Patna: The state assembly on Wednesday passed by voice vote six bills, including the one related to the establishment of a skill university in the memory of Bharat Ratna awardee Karpoori Thakur. The opposition members had walked out of the House so no amendments listed in their names were moved.The five bills, which the House passed by voice vote, were concerned with working hours of employees and other conditions in workshops, rules governing gig workers, coverage of shops and business establishment across the state, as well as those related to Bihar Agriculture University (Sabour, Bhagalpur) and the state animal breeding rules.The Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Skill University Bill, 2025, Workshop (Bihar Amendment) Bill, 2025, Bihar Shops and Establishment (Employment Rules and Service Conditions) Bill, 2025, and Bihar Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2025, were tabled separately by labour resource department minister Santosh Kumar Singh for passage by the House.On the other hand, deputy CM and agriculture minister Vijay Kumar Sinha moved the Bihar Agriculture University (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which streamlines the process for making appointments through the state govt’s own agency, and not by any private agency. Animal and fishery resources minister Renu Devi moved the bill related to the rules having bearing on the breeding of animals.
