Seven Bills passed in Karnataka Council

The Karnataka Legislative Council on December 18 passed seven bills that were adopted earlier by the Legislative Assembly during the winter session of the legislature.

The bills are:

• The Karnataka Appropriation Bill 2025

• The Greater Bengaluru Governance (Amendment) Bill 2025

• Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Heritage Area Development Authority (Second Amendment) Bill 2025

• The Karnataka State Road safety Authority Bill 2025

• The Bombay Public Trust Bill 2025

• The Drugs and Cosmetic Bill 2025

• Bengaluru Metropolitan Land Transport Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2025

Barring the Karnataka State Road Safety Authority Bill, all the other bills were passed without much deliberation.

The Karnataka State Road Safety Authority Bill 2025, tabled by Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, witnessed a heated debate as the members questioned why the cess cap of ₹500 for every two-wheeler purchased and ₹1,000 for every four-wheeler purchased had been removed.

The Minister explaned said that it was aimed at introducing value based cess for vehicles, and that it was aimed at road safety, which triggered further heated debate between ruling and opposition members resulting in the House being adjourned for 10 minutes.

After resumption of proceedings, the bill was put for voting by Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti.