By Plenary Sessions: Andre Hanimägi

The primary legislative priority is the finalization of the draft legislation amending the Churches and Congregations Act (Bill 570 SE), which aims to regulate the governance and foreign influence of religious associations. The speaker, serving as the rapporteur for the lead committee, is a staunch supporter of the bill and has been driving the legislative process forward, ensuring it proceeds to the final vote.

The legislative focus is on processing the State Border Act and assessing whether the current legislation is sufficient for closing the border. The speaker’s priority is to avoid unnecessary amendments to laws and the growth of bureaucracy, focusing on procedural correctness as the chairman of the Legal Committee.

The primary legislative focus is Draft Bill 441, which aims to amend the investigative jurisdiction for sanction crimes, transferring it from the Security Police (Kaitsepolitsei) to the Tax and Customs Board. The speaker is a leading proponent and driver in the handling of this draft bill, highlighting the achievement that the bill was corrected of errors that had emerged due to the abolition of the monetary threshold. A significant achievement was also the exclusion of the expansion of surveillance powers from the draft bill.

The legislative focus is on two major issues: the amendment of the Code of Civil Procedure concerning procedural legal aid (bringing it into compliance with the Constitution) and the draft bill on increasing the transparency of political party financing. The speaker is the rapporteur for the Legal Affairs Committee regarding the first bill, and a strong supporter of the second, emphasizing the expansion of the mandate of the Supervisory Committee on Party Financing (ERJK).

The legislative focus is on improving the government's operational structure and the efficiency of its agencies, supporting the Prime Minister’s plans for merging and separating departments. The speaker demands that the Ministry of Climate provide the necessary calculations that form the basis for major energy-related decisions.