Public Consultations: 13th NPC Standing Committee

This page archives all public consultations conducted by the 13^th NPC Standing Committee (2018–2023), listed reverse-chronologically below. The newest version of a bill that was still pending by the end of the 13^th NPCSC’s term is marked with an orange triangle (▲), and any prior version with a red triangle (▲). Bills without these markers were passed. The symbol “Δ” means that a document includes a chart comparing the draft (typically an amendment or a revision) with the current law or a prior draft. Any English translations of the drafts are linked to on the respective bill pages. Unless otherwise indicated, each consultation period ran within the corresponding year.

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2022

December

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Document	Pending
Legislation Law (Amendment) 立法法（修正）	2^nd	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Company Law (Revision) 公司法（修订）	2^nd	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Counterespionage Law (Revision) 反间谍法（修订）	2^nd	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Ecological Conservation Law 青藏高原生态保护法	2^nd	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Marine Environmental Protection Law (Revision) 海洋环境保护法（修订）	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Rural Collective Economic Organizations Law 农村集体经济组织法	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Charity Law (Revision) 慈善法（修订）	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Value-Added Tax Law 增值税法	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDFΔ	PDF	▲
Financial Stability Law 金融稳定法	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Foreign Sovereign Immunity Law 外国国家豁免法	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Civil Procedure Law (Amendment) 民事诉讼法（修正）	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Administrative Litigation Law (Amendment) 行政诉讼法（修正）	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲
Foreign Relations Law 对外关系法	1^st	12/30 – 1/28	PDF	PDF	▲

October

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Document	Pending
Legislation Law (Amendment) 立法法（修正）	1^st	10/31 – 11/29	PDFΔ	PDF	▲
Barrier-Free Environments Development Law 无障碍环境建设法	1^st	10/31 – 11/29	PDF	PDF	▲
Administrative Reconsideration Law (Revision) 行政复议法（修订）	1^st	10/31 – 11/29	PDFΔ	PDF	▲
Reservists Law 预备役人员法	1^st	10/31 – 11/29	PDF	PDF

August

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Document	Pending
Wild Animals Protection Law (Revision) 野生动物保护法（修订）	2^nd	9/2 – 10/1	PDF	PDF
Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Ecological Conservation Law 青藏高原生态保护法	1^st	9/2 – 10/1	PDF	PDF	▲

June

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Document	Pending
Law Against Telecom and Online Fraud 反电信网络诈骗法	2^nd	6/24 – 7/23	PDF	PDF
Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Law (Revision) 农产品质量安全法（修订）	2^nd	6/24 – 7/23	PDF	PDF
Yellow River Protection Law 黄河保护法	2^nd	6/24 – 7/23	PDF	PDF
Civil Compulsory Enforcement Law 民事强制执行法	1^st	6/24 – 7/23	PDF	PDF	▲

April

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Document
Sports Law (Revision) 体育法（修订）	2^nd	4/20 – 5/19	PDF	PDF
Black Soil Protection Law 黑土地保护法	2^nd	4/20 – 5/19	PDF	PDF
Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law (Revision) 妇女权益保障法（修订）	2^nd	4/20 – 5/19	PDF	PDF

2021

December

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Document	Pending
Organic Law of Local People’s Congresses at All Levels and Local People’s Governments at All Levels (Amendment) 地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法（修正）	2^nd	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDFΔ	PDF
Vocational Education Law (Revision) 职业教育法（修订）	2^nd	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDF	PDF
Company Law (Revision) 公司法（修订）	1^st	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDFΔ	PDF	▲
NPCSC Rules of Procedure (Amendment) 全国人民代表大会常务委员会议事规则（修正）	1^st	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDFΔ	PDF
Black Soil Protection Law 黑土地保护法	1^st	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDF	PDF
Women’s Rights and Interests Protection Law (Revision) 妇女权益保障法（修订）	1^st	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDF	PDF
Yellow River Protection Law 黄河保护法	1^st	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDF	PDF
Emergency Response and Management Law (i.e., revision to the Emergency Response Law) 突发事件应对管理法	1^st	12/24 – 1/22/2022	PDFΔ	PDF	▲

