic Romain, MP [Malabar/Mausica] [Opposition Member]
8.Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]
16 Jan 2026
Committee Stage Hansard
Approved with amendments
16 Jan 2026
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
Division: 27 for, 11 against, no abstentions
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]
20 Jan 2026
Senate
Bill incorporating House amendments
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]
20 Jan 2026
2nd Reading of the Bill Hansard
11 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]
2.Sen. Dr. Amery Browne [Opposition Senator]
3.Sen. Dr. Desirée Murray [Independent Senator]
4.Sen. Brian Baig [Government Senator]
5.Sen. Janelle John-Bates [Opposition Senator]
6.Sen. Alicia Lalite-Ettienne [Independent Senator]
7.Sen. David Nakhid [Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs]
8.Sen. Faris Al-Rawi, SC [Opposition Senator]
9.Sen. Candice Jones-Simmons [Independent Senator]
10.Sen. Francis Lewis [Independent Senator]
11.Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]
20 Jan 2026
Committee Stage Hansard
approved without amendments
20 Jan 2026
3rd Reading and Passage of the Bill Hansard
23 for, six against, one abstention
1 speakersShow Speakers
1.Sen. the Hon. Eli Zakour [Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation]