On Tuesday, 26th October 2021, there was a Special Sitting of the House of Representatives in the Chambers of the National Assembly Building in Belmopan. The meeting began shortly after 10:00 A.M with an opening prayer by Ms. Vashti Lamb.

On the days agenda there were (2) Papers; Sessional Paper No. HR47A/1/13 -Supplementary Appropriation (No.6) Schedule for Fiscal Year 2020/2021; and Sessional Paper No. HR47B/1/13 – Supplementary Appropriation (No.1) Schedule for Fiscal Year 2021/2022, that were ordered to lie on the Table.

There were 21 Bills that were introduced. Those are:

1. Customs and Excise Duties (Amendment) Bill, 2021;

2. General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2020/2021) (No. 6) Bill, 2021.

3. General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2021/2022) (No. 1) Bill, 2021.

4. Blue Bonds Loan Bill, 2021.

5. National Liquefied Petroleum Gas Project (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

6. Certified Institutions (Children’s Reformation) (Repeal) Bill, 2021.

7. Juvenile Offenders (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

8. Families and Children (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

9. Public Health (Amendment) (No.3) Bill, 2021.

10 Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

11. Medical Services and Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

12. Medical Practice (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

13. Antibiotics (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

14. Quarantine (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

15. Social Security Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

16. Shops (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

17. Chemists and Druggists (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

18. Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

19. Opticians (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

20. Registration of Nursing Homes (Amendment) Bill, 2021.

21. Vesting Bill, 2021.

As well there were fourteen (14) Motions that were adopted. Those are:

1. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement No. 025-106001 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

2. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement No. 6020236004 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

3. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement No. 6020236005 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

4. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement No. 6020236006 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

5. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement No. 6020236007 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

6. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement No. 6020236008 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

7. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement No. 6020236009 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

8. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 To Loan Agreement No. 6020236010 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

9. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 To Loan Agreement No. 6020236011 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

10. Government of The Republic of China (Taiwan) – Amendment No. 1 To Loan Agreement No. 6020236012 Loan Amendment Motion, 2021.

11. Inter-American Development Bank – Global Credit Program for Safeguarding the Productive Sectors and Employment US$15.0 Million Loan and Guarantee Motion, 2021.

12. Resolution Authorising the Purchase and Redemption of the GOB U.S. Dollar Bonds Due 2034, The Blue Loan Agreement, The Conservation Funding Agreement and The Ancillary Agreements Motion, 2021.

13. Reparatory Justice for the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and Slavery in British Honduras Motion, 2021.

14. Belize House of Representatives Resolution on Palestine Motion, 2021.

At the end of the sitting, only nineteen (19) of the twenty-one (21) Bills that were introduced passed the House. Eighteen (18) of those Bills passed without amendments and one (1) with amendment. Those are: General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2020/2021) (No. 6) Bill, 2021; General Revenue Supplementary Appropriation (2021/2022) (No. 1) Bill, 2021;Securities Industry Bill, 2021;Summary Jurisdiction (Offences) (Amendment) Bill, 2021; Misuse of Drugs (Amendment) Bill, 2021;Blue Bonds Loan Bill, 2021;National Liquefied Petroleum Gas Project (Amendment) Bill, 2021;Public Health (Amendment) (No.3) Bill, 2021; Medical Services and Institutions (Amendment) Bill, 2021;Medical Practice (Amendment) Bill, 2021;Antibiotics (Amendment) Bill, 2021;Quarantine (Amendment) Bill, 2021;Social Security Board (Amendment) Bill, 2021;Shops (Amendment) Bill, 2021; Chemists and Druggists (Amendment) Bill, 2021; Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2021; Opticians (Amendment) Bill, 2021;and the Registration of Nursing Homes (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which passed without amendment.

The Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed with amendment.

It is obvious to note that from the day’s agenda the meeting would have been a bit lengthy. The meeting was adjourned at 12:47 A.M