How does a bill become law in the

Hungarian Legislation?
S________________
o________________
of
the
Parliament hereinafter referred to as SO.
2. B________ can be i________________ by the President
of
the
Republic,
the
Government,
the
c________________ of Parliament and Members of
Parliament.
3. S________
of
the
House
names
the
d________________ committee.
4. If and MP was the p________________ the committee
shall make a decision whether to put it on the
o_______ b________.
5. If the committee may r________to put it on the
order book it shall be announced by the n________
at the next sitting.
6. If the leader of the faction r________ it, the
Parliament votes on the i________ in the order book.
7. If the Parliament agrees to that the committee
establishes
the
s________________
for
g________________ d________.
8. Here comes the phase of the general debate.
Proposed
a________________
may
be
i________________ to the b________ until the closure
of the general debate. (If there are no amendments
closing d________ and v________ ensues.)
9. The
committee
considers
the
amendment
m________ and may itself t________ additional ones.
10. Parliament shall decide whether to a________ the
b________ to the debate in d________.
1.

11. Here

comes the phase of the debate in detail.

Amendments to a p________________ amendment
may be introduced until the c________________ of
the debate in detail.

12. Vote

on proposed amendments ensues.

13. C________________ text of the b________.
14. In case of legislative i________________ amendment
m________ may be tabled before c________ vote.
Speaker
s________
bill
and
motion
to
C________________ committee, which may table
amendment motions.
15. Here comes the phase of closing debate and
voting.
16. Then first the S________________ signs the b________.
17. If, before signing, the President of the Republic
sends
the
law
back
together
with
his
o________________

to
Parliament
for
r________________ Parliament shall put it on the
o________of the d________ (napirendre tzi) w/in 60
days. If it sent back by the President because of
one
of
its
p__________
d__________
being
unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court, the
Speaker of Parliament shall call upon the
Constitutional committee and the d________________
committee to i________________ an amendment in
c________________
(egybehangzlag)
with
the
r________________ of the CC.
18. The President - at last - signs the bill.
19. P________________
by
the
O________________
J________________ / G________________
20. Thus has a new l________ come into force.

1. Hungary
is
an
independent,
democratic,
constitutional state: a republic. The type of regime is
parliamentary democracy.
2. The government is responsible to the National
Assembly and derives its powers from the majority of
voters. Legislative power (trvnyhozi hatalom) is
exercised by the unicameral National Assembly
consisting of 386 members. Members of the National
Assembly are elected for four years. The decisions taken
and the laws passed here determine everyday life of
Hungarian society.The seat of the National Assembly
is in Budapest along the Danube in the building of the
Parliament constructed in 1902.
3. Standing Orders (hzszablyok)
PART I: THE CONSTITUTION OF PARLIAMENT
PART II: THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND THE FACTIONS
PART III: THE ORGANIZATION OF PARLIAMENT
PART IV: THE ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS (eljrs) IN
PARLIAMENT
PART V: CONCLUDING PROVISIONS (rendelkezsek)
4. Election of the MPs
386 MPs are elected to the National Assembly by direct,
secret ballot every four years based on universal and
equal right of votes of the citizens. Every citizen receives
two ballot-papers. A separate ballot-paper serves voting

on single mandate constituency candidates and another

one voting on regional lists. Candidates on the national list
are not voted on directly by citizens.
A) MPs free mandate
Having been elected, MPs become legally independent
of their electors, during their mandate they represent the
whole nation so they form their positions in accordance
with their conscience and belief and vote accordingly
so they may not be revoked from office either as a result of
their activities or their votes cast in their capacity of MPs.
B) MPs parliamentary immunity (mentelmi jog)
To carry out their activities undisturbed, they enjoy this
particular form of protection. Parliamentary immunity has
2 forms: exemption from liability and inviolability. An
MP shall not be liable for his declarations, speeches or
votes cast during his work (exemption from liability).
An MP may only be arrested if caught in the act, and any
kind of criminal procedure or misdemeanor proceeding
(szablysrtsi eljrs) can only be initiated with the prior
consent (elzetes beleegyezs) of the NA, that is w/
suspension
(felfggeszts)
of
their
parliamentary
immunity). An MP - with the exception of a misdemeanor
proceeding - cannot legally disclaim (lemond) his rights.
5. At the parliamentary elections held in 2014, five
parties won mandates
-

Hungarian Civic Union (Fidesz) - 117 members

Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP) - 29 members
Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) - 23 members
Christian-Democratic People's Party (KDNP) - 16 members
Politics can be different (LMP) - 5 members

6. Forming The National Assembly

The mandate of the National Assembly (NA)
commences with its constituent sitting, which is
convened (sszehv) by the President of the Republic. The
role of the constituent sitting -> ensure basic personnel

and organizational conditions for operation. MPs take the

oath and officers of the NA are elected. MPs'
parliamentary mandates are examined and cleared and
the reports on the elections are adopted.The National
Assembly form the standing committees of the House
the
President
of
the
Republic
makes
his
recommendation for the post of the PM.

