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Article 107: Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills

In plain words

Apart from Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill can start in either House. A Bill is passed only when both Houses agree to it, with or without amendments both agree to, subject to the joint sitting and Money Bill procedures.

  • A pending Bill does not lapse when the Houses are prorogued.
  • A Bill pending in the Council of States that the House of the People has not passed does not lapse when the House of the People is dissolved.
  • A Bill pending in the House of the People, or passed by it and pending in the Council of States, lapses on dissolution of the House of the People, subject to article 108.

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Official text

(1) Subject to the provisions of articles 109 and 117 with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of Parliament.

(2) Subject to the provisions of articles 108 and 109, a Bill shall not be deemed to have been passed by the Houses of Parliament unless it has been agreed to by both Houses, either without amendment or with such amendments only as are agreed to by both Houses.

(3) A Bill pending in Parliament shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation of the Houses.

(4) A Bill pending in the Council of States which has not been passed by the House of the People shall not lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.

(5) A Bill which is pending in the House of the People, or which having been passed by the House of the People is pending in the Council of States, shall, subject to the provisions of article 108, lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 107