Nearly four decades after the passage of the Second Republican Constitution, broad consensus was reached within the nation to enact a constitution that reflects the present needs and aspirations of the people of Sri Lanka. The process of constitutional Reform in Sri Lanka can be broadly classified into three phases.Nearly four decades after the passage of the Second Republican Constitution, broad consensus was reached within the nation to enact a constitution that reflects the present needs and aspirations of the people of Sri Lanka. The process of constitutional Reform in Sri Lanka can be broadly classified into three phases.

The first phase of the constitutional process began in January 2016 with the appointment of the Public Representations Committee for Constitutional Reforms (PRC) by the Cabinet of Ministers to seek the views of the people.