By Plenary Sessions: Irja Lutsar

The legislative focus is currently on raising the age threshold for recognizing children with disabilities as adults from 16 to 18, which will lead to improved access to services. The speaker is a strong proponent of the draft legislation and stresses its positive influence on several other statutes.

The focus is on the deliberation of Riigikogu Draft Resolution 498, which concerns proposing to the Government the initiation of a legislative bill. It presents the standpoints and procedural decisions of the leading committee (the Social Affairs Committee), including the requirement that the adoption of the resolution necessitates an absolute majority of the Riigikogu membership, i.e., 51 votes in favor.