Draft law amending the Classified Information and Secret Foreign Intelligence Act, the Public Procurement Act, and the State Duty Act (623 SE) – second reading
Session: 15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Date: 2025-06-12 04:59
Participating Politicians:
Total Speeches: 3
Membership: 15
Agenda Duration: 2m
AI Summaries: 3/3 Speeches (100.0%)
Analysis: Structured Analysis
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Summary
Item 18 on the agenda focused on Bill 623, initiated by the Government of the Republic, which concerns the State Secrets and Classified Foreign Information Act and amendments to related current laws – the Public Procurement Act and the State Duty Act. The second reading of the bill took place in the Constitutional Committee, where amendments were proposed and a discussion ensued, focusing on reducing bureaucracy and increasing speed and flexibility for the defense industry. Committee members and representatives of ministries conducted a detailed review, and the adopted proposals were unanimously approved and sent to the plenary session.
Representatives of the Ministry of Justice and Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Defence were represented in the second reading process; in addition, stakeholder groups were involved, but did not submit further proposals at the time. Three amendment proposals were also presented: one from the Ministry of Justice and Digital Transformation and two from the Ministry of Finance, concerning the protection of military-related information as a state secret, simplified public procurement rules, and increased state duties. All of these proposals found unanimous support within the committee and were sent to the plenary session. Finally, it was announced that the completion of the second reading of Bill 623 was accepted and negotiations continued according to procedure.
Decisions Made 1
Bill 623's second reading was completed.
Most Active Speaker
The most active was Timo Suslov (other), a member of the constitutional committee, who presented the draft’s second reading explanation.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
The current agenda item is the second reading of Bill 623, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning the State Secrets and Classified Foreign Information Act, the Public Procurement Act, and the State Fees Act. For the presentation, we now invite Timo Suslov, member of the Riigikogu Constitutional Committee.
Timo Suslov
Profiling Eesti Reformierakonna fraktsioonAI Summary
The objective of Draft Act 623 is to reduce bureaucracy and support businesses, particularly the defense industry, by enabling the state to act quickly and flexibly. The first reading was held in the committee on April 21st and in the main chamber on May 7th. Both the Ministry of Defense's proposal to protect military-purpose information as a state secret, and the Ministry of Finance's proposal to simplify public procurements and increase state fees, received unanimous support from the committee and were forwarded to the floor.
Esimees Lauri Hussar
AI Summary
Chairman Lauri Hussar announced that during the second reading of Bill 623, two amendments submitted by the Constitutional Committee were reviewed, and the leading committee decided to fully incorporate them; the second reading was concluded.