October

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Doc.
Wetlands Protection Law 湿地保护法	2^nd	10/23 – 11/21	PDF	PDF
Futures and Derivatives Law 期货和衍生品法	2^nd	10/23 – 11/21	PDF	PDF
Law Against Telecommunication Network Fraud 反电信网络诈骗法	1^st	10/23 – 11/21	PDF	PDF
Organic Law of Local People’s Congresses at All Levels and Local People’s Governments at All Levels (Amendment) 地方各级人民代表大会和地方各级人民政府组织法（修正）	1^st	10/23 – 11/21	PDFΔ	PDF
Animal Husbandry Law (Revision) 畜牧法（修订）	1^st	10/23 – 11/21	PDFΔ	PDF
Sports Law (Revision) 体育法（修订）	1^st	10/23 – 11/21	PDFΔ	PDF
Anti-Monopoly Law (Amendment) 反垄断法（修正）	1^st	10/23 – 11/21	PDFΔ	PDF
Agricultural Products Quality and Safety Law (Revision) 农产品质量安全法（修订）	1^st	10/23 – 11/21	PDFΔ	PDF
Civil Procedure Law (Draft Amendment) 民事诉讼法（修正）	1^st	10/23 – 11/21	PDFΔ	PDF

August

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Doc.
Anti–Organized Crime Law 反有组织犯罪法	2^nd	8/20 – 9/18	PDF	PDF
Family Education Promotion Law 家庭教育促进法	2^nd	8/20 – 9/18	PDF	PDF
Land Borders Law 陆地国界法	2^nd	8/20 – 9/18	PDF	PDF
Scientific and Technological Progress Law (Revision) 科学技术进步法（修订）	1^st	8/20 – 9/18	PDF	PDF
Law on the Prevention and Control of Noise Pollution (i.e., revision to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Noise Pollution) 噪音污染防治法	1^st	8/20 – 9/18	PDF	PDF
Seed Law (Amendment) 种子法（修正）	1^st	8/20 – 9/18	PDFΔ	PDF

June

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Doc.
Legal Aid Law 法律援助法	2^nd	6/10 – 7/9	PDF	PDF
Physicians Law (i.e., revision to the Licensed Physicians Law) 医师法	2^nd	6/10 – 7/9	PDF	PDF
Vocational Education Law (Revision) 职业教育法（修订）	1^st	6/10 – 7/9	PDFΔ	PDF
Audit Law (Amendment) 审计法（修正）	1^st	6/10 – 7/9	PDFΔ	PDF

April

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Doc.
Data Security Law 数据安全法	2^nd	4/29 – 5/28	PDF	PDF
Personal Information Protection Law 个人信息保护法	2^nd	4/29 – 5/28	PDF	PDF
Hainan Free Trade Port Law 海南自由贸易港法	2^nd	4/29 – 5/28	PDF	PDF
Supervision Officials Law 监察官法	2^nd	4/29 – 5/28	PDF	N/A
Law on the Protection of the Status, Rights, and Interests of Military Personnel 军人地位和权益保障法	2^nd	4/29 – 5/28	PDF	PDF
Futures Law 期货法	1^st	4/29 – 5/28	PDF	PDF

January / February

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Doc.
Stamp Tax Law 印花税法	1^st	2/28 – 3/29	PDFΔ	PDF
Legal Aid Law 法律援助法	1^st	1/27 – 2/25	PDF	PDF
Military Service Law (Revision) 兵役法（修订）	1^st	1/27 – 2/25	PDF	PDF
Physicians Law (i.e., revision to the Licensed Physicians Law) 医师法	1^st	1/27 – 2/25	PDF	PDF
Wetlands Protection Law 湿地保护法	1^st	1/27 – 2/25	PDF	PDF
Family Education Law 家庭教育法	1^st	1/27 – 2/25	PDF	PDF
Workplace Safety Law (Amendment) 安全生产法（修正）	1^st	1/27 – 2/25	PDFΔ	PDF
Education Law (Amendment) 教育法（修正）	1^st	1/27 – 2/25	PDFΔ	PDF

2020

December

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Doc.
National People’s Congress Organic Law (Amendment) 全国人民代表大会组织法（修正）	2^nd	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDFΔ	PDF
National People’s Congress Rules of Procedure (Amendment) 全国人民代表大会议事规则（修正）	2^nd	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDFΔ	PDF
Rural Revitalization Promotion Law 乡村振兴促进法	2^nd	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDF	PDF
Hainan Free Trade Port Law 海南自由贸易港法	1^st	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDF	PDF
Anti–Organized Crime Law 反有组织犯罪法	1^st	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDF	PDF
Anti–Food Waste Law 反食品浪费法	1^st	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDF	PDF
Law on the Protection of the Status, Rights, and Interests of Military Personnel 军人地位和权益保障法	1^st	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDF	PDF
Maritime Traffic Safety Law (Revision) 海上交通安全法（修订）	1^st	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDF	PDF
Military Facilities Protection Law (Revision) 军事设施保护法（修订）	1^st	12/31 – 1/29/2021	PDFΔ	PDF

