Under the resolution, the N.A. Standing Committee decided to add several draft laws and resolutions to the legislative agenda in 2026 for consideration and adoption at the second session of the 16th National Assembly, scheduled for October 2026. These include the revised Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment, and a resolution replacing Resolution No.96/2019/QH14 on crime prevention and control, the work of the People’s Procuracy, the People’s Courts, and judgment enforcement.

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At the 55th session of the 15th National Assembly Standing Committee

The adjusted program also incorporates a number of draft ordinances and resolutions to be reviewed and adopted by the N.A. Standing Committee under expedited procedures. They comprise the ordinance on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Ordinance on Procedures for the Consideration and Decision on the Application of Administrative Handling Measures at the People’s Courts, to be submitted for approval at the N.A. Standing Committee’s third session (June 2026); a comprehensively revised ordinance on procedures for People’s Courts to consider and decide on sending drug addicts aged between 12 and under 18 to compulsory rehabilitation establishments, to be submitted at its fourth session (July 2026); the ordinance on amendments and supplements to the Ordinance on Procedural Costs, also slated for the fourth session; and the resolution on supplements and revisions to Resolution No.81/2025/UBTVQH15 concerning the establishment of provincial-level and regional People’s Courts and the delineation of their territorial jurisdiction, to be considered at the third session.

The resolution further assigns responsibilities to drafting and reviewing agencies, as well as those involved in appraisal, while outlining the expected timeline for submission of the adjusted draft laws, resolutions, and ordinances within this year's legislative program.

Source: VNA