CDC to excise first reading of bill by Senate
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The Constitution Drafting Commission (CDC) has agreed to remove the Senate's first reading - the inprinciple approval - in passing a law.
The inprinciple approval is a privilege reserved only for Lower House members, CDC spokesman Udom Rathamarut said Thursday.
In deliberations on law by the legislative branch, the House of Representatives has the authority to propose a bill, which would be deliberated in three readings. In the case of a budget, it must also be approved by the prime minister, he said.
