The Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill 2026, tabled by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, after the proposed legislation was passed in the Lok Sabha was moved for debate and passing in the Rajya Sabha on July 31.The Bill aims to tighten the provisions surrounding the registration of events of birth and death and encourage their timely reporting.Read more: Govt introduces Indian Statistical Institute Bill in Lok SabhaAccording to the latest amendment to the 1969 Act—which was previously amended in 2023—delayed information on the birth or death given to the Registrar after one year but within two years of its occurrence, will have to be registered only on an order made by a District Magistrate or Sub-Divisional Magistrate or by an Executive Magistrate authorised by the District Magistrate, upon verifying the correctness of the birth or death.The amendment also mandates that information delayed in its submission to the Registrar after two years of the birth or death’s occurrence will only be registered on an order made by a Judicial Magistrate of the first class, after verifying the correctness of the information.Read more: Govt tables Bankers' Books Evidence Bill 2026 in Lok SabhaThe Bill was passed in the Upper House by voice vote amidst protest and sloganeering by the opposition last week.The Lok Sabha witnessed two adjournments amid protests from the opposition against Home Minister Amit Shah earlier on Tuesday.Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha urged the government to make a statement on the alleged theft of donations received at Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and police action on students during the CJP-led protests.In the interim, the Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2026 was passed in the Lok Sabha. The Bill provides for the authorisation of appropriation of money out of the Consolidated Fund of India to meet the amounts spent on certain services during the financial year ended on March 31, 2023, in excess of the amounts granted for those services and for that year.Following the passing of the Bill, the House was adjourned till 11 am on August 5.