15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting

The agenda item concerned the second reading of the draft law 609 amending the Competition Act initiated by the government, and the amendments to other laws associated with it. The focus of the agenda was the content of the draft and the choice of the best approach to legislation – …

We have arrived at the second reading topic: the second reading of draft law 587, concerning Estonia’s accession to the protocol amending the convention on offenses and certain other acts committed on board aircraft. Honorable colleague Valdo Randpere, a member of the Legal Affairs Committee, has already been noted among …

The third agenda item concerned the preparation for the second reading of the draft law ratifying the document amending the Constitution of the International Labour Organization (ILO), initiated by the Republic's Government. The draft is important for aligning international labour law with the amendments to the ILO Constitution and is …

The draft law on the ratification of the agreement between the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of Botswana for the avoidance of double taxation of income, and for the prevention of tax evasion and combating tax fraud, and its accompanying protocol, second reading debate. This agenda item concerned the …

The Riigikogu debated the second reading of Draft Act 645, initiated by the Government of the Republic, concerning the amendment of the Act on Simplified Taxation of Business Income and the Income Tax Act, and the repeal of the Security Tax Act. The report of the Finance Committee was presented …

The second reading of supplementary budget bill No. 651 for the year 2025, initiated by the Government of the Republic, took place in the Riigikogu. The rapporteur for the bill was Annely Akkermann, Chairman of the Finance Committee. The draft legislation provides for an increase in revenues by 26.6 million, …

The Riigikogu will debate the bill amending the Civil Code Act and, as a consequence, amending other acts, in its second reading (613). The bill focuses on clarifying the regulation of essential services, establishing clearer jurisdiction for criminal and supervisory proceedings related to the financial sector, and simplifying the payment …

Agenda item eight concerns an amendment to the government-initiated bill 634: the second reading of the Act on Payment Institutions and E-money Institutions and the Act on Payment and Settlement Systems. The bill aims to open up instant payments (multiple, with funds available 24/7 and functioning faster than usual), which …

The agenda item concerned the second reading of the bill amending the Act on Churches and Religious Communities, initiated by the Government of the Republic. The main objective of the bill is to limit the influence and disinformation reaching congregations through administrative relations of religious associations, taking into account the …

The present minutes of the agenda contained information regarding draft bill 604, which includes amendments to the law on the organization of healthcare services initiated by the Republic's Government, and the unemployment insurance law and related laws, as well as the law amending the law on disability support. The main …