By Plenary Sessions: Toomas Uibo
Total Sessions: 42
Fully Profiled: 42
2025-10-08
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The primary legislative priority is the adoption of the 2026 state budget, which the speaker frames as laying a strong foundation for responsible fiscal management. The budget emphasizes investments in science, the digital state, and the green transition, and guarantees salary increases for key public sector employees.
2025-10-07
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The primary legislative focus is the 2026 state budget, the debate for which the speaker is participating in. The speaker is acting in the role of a questioner, seeking to understand the budget's strategic balance between stimulating the economy and reducing debt.
2025-09-18
15th Estonian Parliament, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on simplifying the tax system and intensifying competition in the banking market. Government decisions to abolish the tax 'hump' and forgo an income tax increase are supported. A flexible approach is preferred, eliminating notary fees and the requirement for a new collateral valuation certificate when refinancing home loans.
2025-09-09
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on clarifying the legal acts regulating the activities of credit unions (savings and loan associations). The speaker is acting primarily as someone seeking clarification and a potential proponent of changes, in order to protect historical cooperative lending activity from new regulations.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The legislative focus is directed at managing the Riigikogu's workflow, proposing the postponement of agenda items, and supporting the extension of the sitting time. The speaker acts as a procedural initiator and supporter, concentrating on moving items on the session agenda (e.g., the second and third items).
2025-06-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently aimed at amending privacy regulations to limit the functionality of speed cameras. The second priority involves introducing vehicle tax relief for families with children, and the proposal is expected to reach the floor of the Riigikogu shortly.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is on two draft bills: for one, the termination of proceedings is being sought due to remarks made by the Supreme Court; the other involves criticism of the proposed Cultural Act, which would regulate artistic repertoire. The speaker is acting both as the initiator of the suspension of the proceedings and as a critical questioner regarding the scope of the law.
2025-05-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is on the procedural management and scheduling of the plenary session (such as requesting a ten-minute recess), rather than the substantive issues of specific bills.
2025-04-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is on holding the executive branch accountable for project management and contract fulfillment. There are no direct references to new legislation or amendments; instead, it is primarily about oversight and evaluating government performance.
2025-04-16
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is on supporting an ambitious energy policy and defending the related goals (100% renewable energy). It opposes any legislative proposals that would reduce the climate ambition set by the state.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The legislative priority is the rapid development of a strategic and ethical regulatory framework for the deployment of artificial intelligence, which would ensure data protection and accountability. Separately, emphasis is placed on the need to accelerate the creation of a legal framework to enable unmanned aviation and drone-based cargo transport.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently directed at tax bills aimed at streamlining state finances (including the car tax), which the speaker vigorously defends as an unavoidable necessity. Additionally, he/she is interested in the development and international implementation of regulations concerning identity documents and mobile identification.
2025-03-27
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The main focus is on the administrative and procedural activities of the Riigikogu, namely the election of the Speaker. The speaker acts as the proposer, nominating a candidate for the position of Riigikogu Speaker.
2025-03-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
It focuses on requesting political direction and support (market-based energy, technology neutrality). There is no direct reference to specific bills or amendments; rather, the focus is on the government's policy directions and mechanisms for resolving local concerns.
2025-02-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on the draft bill concerning compensation for predator damage and the regulation of hunting. The speaker’s role is that of a critical supporter, demanding precise clarification of the bill’s provisions (e.g., the legal basis for culling wolves and the compensation mechanism). The necessity of comparing this initiative with other similar draft legislation is also emphasized.
2025-02-20
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session.
The primary focus is on supporting the policy of integrating sports and the economy, and selecting a strategic direction. Emphasis is placed on the necessity of governmental reliability when executing contracts, citing the failure of the Estonian film campus project.
2025-02-19
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is on the consequences and risks associated with the adoption of a specific law and the subsequent compliance with it. The speaker actively raises questions regarding the law's enforcement and the prevention of related information operations.
2025-02-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
Insufficient data.
2025-01-28
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is supporting a migration-related bill that streamlines the bureaucracy of the settling-in phase and tightens certain immigration procedures. An important priority is also reforming the migration quota system by creating a skilled labor quota component dependent on economic growth (a maximum of 0.2% of the permanent population).
2024-12-10
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on improving the internal procedures of the Riigikogu and enhancing members' accountability. The speaker is critical of the draft legislation that regulates the performance of official duties and absences, particularly concerning work carried out outside the parliamentary chamber.
2024-11-21
15th Estonian Parliament, 4th sitting, plenary session
There is too little data.
2024-10-22
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is on the draft bill concerning the raising of mandatory audit thresholds. The speaker opposes the solution proposed in the bill (a 25% increase) and is initiating amendments to achieve the 50% increase supported by businesses.
