Federal Act
on the Federal Assembly
(Parliament Act, ParlA)

¹ By way of ex­cep­tion, a large bill may be di­vided up by joint de­cision of both coun­cils and may be passed on to the oth­er coun­cil in parts be­fore the bill has been voted on in its en­tirety.

² Pri­or to a vote be­ing taken on the bill in its en­tirety, the mem­bers of either coun­cil may move that any pro­vi­sion of the en­tire bill be re­con­sidered.

³ Where either of the two coun­cils re­jects the pro­pos­al to di­vide the bill and if the coun­cil that has re­jec­ted the di­vi­sion con­firms its de­cision, the bill is passed on to the oth­er coun­cil only after a vote has been taken on the bill in its en­tirety.