Draft law amending the Act on the Government of the Republic and amending other acts related thereto (505 SE) - Second Reading
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
Date: 2024-11-20 23:31
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 117
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 1h 10m
AI Summaries: 117/117 Speeches (100.0%)
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Summary
This agenda item concerns Bill 505, amending the State Government Act and, in connection therewith, amending other acts – a second reading. The purpose and impact of the bill on the functioning of public administration were raised for discussion, including the redistribution of responsibilities within ministries and the redefinition of the position of Secretary General and its requirements as one of the possible solutions. Initially, the Chairman of the Constitutional Committee, Hendrik Johannes Terras, continued speaking, and the course of the session focused on clarifying the content of the bill, addressing the viewpoints of both the governing coalition and the opposition regarding the redistribution of areas and tasks.
Decisions Made 1
The second reading is finished; the motion to interrupt the second reading did not find sufficient support and therefore the agenda was concluded as directed by the board.
Most Active Speaker
Most active performer: Urmas Reinsalu (Isamaa); position: right (right-wing, directors of coalition positions and a member of the Riigikogu).
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
The next item on the agenda is the second reading of Bill No. 505 to amend the Government of the Republic Act, and the floor will be taken by Hendrik Johannes Terras, the chairman of the Constitutional Committee.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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The bill was discussed in two sessions; the committee decided to support the amendment proposals of two constitutional committees, not to support Isamaa's 13 proposals, and one was not discussed, and one proposal to grant a law degree to the private individual Keit Kasemets did not go onto the list due to constitutional restrictions; the committee concluded the second reading.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi thanks and asks Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart to present one question.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
He notes that although the Riigikogu cannot grant anyone a law degree, it is questionable why 101 MPs, in the name of one person, are trying to amend a provision of the Republic's Government Act and abolish the state secretary's criterion.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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He said that he could not state with full certainty that the law would be amended precisely because of Keit Kasemetsa's identity, although there has been talk about it in the media.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The speech was only a plea: "Priit Sibul, please!"
Priit Sibul
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Priit Sibul asserts that Parliament has the right to self-regulation in organizing its work and operations, and asks which paragraph of which law actually prohibits this, and whether the commission has examined Kasemets's will before deciding.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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He said that he did not inquire into Mr. Kasemets's wishes, because it would be odd to force someone to acquire higher education, and the question is where this is written in law, because § 65 of the Constitution defines the Riigikogu's competence, but that competence is not there.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Vice-Chairman Toomas Kivimägi invites Andrei Korobeiniku to speak.
Andrei Korobeinik
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Andrei Korobeinik recalled that discussions in the Constitutional Committee were thorough, and asked whether the amendment for Kasemets hadn't been made, and whether the reason was too harsh a requirement or something else, and what the legislator actually wanted.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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Terras said that Bill 505 is in the second reading, and although the item did not come up for discussion at the committee meeting, he deemed it necessary to explain why it was not discussed, because Section 65 of the Constitution does not assign it to the competence of the Riigikogu, and there was no further discussion on the topic in the committee.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi asked Urmas Reinsalu to take the floor.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Urmas Reinsalu said that Isamaa filed a protest against the current administrative culture, stressed that turning the office of State Secretary into a political input is very regrettable, and asked the coalition whether they plan to appoint one person to the post of State Secretary and push through a legal amendment for that purpose.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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As the most accurate answer, I would say that I know about it as much as I have read in the media, and no one else has expressed this wish to me personally.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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At the start of the speech, Lauri Laats is asked to come on stage.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
They asked whether Keit Kasemetsa's name was mentioned in the committee during the processing of the bill, and if so, what exactly was discussed and what was the committee's opinion.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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He emphasizes that the amendment proposal cannot be discussed in the committee or in the chamber, nor can it be put to a vote in the chamber, because it is unconstitutional, although it is an amendment made as an ironic protest.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman, Toomas Kivimägi, asked Andrei Korobeiniku to come and speak.
Andrei Korobeinik
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
They request an exact overview of the committee's meeting: whether there was a discussion about the proposal deemed unconstitutional and whether the name Kasemetsa was mentioned during the meeting.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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Hendrik Johannes Terras thanks and promises to quickly review the protocol in order to obtain a precise answer, and apologizes while waving the papers.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman Toomas Kivimägi finds that the present discussion is very detailed.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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Hendrik Johannes Terras confirms that he will arrive there immediately.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi notes that Andrei Korobeinik has a very strong zeal against the Constitutional Committee.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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The committee did not discuss this; an amendment proposal must be submitted, the secretariat reviews the proposals and highlights those that are clearly unconstitutional, and the debate took place only after the first reading; you can find the discussion concerning Keit Kasemetsa's person in the public minutes of the Constitutional Committee.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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This is a short prayer addressed to Aivar Kokk.