7. The Officers of the National Assembly

a) The Speaker of the National Assembly is Lszl Kvr
(Leslie Beefy). His main tasks are to:
- represent the National Assembly in its international
relations
- convene parliamentary sessions and individual sittings
within sessions
- open and chair the sittings impartially
- maintain the order of the sittings
- convene and chair the meetings of the House
Committee (Hzbizottsg)
- direct the work of the Office of the National Assembly
(Az Orszghz Irodahza)
b) The main tasks of the Deputy Speakers of the National
Assembly are to:
- chair the sittings of the National Assembly in rotation,
- convene and chair the Meetings of Committee
Chairpersons,
- substitute for the Speaker in case of temporary inability
to work or absence
c) The main tasks of the Notaries of the National Assembly
are to:
- assist the Speaker and the Deputy Speakers manage
plenary sessions,
- authenticate (hitelest) the verbatim (spoken) minutes of
the sessions and of parliamentary resolutions (dntsek)

- proceed (eljr) as a committee for counting votes in

the event of secret balloting
- Two notaries serve simultaneously at the plenary
sessions; one representing the governing coalition, the
other one representing the opposition
8. House Committee of the NA
Members of the House Committee are the Speaker and
the Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly and
faction (frakci) leaders. Tasks of the House Committee
are to:
- ensure the continuous, smooth operation of the National
Assembly,
- make proposals for the agenda of the National Assembly,
- it holds weekly meetings; it passes its decisions by
consensus (kzmegegyezs). Voting rights are granted to
faction leaders only. In case no consensus is reached, the
Speaker of the National Assembly is entitled to make the
decision (or make a proposal)
9. Responsibilities of the National Assembly
- enacting (trvnybe iktats) and amending the
Fundamental Law of Hungary;
- adopting the Acts of Parliament (laws),
- adopting the State Budget (llami kltsgvets) and
approving its implementation (vgrehajts)
- electing the Prime Minister
- dissolving (feloszlats) any representative body which
operates in violation of the Fundamental Law
- electing the President of the Republic, the members and
President of the Constitutional Court (AB), the President
of the Curia (Supreme Court), the Supreme
Prosecutor (Legfbb gysz)
- exercising other responsibilities and competences defined
by the Fundamental Law and other laws
10.

Committees of the National Assembly

There are 20 standing committees (lland bizottsgok).

They meet on a weekly basis and meetings are normally
open to the press. The committee may decide to sit in

camera (zrt ajtk mgtt). The system of standing

committees essentially follows the structure of the
Government, that is, their work is coordinated through the
regular, weekly meetings of the committee chairpersons.
The tasks of standing committees are to:
- debate and report on the introduced bills
- supervise the activities of the ministers.
In committees having special authority (Committee on
Immunity) the principle of parity (equality) is applied, so
the committee includes an even number of members from
the governing coalition and the opposition party/parties. In
the majority of standing committees the principle of
proportionality applies and membership is distributed in
proportion with the parties' seats in the Parliament. Thus, the
MPs of the governing coalition are in majority

EURPAI GYEK, FENNTARTHAT FEJLDS, GAZDASGI, IGAZSGGYI,

HONVDELMI S RENDSZETI, KLTSGVETSI, KULTURLIS, KLGYI,
MAGYARORSZGI NEMZETISGEK, MENTELMI, MEZGAZDASGI,
NEMZETI SSZETARTOZS, NEMZETBIZTONSGI, NPJLTI,
TRVNYALKOTSI, VLLALKOZSFEJLESZTSI
Committee

Number
of members

Chairperson

Committee on Legislation
____________________________________________

39

Dr. Gulys, Gergely

(Fidesz)

Committee on Economics
___________________________________________

15

Bnki, Erik (Fidesz)

Committee on the Budget

15

Mesterhzy, Attila
(MSZP)

__________________________________________
Committee on Culture

15

Dr, Dra (Jobbik)

15

Dr. Selmeczi,
Gabriella (Fidesz)

13

Dr. Rubovszky,
Gyrgy (KDNP)

13

Fuzik, Jnos (Slovak

nationality advocate)

12

Nmeth, Zsolt
(Fidesz)

11

Font, Sndor
(Fidesz)

11

Z. Krpt, Dniel
(Jobbik)

10

Sallai, R. Benedek
(LMP)

Dr. Hrcsik, Richrd

(Fidesz)

Ksa, Lajos (Fidesz)

___________________________________________
Committee on Social Welfare
___________________________________________

Committee on Justice
___________________________________________
Commitee on Nationalities in Hungary
___________________________________________
Committee on Foreign Affairs
___________________________________________
Committee on Agriculture
___________________________________________
Committee on Business Development
___________________________________________
Committee on Sustainable Development
___________________________________________
Committee on European Affairs
___________________________________________
Committee on Defence and Law Enforcement
__________________________________________

Committee on National Cohesion

Pnczl, Kroly
(Fidesz)

Dr. Molnr, Zsolt

(MSZP)

Dr. Vejkey, Imre

(KDNP)

____________________________________________
_
Committee on National Security
____________________________________________
_
Committee on Immunity
____________________________________________
_

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