The National Legislative Assembly (NLA) now aims to pass about a hundred bills pending their second and third readings before the general election takes place on March 24.
On average, between 10 and 15 bills will be passed over each of the remaining weeks, said NLA president Pornpetch Wichitcholchai on Thursday.
The NLA is authorised to deliberate draft laws until the new parliamentary session after the election begins.
However, in the event that the NLA is required to pass important draft laws such as ones required to be passed before a deadline imposed on Thailand under an international treaty, the NLA may continue its work even after the election, he said.
They may also have to continue their work in case of the necessity to pass an urgent executive decree due to an unpredictable event, he said.
Other than these rare scenarios, the NLA will simply study the drafts and write a report for the next legislative body, he said.
Also Thursday, the NLA passed a draft amendment to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Act.
The amendment's primary purpose is to allow the election of two councillors for constituencies with at least 225,000 voters.
The amendment also prohibits any Bangkok governor from continuing beyond their third term. They will be required to take a break for at least four years.
It additionally prohibits the use of City Hall's budget to fund overseas study trips for the Bangkok Council president, his vice presidents and all other councillors.
Another bill passed Thursday included a draft amendment to the law on the elections of members and executives of local councils.
The amendment prohibits owners or holders of shares in media businesses from running in elections for these local administrative positions.
The NLA cited the importance of preventing local politicians from abusing the media business for political gains.
The draft amendment sparked a heated debate over the media-related rights of local candidates.
In the end, however, the NLA voted in favour of the bill with 162 to 1, and four abstentions.