Aivar Kokk
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Aivar Kokk said that the situation is a mess and the committee must discuss each amendment proposal and decide whether it will be sent to the floor, and that amendments cannot be made at the first reading.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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The name of Keit Kasemetsa was mentioned in the speech.
Aivar Kokk
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
The question is why he knows only as much as the press has spoken about the topic, and he is asked to explain what he knows about it based on that journalism.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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He thanks and says that you can read the newspapers yourself.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman, Toomas Kivimägi, asks Mart Maastikut to take the floor.
Mart Maastik
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Maastik hinted at the idea that, instead of abolishing the requirement for a law degree for the State Secretary, the law could add Keit Kasemetsa's name, so that others would not have to possess that education either.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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Terras notes that the amendment proposal could have been one in which Keit Kasemets is named State Secretary, and asks whether that was the intention, while at the same time noting that they had the option to submit both the amendment and an ironic protest proposal about his or her higher education.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman Toomas Kivimägi asks Andres Metsoja to come forward.
Andres Metsoja
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Thanks, I'm a bit confused now, because the whole process of the draft bill revolves around the person Keit Kasemetsa.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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The main point of the speech is that it doesn't work at all.
Andres Metsoja
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
In short, one asks what this draft bill actually solves for the residents of Estonia, what citizens should know, and what specific changes accompany it.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
AI Summary
The amendments to the bill concern the redistribution of the ministries' areas of responsibility, which was presented in great detail at the first reading.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman Toomas Kivimägi invites Priit Sibul onto the stage.
Priit Sibul
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Priit Sibul asked whether it would be sensible and possible to attach a draft amendment to the Constitution, which has gone through Parliament's procedure and is now under further discussion, in order to make it consistent with the Constitution.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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He thanks you for the question and says that it is not reasonable.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman, Toomas Kivimägi, invited Mart Maastik to speak.
Mart Maastik
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Maastik provides examples of the ongoing relocation of agencies between ministries, such as transferring Eesti Raudtee and Maa- ja Ruumiamet under the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and asks how much it will end up costing and how employees perceive such ongoing rotation.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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We didn't discuss it in detail, but since several ministries are located in the same building, there have been cases where you don't even have to reshuffle the cabinet.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Urmas Reinsalu is invited to speak.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Urmas Reinsalu criticized the Byzantine redistribution of the state's executive power and asked which ministry is responsible for the issue of gender equality and which ministry will regulate, starting January 1, business events and private individuals' event services, stressing that these fall under two different ministries.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
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Terras said that although it does not affect the second reading of this bill, the first reading falls under the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi turned to Lauri Laatsi and asked him to take the floor.
Lauri Laats
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Lauri Laats discusses a bill that creates a new Secretary of State and causes the transfer of areas of responsibility from one ministry to another, and asks whether the future Secretary of State will put an end to this movement and give a firm promise that such things will not happen again.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
AI Summary
He thanks the questioner, explains that he cannot answer on their behalf, and adds that when the new state secretary takes office, as a member of the Riigikogu you will be able to obtain their phone number and contact them.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart is invited to give a speech.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
In the presentation, cuts are discussed, where eight positions from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications move to the Ministry of Justice, and although there is talk of a cut worth about half a million euros, it is asked whether this is a real saving or merely the relocation of people with additional costs.
Hendrik Johannes Terras
AI Summary
He said that he cannot say anything about relocation costs, but he is convinced that if officials restructure the organization and continue to work, their contracts would not be altered, and therefore the described example is not a cut.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Toomas Kivimägi declares negotiations open, invites Urmas Reinsalu, and Reinsalu asks for extra time; the speech lasts eight minutes.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Urmas Reinsalu called the draft bill embarrassing and unnecessary, accused the government of overstepping and dismantling the ministries’ powers in exercising state authority through political deals, and urged withdrawing the draft, warning that it would cause management disruptions and cost taxpayers a lot.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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The vice-chairman Toomas Kivimägi thanks the audience.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Urmas Reinsalu says that he has not finished yet.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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Deputy Chairman Toomas Kivimägi noted that the pause had dragged on for a long time.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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He came to help.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
I tell the civil servants that they must calmly get through the term of this government, not implement all foolish directives, and take time to think things through, because time is working against the foolish decisions and this government's policy.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
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She thanks for the second time and asks that Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart take the floor.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart argues that the omnibus bill is an example of lawmaking for the benefit of a single person and threatens the independence of the State Secretary and the politicization of the country's top state posts, emphasizing that changes to educational requirements must take place as an amendment to the law, not on an ad hoc basis.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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He asks that three more minutes be added.
