Setting the Record Straight

Special Majority Bills: UNC Support for Good Laws

Here is a list of the Bills passed in Parliament from 2017-2022 with Opposition support, to counter the PNM lies:

CRIME FIGHTING BILLS

  • The Bail (Access to Bail) (Amendment) Bill, 2017- made extensive amendments
  • The Miscellaneous Provisions (Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters, Proceeds of Crime, Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago, Customs and Exchange Control) Bill, 2017- made extensive amendments
  • The Miscellaneous Provisions (Supreme Court of Judicature and Children) Bill, 2018- made extensive amendments
  • The Payments into Court Bill, 2018- made extensive amendments
  • The Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2019- made extensive amendments
  • The Administration of Justice (Indictable Proceedings) (Amendment) Bill, 2018- made extensive amendments
  • The Firearms (Amendment) Bill, 2019- Opposition support was not needed but it was still supported.
  • The Civil Asset Recovery and Management and Unexplained Wealth Bill, 2019- Opposition support was not needed but it was still supported.

BILLS PASSED WITH OPPOSITION SUPPORT

1. The Tax Information Exchange Agreements (United States of America) Act, 2016 (FATCA)

  • Passed in the HoR on 23-Feb-2017
  • Passed in the Senate on 07-Mar-2017

2. The Anti-Gang Act, 2018

  • Passed in the HoR on 09-Mar-2018
  • Passed in the Senate on 11-Apr-2018

3. The Insurance Act, 2016

  • Passed in the HoR on 16-Feb-2018
  • Passed in the Senate on 18-May-2018

4. The Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Act, 2018

  • Passed in the HoR on 03-Jul-2018
  • Passed in the Senate on 05-Jul-2018

5. The Licensing Committee (Validation) Act, 2018

  • Passed in the Senate on 21-May-2019
  • Passed in the HoR on 18-Jun-2019

6. The Bail (Amendment) Bill, 2019

  • 12-Jun-2019 Opposition did not support in the Senate, Independents supported so Bill passed.
  • Passed in the HoR on 31-Jul-2019

BILLS DEFEATED

The Miscellaneous Provisions (Anti-Gang and Bail) Bill, 2016

  • Defeated on 01-Jul-2016

The Anti-Gang Bill, 2017

  • Defeated on 07-Dec-2017 – But was re-introduced and passed with Opposition support after a bi-partisan approach.

BILLS WHERE SPECIAL MAJORITY REMOVED

The Miscellaneous Provisions (Marriage) Bill, 2016

  • Removed the Special Majority- Division taken in the Senate and Bill passed, Opposition abstained on 17-Jan-2017.
  • No division taken in the HoR- 09-Jun-2017

The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2018

  • Passed in the HoR on 30-Nov-2018
  • Passed in the Senate on 04-Dec-2018

CRIME FIGHTING BILLS VOTED AGAINST BY THE PNM 2010- 2015

  1. The Constitution (Amendment)(Capital Offences) Bill, 2011
  2. The Miscellaneous Provisions (Remand) Bill, 2010 (Voted against it in the House, supported in the Senate).
  3. The Administration of Justice (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) Bill, 2011 (Voted against it in the House, supported in the Senate).
  4. The Administration of Justice (Electronic Monitoring) Bill, 2011 (Voted against it in the House, supported in the Senate).
  5. The Bail (Amendment) Bill, 2013
  6. The Miscellaneous Provisions (Defence and Police Complaints) Bill, 2013
  7. The Miscellaneous Provisions (Administration of Justice) Bill, 2014