KUALA LUMPUR: A bill was tabled for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat today, among other things, to enable the transfer of contributions of a member of the Employees Provident Fund into the account of another member of the fund who is or are his lawful wife or wives.

The Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill 2019 was tabled by Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah and is expected to go through the second reading at the current session of the house, which runs until Thursday.