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart
Profiling Eesti Keskerakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
Anastassia Kovalenko-Kõlvart claims that a poll shows widespread nepotism, and this bill creates a dangerous precedent in which a suitable person is found and then the requirements are altered, and top offices are filled according to political preferences, therefore she calls for halting the second reading on behalf of the Centre Party faction.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Next, Helir-Valdor Seeder will take the floor to speak.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks to have three additional minutes.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder criticizes the draft as very bad and unnecessary and argues that with it a kolkhoz-style mentality will be created in the state’s governance, that there will be duplication of competencies between ministries and agencies, and that the functioning of the state will become incomprehensible and accountability will dissipate, therefore he calls on the coalition to suspend the second reading and to make the draft as little harmful as possible.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-chairman Arvo Aller asks Mart Maastiku to come forward.
Mart Maastik
Profiling Fraktsiooni mittekuuluvad Riigikogu liikmedAI Summary
Mart Maastik criticized the coalition's shuffling of ministerial portfolios and renaming of ministries, for example turning the Ministry of the Environment into the Climate Ministry, which creates confusion and extra costs, and called for statesmanship and prudent frugality.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chairman Arvo Aller appeals to Andres Metsoja with a request.
Andres Metsoja
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
In his presentation, Andres Metsoja emphasizes that although the proposal has been somewhat ridiculed, it would change the administration of land improvement and planning and the efforts toward the regional level, which could crush a functioning system and legal certainty, and therefore he stresses the need to preserve stability and cooperation and requests extra time.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
They are asking for three more minutes.
Andres Metsoja
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
In his presentation, Andres Metsoja claimed that rapid and piecemeal reforms divide resources and weaken the quality of regional services, which in turn reduces people's motivation, and therefore the draft does not offer a real solution.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Arvo Aller declares the negotiations closed, begins reviewing 15 proposed amendments, and notes that the first proposal was made by the Isamaa faction and that the leading committee wishes it to be disregarded, and invites Urmas Reinsalu to speak.
Urmas Reinsalu
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Urmas Reinsalu asked whether the Isamaa parliamentary group's amendment proposal can be put to a vote by the group's chair or by any member of the group.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Only the chair of the faction or the deputy chair may put this to a vote.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder thanks the esteemed chair, confirms the authority of the faction's chair, and uses his own authority, and asks to vote in favor of the first amendment proposal.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The vice-chair Arvo Aller begins preparing for the vote, presents the Isamaa faction's first amendment proposal, and notes that the steering committee wishes to disregard it, asking that a position be taken and a vote be held.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Eight members of the Riigikogu were in favor of the amendment proposal, 53 against, 0 abstentions; the first amendment did not receive support, and the second, the Isamaa faction's steering committee proposal, is to leave it unconsidered.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder thanks the honorable chair and asks that you vote in favor of this amendment proposal.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The deputy chairman Arvo Aller announced the preparation of the vote and put Amendment No. 2 to the vote, which had been submitted by the Isamaa faction, while the steering committee's proposal was to leave it unconsidered, and he asked to take a stand and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Eight Riigikogu members supported the proposal; 50 were against and 0 abstained, therefore it did not receive support; the Isamaa faction submitted the third amendment proposal and the leading committee wishes to disregard it.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder asks that a vote be taken on the proposal to transform the Ministry of Justice into a digital ministry.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Deputy Speaker Arvo Aller put the third amendment proposal, submitted by the Isamaa faction, to a vote; the Steering Committee recommended that it be left unconsidered, and he asked the chamber to take a position and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The deputy speaker Arvo Aller announced that the proposal received 7 votes in favour, 50 against and 1 abstention, and did not receive support; the Isamaa faction submitted the fourth amendment proposal, and the leading committee wishes to leave it unconsidered; Helir-Valdor Seeder, please!
