Rangsit revealed that the Legal Affairs Committee unanimously voted 8-0 to reject the Speaker's procedural guidelines, citing their lack of enforceability and potential violation of the constitution. He exposed widely circulated documents without signatures and announced plans to issue an urgent invitation for explanation next Thursday.
On 4 Nov 2026 at the Parliament building, Rangsit Rom, a party-list MP from the Prachachon Party and chair of the Legal, Justice, and Human Rights Committee of the House of Representatives, held a press conference regarding the controversy over operational guidelines of all 35 standing committees. He said the Legal Affairs Committee is highly scrutinized as it handles investigations into major issues including the 40 million baht bribe to ignore gambling websites, corruption in local civil service exams, progress on the shooting case of MP Kamolsak Leewamo, and the TH-AI Passport project, which has led to attempts to consolidate power within the House of Representatives.
Rangsit stated that in today's Legal Affairs Committee meeting, he placed the procedural guidelines issue on the agenda under other business to allow the secretariat and committee bureau directors to clarify the facts. It was clearly confirmed that the guideline documents sent to each committee “are not laws” and “not any official regulations,” thus lacking legal enforceability. They are merely guidelines sent for reference only, meaning they cannot be used to govern committee operations. However, it remains uncertain whether these guidelines will be imposed on committee secretariat staff.
Rangsit added that due to these reasons, the Legal, Justice, and Human Rights Committee unanimously voted 8-0 to reject the guidelines and agreed the matter must be formally addressed. Since this committee has direct legal oversight, it must consider the legal authority under public law principles that “no law means no authority.” The committee decided to prepare a letter inviting Speaker Sophon Sarum to clarify the matter urgently during Thursday afternoon next week, hoping the Speaker will personally cooperate.
Rangsit revealed irregularities in the documents, noting that the procedural guidelines sent to committees lack the Speaker’s signature and only bear the signatures of the Subcommittee on Legal Affairs from Committee Bureaus 1, 2, and 3. For such documents to be officially valid and enforceable, proper legal procedures must be followed. Instead, the committee received only a three-page document without the Speaker’s signature or any cited legal authority, raising doubts about its legality. Thus, the Legal Affairs Committee unanimously rejected the guidelines and will continue fact-finding.
When asked whether the committee would continue summoning outsiders for explanations, Rangsit affirmed that their working methods remain unchanged. Their actions have complied with meeting procedures, despite some differing interpretations. Currently, there is no reason to change established practices. Moreover, the submitted guidelines face legal challenges, with some committee members believing they may violate the constitution. The committee cannot endorse guidelines that may contradict the law.