Seven MPs were absent at the time of the vote with one abstention.

UPFA MP Sarath Weerasekara voted against the draft bill.

MPs inclusive Keheliya Rambukwella, Premalal Jayasekara, Susantha Punchinilame, Jagath Balasuriya, Ven. Ellawala Medhananda Thera, Janaka Bandara, and Basil Rajapaksa were absent at the reading.