Lawmakers Sunday passed a number of draft laws to the Lower House's committees after a debate during a session chaired by Speaker Ahmed Safadi, which was attended by Prime Minister Bisher Khasawneh and cabinet ministers. The legislature referred to the Economy and Investment Committee a bill on public-private partnership projects for the year 2023 and an amendment to the property ownership law, as well as an amendment to the Traffic Law and a draft on formation of Sharia courts law to the Legal Committee. The MPs also passed the 2023 Cybercrime Law to the Legal Committee, after an extensive debate in its first reading. The House also voted to pass a draft amendment to the 2022 Companies Law as returned by the Senate. Also during today's session MP Mohammad Akour of the Irbid third constituency took the oath before the House, replacing representative Yassar Khasawneh who passed away recently.

Source: Jordan News Agency