The DPR Plenary Session Passes 10 District/City Bills Into Laws

The DPR MPR Building In Senayan Jakarta (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Indonesian House of Representatives ratified Bill 10 of the Regency/City into Law in the 25th plenary meeting of the Fourth Session Period of 2024-2025 at the Parliament Complex, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, July 24. The plenary session was led by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Adies Kadir.

In accordance with the results of the Decree of the Consultation Meeting in Lieu of the DPR RI Deliberative Body Meeting between the DPR leadership and the Faction-Faction Leaders on July 23, 2025, there are six agendas in today's meeting.

Apart from Adies, also present at the desk of the chairman of the DPR, Puan Maharani and the Deputy Speaker of the DPR, Sufmi Dasco, Saan Mustopa, and Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal were also present.

Initially, Adies invited the leadership of the Budget Agency (Banggar) to submit a Discussion Result Report on the Initial Discussion of the RAPBN for the 2026 Fiscal Year and the Government's Work Plan for 2026. The report will serve as a guideline in the preparation of the 2026 RAPBN.

After submitting the report on the results of the 2026 RAPBN talks, Adies then invited the leadership of Commission VIII of the DPR to the results of the Feasibility Test (Fit and proper test) for Candidates for Disaster Management Steering Elements from the Professional Community, followed by decision making.

Adies then asked for the approval of all members of the council regarding Level II / Decision-making Talks on 10 (ten) Draft Law on Regencies / Cities, namely; 1) Bill on Gorontalo Regency in Gorontalo Province; 2) Bill on Gorontalo City in Gorontalo Province; 3) Bill on Buton Regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province; 4) Bill on Kolaka Regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province; 5) Bill on Konawe Regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province; 6) Bill on Muna Regency in Southeast Sulawesi Province; 7) Bill on Bolaang Mongondow Regency in North Sulawesi Province; 8) Bill on Sangihe Islands Regency in North Sulawesi Province; 9) Bill on Minahasa Regency in North Sulawesi Province; 10) Bill on Manado City in North Sulawesi Province.

"It is time for us to ask for approval from the 10 Draft Laws on Regencies/Cities in Gorontalo Province, Southeast Sulawesi Province and North Sulawesi Province, whether it can be approved to be ratified into law," Adies asked, followed by the approval of the members of the council present.

Furthermore, Adies asked the Chairperson of the DPR RI Supervisory Team for the Implementation of the 2025 Hajj, Cucun Ahmad Syamsurijal to submit his report.

After the agenda, Adies then invited a spokesman for each faction in the DPR RI to express the opinion of the Factions on the Draft Law on Amendments to Law Number 8 of 2019 concerning the Implementation of Hajj and Umrah, as a written proposal for the initiative of Commission VIII of the DPR RI. Followed by decision making as a bill proposed by the DPR RI.

Finally, Adies invited the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Puan Maharani, to deliver a speech from the Chairperson of the Indonesian House of Representatives regarding the Closing of the Fourth Session Period of the 2024-2025 Session Year. This was preceded by the Inauguration of the Elected Member of the House of Representatives (DPR RI), the Remaining Term of Office 2024-2029.

To note, the DPR will return to its recess period from Friday, July 25 to Thursday, August 14.