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Data about the bills discussed within national parliament as well as votings on bills (not to mix with passed national law). Data on bills must be available for the current legislation period. Open data on the law-making process is crucial for parliamentary transparency: What does a bill text say and how does it change over time? Who introduces a bill? Who votes for and against it? Where is a bill discussed next, so the public can participate in debates? This data category draws on work by the National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Declaration of Parliamentary Openness.
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licenced | No | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | Available in PDF | |
| Downloadable at once | No | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Publicly available | No | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| findable | 4 | |
| findable_steps | Search on Google for Singapore legislation | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 2 | |
| collector_name | Parliament of Singapore | |
| Controlled access | No | |
| characteristics | Content of bill, Status of bill | |
| location | https://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications/bills-introd - Parliament of Singapore: Bills Introduced | The full bills are found on the Singapore Statutes Online website, while details of parliamentary debates and votes are found in the official parliamentary reports. |
The submitter initially linked to https://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications-singapore-official-reports for the availability of votes and transcripts, however I was unable to find votes on any bills for the past two months. The parliament website: https://www.parliament.gov.sg/publications/bills-introduced, makes available draft bills, with PDF text for download. The author is not listed, while content and status are up-to-date.