Nattawut Urges Sopon to Add House Meeting Days for Bills

Nattawut has publicly called on House Speaker Sopon Sarum to honor his previous commitments after reviewing the parliamentary agenda and discovering a heavy backlog of bills proposed by citizens and Members of Parliament. He demanded that the speaker fulfill the promise made on March 25, 2026, during a meeting with representatives of all political parties, to designate one specific day per week solely for reviewing draft legislation.

Furthermore, Nattawut criticized the current handling of the agenda, emphasizing that managing parliamentary time is the direct responsibility of the House Speaker. He urged leadership to follow through on their words rather than passing the burden onto party whips to negotiate amongst themselves, noting that numerous vital legislative acts have remained stalled since the previous parliamentary session.

Examples of heavily delayed legislation include the Domestic Violence Victims Protection Act, which nearly reached deliberation before the previous parliamentary recess on July 8. However, the government side failed to coordinate for necessary speakers and adjourned the session early. Other stalled citizen-backed initiatives include the Gender Recognition and Expression Act and the PRTR pollution release disclosure bill.

"Several bills have been stalled since the previous House session... ultimately losing that opportunity and being forced to wait indefinitely without knowing when they will be addressed."

Nattawut

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Reviewing the House of Representatives agenda for August 26, 2026, records show seven pending citizen and MP bills alongside over 18 newly introduced drafts awaiting scheduling. Nevertheless, it has been confirmed that the 400-billion-baht emergency loan decree will take top priority, effectively sidelining all other legislative proposals for the time being.