A Bill always dies whenever a House session ends.

Article 196(3) says a Bill does NOT lapse just because of prorogation (a session ending); it can continue in the next session.

Dissolution of the Assembly kills every pending Bill in the Legislature.

A Bill already passed by the Assembly and sitting only in the Council survives dissolution (Article 196(4)); only Bills still pending in or before the Assembly lapse (Article 196(5)).

Both Houses have equal power over all Bills, including Money Bills.

Article 196(1) itself notes Money Bills and other financial Bills follow special rules under Articles 198 and 207, where the Legislative Council's role is limited.

The Constitution of India

Article 196

Provisions as to introduction and passing of Bills

(1) Subject to the provisions of articles 198 and 207 with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills, a Bill may originate in either House of the Legislature of a State which has a Legislative Council.§

(2) Subject to the provisions of articles 197 and 198, a Bill shall not be deemed to have been passed by the Houses of the Legislature of a State having a Legislative Council unless it has been agreed to by both Houses, either without amendment or with such amendments only as are agreed to by both Houses.§

(3) A Bill pending in the Legislature of a State shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation of the House or Houses thereof.§

(4) A Bill pending in the Legislative Council of a State which has not been passed by the Legislative Assembly shall not lapse on a dissolution of the Assembly.§

(5) A Bill which is pending in the Legislative Assembly of a State, or which having been passed by the Legislative Assembly is pending in the Legislative Council, shall lapse on a dissolution of the Assembly.§

Why this exists

States with a bicameral legislature (an Assembly and a Legislative Council) need clear rules on how Bills move between the two Houses, when a Bill counts as validly passed, and what happens to unfinished Bills when a session ends or the Assembly is dissolved. The framers borrowed this structure from British parliamentary practice and the Government of India Act, 1935, adapting it to India's federal and bicameral state systems, while carving out special treatment for Money Bills (which only the Assembly effectively controls, per Articles 198 and 207).

Common misconceptions

Myth: A Bill always dies whenever a House session ends.
Fact: Article 196(3) says a Bill does NOT lapse just because of prorogation (a session ending); it can continue in the next session.
Myth: Dissolution of the Assembly kills every pending Bill in the Legislature.
Fact: A Bill already passed by the Assembly and sitting only in the Council survives dissolution (Article 196(4)); only Bills still pending in or before the Assembly lapse (Article 196(5)).
Myth: Both Houses have equal power over all Bills, including Money Bills.
Fact: Article 196(1) itself notes Money Bills and other financial Bills follow special rules under Articles 198 and 207, where the Legislative Council's role is limited.