Parliament’s Monsoon Session 2025 Concludes: 15 Bills Passed By Both Houses Including Key Reforms In Tax, Sports, Gaming And Ports

The Monsoon Session, 2025 of Parliament which commenced on July 21, 2025 has been adjourned sine die on Thursday, August 21, 2025. With this, the monsoon session has concluded. On the last day of the session, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated that 14 bills were introduced and a total of 12 bills were passed in the Lower House. While in a statement, Ministry Of Parliamentary Affairs informed that 15 Bills were passed by Rajya Sabha and a total of 15 Bills were passed by both the Houses of Parliament. Also, one Bill was withdrawn in Lok Sabha.

Here are some of the highlights of the Monsoon session, which includes list of bills passed in both the houses.

A special discussion on India’s strong, successful and decisive “Operation Sindoor” in response to terrorist attack in Pahalgam was held in Lok Sabha on July 28-29 and in Rajya Sabha on 29 and 30 July, 2025, the statement added.

Statutory Resolution seeking approval for Extension of President’s Rule in the State of Manipur for a further period of six months with effect from August 13, 2025 under Article 356(4) of the Constitution of India was adopted in both the houses.

Income-tax (No. 2) Bill, 2025 was introduced, considered and passed by the Lok Sabha on August 11 and returned by the Rajya Sabha on August 12. The bill, which was first introduced in the Lok Sabha on February 13, 2025, had been withdrawn by the government after the reports of Select Committee and suggestions of the stakeholders. There were corrections in the nature of drafting, alignment of phrases, consequential changes and cross-referencing. Therefore, a decision was taken by the Government to withdraw the Income-tax Bill, 2025 as reported by the Select Committee.

The National Sports Governance Bill, 2025 has been passed which seeks to provide for the development and promotion of sports, welfare measures for sportspersons, ethical practices based on basic universal principles of good governance, ethics and fair play of the Olympic and sports movement, the Olympic Charter, the Paralympic Charter, international best practices and established legal standards and to provide for the resolution of sports grievances and sports disputes in a unified, equitable and effective manner and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 has also been passed which seeks to promote and regulate the online gaming sector including e-sports, educational games and social gaming; to provide for the appointment of an Authority for coordinated policy support, strategic development and regulatory oversight of the sector etc.

Five Bills of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways namely (i) The Bills of Lading Bill, 2025, (ii) The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2025, (iii) The Coastal Shipping Bill, 2025, (iv) The Merchant Shipping Bill, 2025 and (v) The Indian Ports Bill, 2025 have been passed by both Houses of Parliament during the Session.

Two Bills namely (i) The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2025; and (ii) The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 were introduced in the Lok Sabha to facilitate ease of doing business and ease of living respectively were referred to a Select Committee of the Lok Sabha.

Three Bills namely (1) The Constitution (One Hundred and Thirtieth Amendment) Bill, 2025; (ii) The Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, 2025; and (iii) The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2025 were introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 20 and have been referred to a Joint Committee of both the Houses which seek to provide for removal of the Prime Minister or a Minister in the Union Council of Ministers and the Chief Minister or a Minister in the Council of Ministers of States and UTs facing serious criminal charges which are punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 5 years or more and are arrested and detained in custody for more than 30 days.

The Monsoon Session, 2025 of Parliament which commenced on Monday, the 21st of July, 2025 has been adjourned sine die on Thursday, the 21st of August, 2025.During the Session, 14 Bills were introduced in Lok Sabha. 12 Bills were passed by Lok Sabha and 15 Bills were passed by… pic.twitter.com/7DEnXmSQ1y

— ANI (@ANI) August 21, 2025

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