October / November

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text	Explanatory Doc.
Coast Guard Law 海警法	1^st	11/4 – 12/3	PDF	PDF
Yangtze River Protection Law 长江保护法	2^nd	10/21 – 11/19	PDF	PDF
Criminal Law Amendment (XI) 刑法修正案（十一）	2^nd	10/21 – 11/19	PDF	PDF
Administrative Penalties Law (Revision) 行政处罚法（修订）	2^nd	10/21 – 11/19	PDF	PDF
Personal Information Protection Law 个人信息保护法	1^st	10/21 – 11/19	PDF	PDF
National Defense Law (Revision) 国防法（修订）	1^st	10/21 – 11/19	PDFΔ	PDF
Wild Animals Protection Law (Revision) 野生动物保护法（修订）	1^st	10/21 – 11/19	PDFΔ	PDF

August

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Copyright Law (Amendment) 著作权法（修正）	2^nd	8/17 – 9/30	PDFΔ
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Law (Revision) 预防未成年人犯罪法（修订）	2^nd	8/17 – 9/30	PDF
Animal Epidemic Prevention Law (Revision) 动物防疫法（修订）	2^nd	8/17 – 9/30	PDF
National Flag Law (Amendment) 国歌法（修正）	1^st	8/17 – 9/30	PDFΔ
National Emblem Law (Amendment) 国徽法（修正）	1^st	8/17 – 9/30	PDFΔ
NPC Organic Law (Amendment) 全国人民代表大会组织法（修正）	1^st	8/17 – 9/30	PDFΔ
NPC Rules of Procedure (Amendment) 全国人民代表大会议事规则（修正）	1^st	8/17 – 9/30	PDFΔ

June / July

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Export Control Law 出口管制法	2^nd	7/3 – 8/16	PDF
Criminal Law Amendment (XI) 刑法修正案（十一）	1^st	7/3 – 8/16	PDF
Administrative Penalties Law (Revision) 行政处罚法（修订）	1^st	7/3 – 8/16	PDF
Data Security Law 数据安全法	1^st	7/3 – 8/16	PDF
Veterans Support Law 退役军人保障法	1^st	7/3 – 8/16	PDF
Rural Revitalization Promotion Law 乡村振兴促进法	1^st	7/3 – 8/16	PDF
Patent Law (Amendment) 专利法（修正）	2^nd	6/22 – 7/21	PDFΔ
Minors Protection Law (Revision) 未成年人保护法（修订）	2^nd	6/22 – 7/21	PDF

April

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Law on Governmental Sanctions for Public Employees 公职人员政务处分法	2^nd	4/30 – 6/15	PDF
Biosecurity Law 生物安全法	2^nd	4/30 – 6/15	PDF
Animal Epidemic Prevention Law (Revision) 动物防疫法（修订）	1^st	4/30 – 6/15	PDF
Copyright Law (Amendment) 著作权法（修正）	1^st	4/30 – 6/15	PDFΔ
People’s Armed Police Law (Revision) 人民武装警察法	1^st	4/30 – 6/15	PDF

2019

December

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Civil Code 民法典	1^st	12/28 – 1/26/2020	PDF
Export Control Law 出口管制法	1^st	12/28 – 1/26/2020	PDF
Deed Tax Law 契税法	1^st	12/28 – 1/26/2020	PDF
Urban Maintenance and Construction Tax Law 城市维护建设税法	1^st	12/28 – 1/26/2020	PDF
Yangtze River Protection Law 长江保护法	1^st	12/28 – 1/26/2020	PDF
Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste (Revision) 固体废物污染环境防治法（修订）	2^nd	12/28 – 1/26/2020	PDF

October

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Law on Governmental Sanctions for Public Employees 公职人员政务处分法	1^st	10/8 – 11/6	PDF
Civil Code Part on Marriage and Family 民法典婚姻家庭编	3^rd	10/31 – 11/29	PDF
Community Corrections Law 社区矫正法	2^nd	10/31 – 11/29	PDF
Forest Law (Revision) 森林法（修订）	2^nd	10/31 – 11/29	PDF
Archives Law (Revision) 档案法（修订）	1^st	10/31 – 11/29	PDFΔ
Minors Protection Law (Revision) 未成年人保护法（修订）	1^st	10/31 – 11/29	PDFΔ
Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Law (Revision) 预防未成年人犯罪法（修订）	1^st	10/31 – 11/29	PDFΔ

