Villagers’ Committees Organic Law

Organic Law of the Villagers’ Committees of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国村民委员会组织法

[Current Text: Chinese only]

(adopted and effective Nov. 4, 1998; revised and effective Oct. 28, 2010; amended and effective Dec. 29, 2018; amended Oct. 28, 2025, effective Jan. 1, 2026)

• Status: Amendment passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafters: NPC Social Development Affairs Committee, ☭ Central Society Work Department & NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission
• Submitter: NPC Social Development Affairs Committee
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 13^th NPCSC Category II; 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2024 (backup), 2025
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2 (final): Oct. 24–28, 2025 (Chinese only · 🆚)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: June 24 – 27, 2025 (Chinese only 🆚) 💬
    • Public consultation: June 27 – July 26, 2025
  • State Council public consultation (revision): Aug. 18 – Sept. 20, 2022 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (June 24, 2025)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Oct. 24, 2025)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Oct. 27, 2025)
  • Presidential Order (Oct. 28, 2025)
• Official Q&A: ☭ Central Society Work Department, NPC Social Development Affairs Committee & NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission (Oct. 28, 2025)

NPC Observer Coverage

• 📰 October 2025: Neighborhood Party (Nov. 18, 2025)
• NPCSC Session Watch: Public-Order Offenses, Unfair Competition, Community Governance, Social Welfare, Food Safety & Law Propaganda (June 16, 2025)

Relevant Law ›

PRC Urban Residents’ Committees Organic Law
中华人民共和国城市居民委员会组织法
(as revised Oct. 28, 2025, effective Jan. 1, 2026)

Last updated: November 28, 2025, 11:22 EST