Draft law amending the Local Government Council Elections Act and the Act on Churches and Congregations (544 SE) – Third Reading
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
Date: 2025-05-06 13:04
Total Speeches: 2
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 3m
AI Summaries: 2/2 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
Analysis
Summary
The agenda included the third reading of bill 544, amending the Local Government Council Elections Act and the Churches and Congregations Act, initiated by the Isamaa faction. The session chair opened discussions, but as no one expressed a desire to speak, they were immediately closed. The lead committee proposed conducting a final vote on the bill. Before the vote began, it was emphasized that a majority of the composition of the Riigikogu was necessary to pass the law. In the final vote, 70 members of the Riigikogu participated: 64 voted in favor of the bill, 6 voted against, and there were no abstentions. Bill 544 was adopted as a law, after which the session chair expressed satisfaction with the broad parliamentary support for the bill initiated by the opposition.
Decisions Made 1
The draft law amending the Local Government Council Election Act and the Act on Churches and Congregations, initiated by the Isamaa faction, was passed as a law with 64 votes in favor.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Toomas Kivimägi announced that the draft bill No. 544, initiated by the Isamaa faction, amending the Local Government Council Elections Act and the Churches and Congregations Act, is moving to the final vote, stressed that its passage requires an absolute majority of the Riigikogu, and urged colleagues to come to the chamber and vote.
Aseesimees Toomas Kivimägi
AI Summary
Toomas Kivimägi said that the Riigikogu passed Bill 544 into law by a vote of 64 in favor, 6 against and 0 abstentions, and he is pleased that even opposition-initiated bills find the Riigikogu's support.