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How is a state law adopted?

From proposal to decision, there is more than one route. Follow the procedure, who takes part and where it can stop.

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How is a state law adopted?

The ordinary procedure in both Houses; the House of Representatives is shown first for readability. Both Houses must adopt identical text. The Presidency has no constitutional law-promulgation veto.

  1. Authorised proposer

    A bill may be introduced by a representative or delegate, a House or joint committee, a House, the Presidency or Council of Ministers within their competence.

  2. Constitutional-Legal and responsible committees

    Examine constitutional grounds and principles, then consider the text and amendments; the ordinary procedure includes two readings in each House.

  3. House of Representatives of BiH

    With a quorum of a majority of all 42 members, decides by a majority of those present and voting and the entity procedure in IV.3(d). After failed reconciliation, at least 19 of 28 FBiH members or 10 of 14 RS members voting against blocks the decision.

  4. House of Peoples of BiH

    Before voting, a quorum of nine delegates is required, including at least three Bosniaks, three Croats and three Serbs.

  5. House of Peoples of BiH

    This House also applies IV.3(d): a majority of those present and voting, attempted entity reconciliation and no two-thirds-or-more opposition from either entity; that is at least seven of ten from FBiH or four of five from RS.

  6. Constituent-people caucuses in the House of Peoples

    A majority of delegates of one constituent people may declare a proposed decision destructive of their people’s vital interest (IV.3(e)).

  7. Three-member commission and Constitutional Court of BiH

    When invocation of IV.3(e) is contested, a commission with one delegate from each people is formed; if it does not resolve the issue within five days, the Constitutional Court reviews procedural regularity expeditiously (IV.3(f)).

  8. Both Houses and the joint harmonisation commission

    If the Houses adopt different texts, a joint commission attempts to harmonise them. Both Houses must adopt its report. This is not the three-member commission for a dispute over invoking VNI.

  9. Parliamentary Assembly and Official Gazette of BiH

    The identical adopted text is published in the Official Gazette of BiH; a decision cannot take effect before publication. The Constitution does not provide a subsequent presidential signature or veto as a condition for adopting a law.