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder thanks and asks you to vote in favor of this amendment proposal.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The deputy speaker Arvo Aller announces readiness to vote, presents the Isamaa faction's steering committee's fourth amendment proposal — to disregard — and asks for a position to be taken in the chamber and for a vote to be cast.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The proposal gathered 8 votes in favor, 50 against and 1 abstention, and did not receive support; the fifth amendment proposal was submitted by the Isamaa faction, and the lead committee decided to disregard it.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
They thank you and ask you to vote and to support the proposed amendment.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Speaker Arvo Aller called for a vote and presented the Isamaa faction's fifth amendment proposal, which the steering committee decided to disregard, and asked the participants to take a position and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The proposal gathered 8 votes in favor, 51 against and 0 abstentions, and did not gain support; the Isamaa faction's sixth amendment proposal to be left unconsidered; Helir-Valdor Seeder, please.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder asks you to vote in favor of this amendment proposal, by which the Estonian Land and Spatial Administration would be placed under the administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
They put to a vote the sixth amendment proposal submitted by the Isamaa faction, and the lead committee's proposal is to disregard it, and they ask the chamber to take a stand and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Eight Riigikogu members voted in favor of the sixth amendment proposal, 50 against, 1 abstained, and the proposal did not receive support; the seventh amendment proposal was submitted by the Isamaa faction, and the lead committee recommended leaving it unconsidered.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
They ask to vote for this proposed amendment.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Chairman Arvo Aller calls for a vote on the motion to disregard the seventh amendment proposal, and then holds a revote on it.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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The seventh amendment proposal received 8 votes in favor, 52 votes against, and the proposal did not receive support; regarding the eighth amendment proposals submitted by the Isamaa faction, the steering committee decided to disregard them.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Seeder acknowledged a confusing situation and said that the next vote can be held on the same item after the previous one has been annulled, and the eighth amendment proposal will be put to a vote, which concerns removing the requirement for the state secretary's legal higher education.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Deputy Speaker Arvo Aller called for a vote on the eighth amendment proposal, which was submitted by the Isamaa faction's leadership committee, and asked them to take a position and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
There were eight Riigikogu members in favor of the eighth amendment proposal, 51 against, 0 abstentions, and the proposal did not receive support; the ninth amendment proposal, submitted by the Isamaa faction, was not taken into account by the steering committee's decision; Helir-Valdor Seeder, please!
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Thank you, they also request that this amendment proposal be put to a vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The vice-chairman, Arvo Aller, called the ninth amendment proposal to a vote, which the Isamaa faction submitted together with the lead committee, and whose aim is to disregard.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Eight Riigikogu members voted for the ninth amendment proposal; 51 voted against and none abstained, therefore the proposal did not gain support. The Isamaa faction submitted to disregard the tenth amendment proposal, and Helir-Valdor Seeder, please!
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder asks to vote for this amendment proposal.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
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Vice-Chair Arvo Aller asks whether we are ready to vote and announces that the Isamaa faction's tenth amendment proposal will be put to a vote, which the lead committee recommends disregarding.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Eight members of the Riigikogu voted for the tenth amendment proposal; 52 were against and 0 abstained, therefore the proposal did not receive support; amendments No. 11 and No. 12 seek to take it fully into account, and No. 13 wishes to leave it out of consideration, Helir-Valdor Seeder, please.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
They ask that this amendment proposal be put to a vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The deputy chairman Arvo Aller announces to the chamber that the 13th amendment proposal submitted to the steering committee of the Isamaa faction should be disregarded, and asks members to take a position and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Eight members of the Riigikogu supported the amendment proposal, 51 were against and 0 abstained, therefore it did not receive support; the 14th amendment proposal was submitted by the Isamaa faction and the leading committee recommended disregarding it.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
He thanks you and asks you to vote for this amendment proposal.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The vice-chairman Arvo Aller called for a vote and presented the 14th amendment proposal submitted by the Isamaa faction's leading committee, the aim of which is to disregard, and asked to take a stand and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Eight Riigikogu members were in favor of the amendment proposal, 51 against, 0 abstentions; the proposal did not gain support, and the Isamaa faction submitted the latest, the 15th amendment proposal, and the steering committee decided to disregard it.
Helir-Valdor Seeder
Profiling Isamaa fraktsioonAI Summary
Helir-Valdor Seeder stressed that there is still one final opportunity to vote, and urged people to use it responsibly.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
They are calling for a vote and explaining that the 15th amendment proposal, submitted by the Isamaa faction and the lead committee, the content of which is to be disregarded, will be put to a vote, and they ask to take a stance and vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
Vice-Speaker Arvo Aller informed that the amendments received 8 in favor, 51 against and 0 abstentions, the steering committee wishes to terminate the second reading of Bill 505, and the amendments by the Isamaa and Estonian Centre Party factions with identical content to terminate the second reading will now be put to a vote.
Aseesimees Arvo Aller
AI Summary
The proposal did not receive support, because 13 Riigikogu members were in favor of the interruption and 52 against; the second reading has been completed.