Second reading of the draft law amending the Maritime Safety Act and other laws (549 SE)
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Date: 2025-03-19 18:29
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 3
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 3m
AI Summaries: 3/3 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Analysis
Summary
The sole item on the agenda concerned the second reading of the draft law amending the Maritime Safety Act and other laws, initiated by the Republic of Estonia's Government. The presentation was delivered by the chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee, Jaak Aab, who provided an overview of the meeting results and the reflection of changes. The Riigikogu did not receive any new amendment proposals regarding this draft law, but during the process, one proposal arose concerning port ancillary services, which was discussed with representatives of the ministry. The committee's working group reviewed the reviews made with the initiators’ representatives and decided that the majority of amendment proposals had come from the ministry and were taken into account by the Economic Affairs Committee. Additionally, procedural decisions were made at the meeting of March 10th: including the draft law's inclusion on the plenary agenda for March 19th, and the completion of the second reading; after which the draft law will be placed on the plenary agenda and a final vote will be conducted on March 26, 2025. At the March 11th Economic Affairs Committee meeting, the discussion about the wording of one amendment proposal concerned an amendment to the Port Act and focused on the addition of the term "ancillary services" – a consensus was confirmed that the law authorizes the minister to establish and amend a list of ancillary services by regulation. In summary, the keywords were that the amendment proposals were largely the proposals of the ministry and the final procedural decisions were adopted by consensus. In short, all the work has been directed towards completing the second reading of the draft law and bringing it to a final vote.
Decisions Made 4
The decision was made to include the draft on the plenary session agenda on March 19th; it was also decided to conclude the second reading and, following the final vote, to bring the draft to the plenary session agenda definitively on March 26th, 2025. All of these decisions were made by consensus.
The discussion concluded with a consensus that the minister has the authority to establish and, if necessary, amend a list of additional services through a regulation, in order to define the concept of port services. This decision confirmed the direction of flexibility in legislation and procedure in the new summary.
As a result of reviewing this 25th amendment proposal, it was decided to fully account for them; the leading committee submitted a proposal to conclude the second reading, and the draft ultimately went to the conclusion of the second reading.
The second reading was concluded according to the leading committee's proposal; the termination of the second reading of the draft was confirmed in the final status.
Most Active Speaker
The most active speaker was pid 3iK35z0_4VM, who represented the discussion in the second reading and procedural decisions; their role was the leading representative of the economics committee, but in this context, familial left- or right-wing positions are absent or marked as another (other) position.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Chairman Lauri Hussar introduced, as the fifth item on the Riigikogu's agenda, the second reading of Bill 549 to amend the Maritime Safety Act, and invited Jaak Aab, the chairman of the Economic Committee, to present the report.
AI Summary
Preparations for the second reading of the draft law amending the Maritime Safety Act and other laws, discussed at the Economic Committee on 10–11 March, did not bring any amendments from the Riigikogu; one proposal related to port additional services was included, and a working group was formed. It was decided to place the draft on the plenary agenda on 19 March, to complete the second reading, and to hold the final vote on 26 March 2025. At the 11 March session, consensus was reached that the list of additional services would be established by the minister by regulation and, if necessary, amended over time.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
All 25 amendment proposals for draft bill 549 have been reviewed, and the second reading has been completed.