1. A bill passed by the Sejm is forwarded to the Senate with an explanatory statement and information on conformity of the act to the European Union law or specifying the extent and reasons for its non-conformity to that law, or a statement that the subject-matter is not governed by the European Union law. The Marshal of the Senate refers the text of the act to the relevant Senate committees.

2. Committees, after considering the bill, shall prepare a proposal within no longer than 18 days, and in the case of an act submitted as an urgent draft – by the deadline set by the Marshal of the Senate, for the Senate's resolution on the bill passed by the Sejm, in which they shall propose:

- to accept the bill without amendments, or

- to enter amendments into its text, or

- to reject the bill.

3. The chairman of a committee may ask the Marshal of the Senate to extend the time limit described in para. 2.

4. A resolution on an act passed by the Sejm is passed by the Senate within 30 days of the date of its transmittal.

1. If during work on a bill passed by the Sejm a committee perceives the need to introduce legislative changes exceeding the issue in the act under consideration, then together with the draft resolution specified in article 68, para. 2 the committee can present a motion for a legislative initiative to be commenced together with a relevant bill.

2. The motion specified in para. 1 is presented by the committee’s rapporteur together with the draft resolution specified in article 68, para. 2.

3. After hearing the motion the Senate resolves to commence the second reading of the draft bill with the exclusion of the application of article 79 and article 80, para. 1, 2 and 4. The second reading of a bill is conducted at the same sitting as a separate item on the agenda.

4. Failure to pass a resolution on commencing a second reading means that the draft bill is sent for consideration in accordance with the procedure defined in section IX.

1. A resolution on a statute amending the Constitution shall be passed by the Senate within 60 days of its transmittal. The passing of a resolution by the Senate requires an absolute majority of votes with the presence of at least half the statutory number of senators.

2. The provisions of Article 32, para. 3 and Article 34, para. 2, second sentence, shall not be applicable to proceedings regarding a statute amending the Constitution.

1. A resolution regarding a bill submitted as an urgent draft shall be taken by the Senate within 14 days of the date of its transmittal.

2. The following shall not apply in procedures relating to a bill submitted as an urgent draft: Article 16 para. 3, subparas. 1 and 2 and the time limits described in Article 32 para. 2, Article 34 para. 2.

1. The Marshal of the Senate refers a resolution of the Sejm to remove inconsistencies in a bill, in the understanding of article 122, para. 4 of the Constitution, to the relevant committees, including to the Legislation Committee. The committees conduct joint sittings.

2. Committees prepare a draft resolution of the Senate on the removal of inconsistencies in a bill by the deadline defined by the Marshal of the Senate, however no longer than 14 days, in which they propose:

- to pass the Sejm’s resolution without amendment,

- to introduce amendments into the text of the Sejm’s resolution.

3. Motions submitted by committees and senators to a resolution of the Sejm to remove inconsistencies in a bill can only include amendments designed to remove inconsistencies in the bill with the Constitution and their necessary consequences.