August

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Civil Code Part on Personality Rights 民法典人格权编	3^rd	8/28 – 9/26	PDF
Civil Code Part on Tort Liability 民法典侵权责任编	3^rd	8/28 – 9/26	PDF
Basic Healthcare and Health Promotion Law 基本医疗卫生与健康促进法	3^rd	8/28 – 9/26	PDF

July

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Land Management Law & Urban Real Estate Administration Law (Amendment) 土地管理法、城市房地产管理法（修正）	2^nd	7/5 – 8/3	PDF
Civil Code Part on Marriage and Family 民法典婚姻家庭编	2^nd	7/5 – 8/3	PDF
Civil Code Part on Inheritance 民法典继承编	2^nd	7/5 – 8/3	PDF
Forest Law (Revision) 森林法（修订）	1^st	7/5 – 8/3	PDF
Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste (Revision) 固体废物污染环境防治法（修订）	1^st	7/5 – 8/3	PDF
Community Corrections Law 社区矫正法	1^st	7/5 – 8/3	PDF
Cryptography Law 密码法	1^st	7/5 – 9/2	PDF

April

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Part on Personality Rights of the Civil Code 民法典人格权编	2^nd	4/26 – 5/25	PDF
Part on Property of the Civil Code 民法典物权编	2^nd	4/26 – 5/25	PDF
Drug Administration Law (Revision) 药品管理法（修订）	1^st	4/26 – 5/25	PDF
Securities Law (Revision) 证券法（修订）	3^rd	4/26 – 5/25	PDF
Vaccine Administration Law 疫苗管理法	1^st	4/26 – 5/25	PDF

January

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Part on Contracts of the Civil Code 民法典合同编	2^nd	1/4 – 2/3	PDF
Part on Tort Liability of the Civil Code 民法典侵权责任编	2^nd	1/4 – 2/3	PDF
Judges Law (Revision) 法官法（修订）	2^nd	1/4 – 2/3	PDF
Land Management Law & Urban Real Estate Administration Law (Amendment) 土地管理法、城市房地产管理法（修正）	1^st	1/4 – 2/3	PDF
Patent Law (Amendment) 专利法（修正）	1^st	1/4 – 2/3	PDF
Procurators Law (Revision) 检察官法（修订）	2^nd	1/4 – 2/3	PDF
Resource Tax Law 资源税法	1^st	1/4 – 2/3	PDFΔ
Vaccine Administration Law 疫苗管理法	1^st	1/4 – 2/3	PDF

2018

December

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Foreign Investment Law 外商投资法	1^st	12/26 – 2/24/2019	PDF

November

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Basic Healthcare and Health Promotion Law 基本医疗卫生与健康促进法	2^nd	11/1 – 12/1	PDF
Civil Servants Law (Revision) 公务员法（修订）	1^st	11/1 – 12/1	PDF
Drug Administration Law (Amendment) 药品管理法（修正）	1^st	11/1 – 12/1	PDF
Rural Land Contracting Law (Amendment) 农村土地承包法（修正）	2^nd	11/1 – 12/1	PDF

September

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Separate Parts of the Civil Code 民法典各分编	1^st	9/5 – 11/3	PDF
Criminal Procedure Law (Amendment) 刑事诉讼法（修正）	2^nd	9/5 – 10/4	PDFΔ
Vehicle Acquisition Tax Law 车辆购置税法	1^st	9/5 – 10/4	PDFΔ
Farmland Occupancy Tax Law 耕地占用税法	1^st	9/5 – 10/4	PDFΔ
Regulations on Fire and Rescue Ranks of Integrated Fire and Rescue Teams 综合性消防救援队伍消防救援衔条例	1^st	9/5 – 10/4	PDF

June

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
E-Commerce Law 电子商务法	3^rd	6/29 – 7/28	PDF
Individual Income Tax Law (Amendment) 个人所得税法（修正）	1^st	6/29 – 7/28	PDF
People’s Courts Organic Law (Revision) 人民法院组织法（修订）	2^nd	6/29 – 7/28	PDF
People’s Procuratorates Organic Law (Revision) 人民检察院组织法（修订）	2^nd	6/29 – 7/28	PDF

April

Bill	Draft #	Consultation Period	Text
Criminal Procedure Law (Amendment) 刑事诉讼法（修正）	1^st	5/9 – 6/7	PDF

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