2024-09-26
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
Legislative priorities include implementing the €160 million support measure for major investments and reducing the administrative burden. Crucially, we must shorten the planning process and reduce the state’s response deadline from 30 days to 15 days. Furthermore, we are focused on continuing the zero-based budgeting process in other ministries, a measure that has already generated €75 million in savings.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The main legislative priorities are making the car tax fairer (especially concerning vehicles temporarily deleted from the register) and linking this to an amendment of the Traffic Act regarding scrap vehicles. A second important focus is initiating the creation of a legal framework for nuclear energy to define the conditions for building a future nuclear power plant.
2024-05-29
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is on deciding whether the topic of nuclear energy warrants further consideration, which necessitates the establishment of a regulator. The speaker strongly supports this procedural step, which will provide the opportunity to definitively determine whether Estonia requires nuclear energy.
2024-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is procedural (requesting a recess), not the substantive initiation or support of specific legislative bills. The purpose is to ensure the parliamentary group has the necessary time to discuss an issue that has arisen during the legislative process.
2024-05-06
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The legislative focus is currently directed towards the successful management and implementation of the biggest education reform in Estonia’s history—the transition to Estonian-language education. Priorities also include changing the basic school graduation requirements and developing a career and salary model for teachers, decisions regarding which must be adopted by the Riigikogu.
2024-04-18
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The focus is on participating in the legislative process by asking questions concerning the regulation for securing critical infrastructure and the existence of associated calculations, thereby serving in a supporting role for obtaining information necessary for policy formation.
2024-04-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is aimed at identifying a plan for streamlining the Ministry of Culture's funding model. The objective is to initiate changes that would better value high-category cultural workers.
2024-04-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed towards reforming the education system so that it adapts more quickly to market needs, as well as reducing bureaucracy. The speaker strongly supports the idea that companies should be able to train their own specialists through fee-based education under favorable conditions. Eesti 200 pledges its votes to remove obstacles from the path of entrepreneurs.
2024-04-10
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on the processing of the draft Competition Act, the purpose of which is the transposition of the EU directive. The primary priority is bringing the draft's provisions into compliance with the Constitution and rectifying the description of the inadequate court procedure, while actively initiating amendments.
2024-04-09
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The focus is on the government's new economic plan, which is likely tied to legislative or political initiatives. The speaker is currently taking an interrogative role, attempting to gauge the plan's reception and support.
2024-04-04
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed toward the internal procedures and organization of management within the parliament, with the nomination of a candidate for the position of Speaker of the Riigikogu.
2024-03-19
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is placed on directing and supervising the audit conducted by the Health Board, ensuring its patient-centered approach. The objective is to influence the actions of the executive power, leading to a substantive reform of the service.
2024-02-21
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The legislative focus is currently on amending the Aviation Act and the Health Services Organization Act. This is being done to adjust the regulations and facilitate the reform of the medical flight service. The objective is to establish clear criteria and define medical flight in a manner that allows for the announcement of international tenders, thereby ending the state's monopolistic status.
2024-02-20
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The focus is placed on the impact and significance of the legislative activity (the adoption of the statement), with the entity acting more as an inquirer into procedural effectiveness than as an initiator.
2024-02-15
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on reforming the legal framework to ensure it is clear and predictable for businesses. The priority is putting the brakes on the automatic transposition of European law and coordinating legislative drafting with the private sector before announcing changes. It is claimed that political decisions and the implementation of these changes have already begun.
2024-02-14
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary session
The main legislative focus is on supporting and implementing the motor vehicle tax bill. The speaker acts as a proponent, emphasizing the need to include specific exemptions for people with disabilities and to consider the non-taxation of vehicles temporarily removed from the register. Looking ahead, the discussion of legislation concerning the mobility reform is considered crucial.
2024-02-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
There is no information regarding the initiation or support of specific legislative bills. The focus is rather on assessing and reporting foreign policy risks within the framework of the Riigikogu plenary debate.
2024-02-07
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary sitting.
The speaker is focused on existing criminal proceedings and demanding compliance with the law, rather than initiating or amending new legislation.
2024-01-23
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The immediate legislative focus is the Finance Committee's rejection of the Isamaa bill. The broader goal is a comprehensive review and potential increase of the tax-exempt daily allowances (per diems) for foreign business trips across all sectors, which is scheduled to coincide with the RES negotiations.
2024-01-16
15th Riigikogu, 3rd session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is directed towards bills concerning the relocation and destruction of monuments. The speaker acts as a critical opponent, demanding legislative clarity regarding the future handling of these objects and the long-term plan, specifically asking whether they should be "destroyed."