By Months: Urve Tiidus
Total Months: 18
Fully Profiled: 18
10.2025
7 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed towards processing the draft state budget, with the speaker acting in an oversight capacity. The priority issue is the sufficiency and implementation of a specific budget line item—namely, the funding for road maintenance.
09.2025
13 Speeches
The main legislative priority is the amendment of communication infrastructure regulation, where the speaker, acting as the rapporteur, supports the bill's progression and its first reading. Furthermore, financial regulation is a key focus, specifically questioning the justification for new requirements pertaining to the activities of savings and loan associations, as well as the risk-based development of supervision.
06.2025
13 Speeches
The main legislative focus involved processing three draft bills (618 OE, 614 SE, 615 SE) regulating the use of light personal transporters, in which matter the committee recommended rejecting the drafts that included quota requirements. Other priorities encompass water reform, amendments to the Liquid Fuel Act, and the establishment of a loan register, with the speaker primarily serving as the presenter of the committee’s official positions.
05.2025
9 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed toward the transposition of European Union law and the modernization of regulations. The main draft bills concern regulations on cybersecurity, amendments to the Liquid Fuel Act (specifically, sustainable aviation fuel), and financial instruments (repo transactions). He/She emphasizes the practical necessity of concluding the proceedings due to organizational matters within the Transport Administration.
04.2025
7 Speeches
The legislative focus is aimed at improving the quality and future-proofing of draft legislation, particularly concerning cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The politician acts as a scrutinizer, seeking clarity regarding the technical implementation of the bills, international precedents, and practical lessons for the legislative process.
03.2025
2 Speeches
The speaker's activity is focused more on policy oversight and scrutinizing the achievement of strategic objectives (R&D), rather than initiating or endorsing specific legislative proposals. The primary focus is assessing the implementation of the government's development strategy.
02.2025
7 Speeches
The primary legislative priority involves amendments to the Radiation Act, aimed at reducing the administrative burden and ensuring the safe storage of radioactive waste in Paldiski by 2040. Also under focus are laws related to improving the efficiency of court proceedings and the Research and Development and Innovation Organization Act. The speaker acts as a proponent and procedural manager for these draft bills.
01.2025
4 Speeches
The legislative focus is broad, covering social policy (sickness benefits), the Aliens Act, environmental regulations (wolf hunting, the Industrial Emissions Act), and waste management. The speaker's role is that of a critical scrutinizer of the initiated laws, questioning the complexity of the legislative process and the precision of the wording, especially concerning compliance with the Constitution.
12.2024
10 Speeches
The legislative focus is aimed at reviewing regulatory gaps and ensuring the precision of draft legislation, which includes clarifying employer liability and the practical implementation of the Waste Act. A significant priority also involves analyzing adherence to the core principles of law-making policy and statistically comparing the volume of legislation within the context of the EU.
11.2024
6 Speeches
The legislative focus is aimed at scrutinizing the impact of draft legislation, particularly concerning the measurability of administrative burden reduction and the lack of new financial obligations. Priorities include relaxing regulations for sports organizations and receiving legislative recommendations for planning flood risks.
10.2024
6 Speeches
The legislative focus is directed toward child protection bills, particularly issues concerning the monitoring of compliance with obligations and accountability. Also prioritized is the evaluation of the work results of previous legislative bodies (the population crisis commission) and the question of the learning capacity of new commissions.
09.2024
5 Speeches
Legislative attention is currently centered on the review of environmental drafts (end-of-life vehicles) and educational standards (micro-credentials). The speaker actively assesses the impact of legislation, seeking confirmation of the positive effects of the bills and questioning the feasibility of their implementation.
06.2024
5 Speeches
The legislative focus is on bringing the provisions regarding the restricted building zone under the Nature Conservation Act into conformity with the Constitution and simplifying the procedure for exceptions. Priorities also include regulations for compiling risk analyses at the state and local government levels, as well as ensuring the replenishment of the judiciary. He/She is acting in a supportive capacity during the processing of the Chancellor of Justice's proposal.
05.2024
9 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on education acts regarding children's readiness for general education and the shift in language instruction, as well as tax policy (specifically, the sugar tax). The speaker's role is primarily interrogative, concentrating on evaluating the mandatory scope of the draft legislation, the thoroughness of the coordination process, and the assessment of the laws' actual impact.
04.2024
3 Speeches
The legislative focus centers on a thorough assessment of the final report concerning the national energy strategy and the implementation of nuclear power. The speaker’s role is to ensure that the resulting political decision is based on full and transparent information, specifically highlighting the associated economic and environmental risks.
03.2024
10 Speeches
The legislative focus is on covering the work of the Constitutional Committee, particularly the proceedings concerning the draft amendment to the Local Government Council Election Act and the proposal for its rejection. Furthermore, the progress and feasibility of the wide-ranging reforms (education, health) initiated by the government are being monitored.
02.2024
4 Speeches
The primary legislative priority is supporting and clarifying the Act amending the Aliens Act, which was initiated by the Government of the Republic. [The entity] serves as a proponent and detailed content provider for the draft legislation, focusing on the specification of requirements for higher professional qualifications and educational standards.
01.2024
10 Speeches
The main legislative focus is on the quality of the law-making process and its conformity with the resolution "Fundamentals of Legislative Policy until 2030." The policy maker advocates for the ex-post evaluation of laws and for raising the quality of constitutional compliance analysis within the explanatory memoranda of draft legislation. Also in focus are environmental legislation (the reuse of water bodies) and the process of exempting detailed plans.