Bagbin directs Parliament to schedule anti-LGBTQ bill for consideration

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has directed the Business Committee to schedule the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill 2025, also known as the anti-LGBT bill, for consideration in the next sitting of the House.

This follows a Financial Impact Analysis report, which revealed that the bill, seeking to criminalise LGBTQ activities, does not impose any financial burden on the consolidated fund, as required by the Constitution.

In a formal communication to Parliament on Tuesday, February 10, Bagbin stated that the anti-LGBT bill meets the relevant provisions for it to be laid before the House.

“The bill has gone through all the processes in accordance with the Standing Orders of the House. I therefore direct that the bill be scheduled by the Business Committee to be presented to the House for consideration,” he said.

The Speaker also instructed that the Constitution of Ghana (Amendment) Bill 2025 be reintroduced before Parliament for consideration, after it lapsed with the 8th Parliament.