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Bill· Gesetzgebung21/6588open

Law for the modernization of urban development and spatial planning law

Original: Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Städtebau- und Raumordnungsrechts

Germany · German Bundestag · 29 May 2026

Translated from German

Simplification and acceleration of land-use planning and spatial planning: complete digitalization of land-use planning procedures, streamlining of environmental assessments and introduction of binding procedural deadlines and a preclusion requirement, waiver of mandatory early public participation, simplification of the admissibility of projects through land-use plans and introduction of partial land-use plans, upgrading of the land-use plan for outdoor areas, authorization basis for the establishment of municipal restoration statutes to maintain and increase the proportion of green spaces and tree canopy, among others; recognition of housing as an overriding public interest; Mission statement of threefold internal development; Strengthening urban planning instruments for climate adaptation, in particular for dealing with flooding as a result of floods or heavy rain events; Measures to strengthen the public interest, such as protecting pre-emption rights against circumvention and a package of measures for dealing with junk properties; Restriction of fundamental rights regarding the inviolability of the home;<br /> Change number §§ Building Code and Spatial Planning Act as well as Building Use Ordinance and Planning Symbols Ordinance, changes to a further 5 laws and 3 legal ordinances; Authorization to issue regulations<br /> <br /> Reference: Agreement in the coalition agreement to accelerate planning and approval procedures<br /> Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of 24 June 2024 on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869 (OJ L 2024/1991, July 29, 2024)

Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm21/7590open

Report of the Federal Government on its export policy for conventional military equipment in 2025 (arms export report 2025)

Original: Bericht der Bundesregierung über ihre Exportpolitik für konventionelle Rüstungsgüter im Jahre 2025 (Rüstungsexportbericht 2025)

Germany · German Bundestag · 24 August 2026

Translated from German

German export control system, licensing guidelines, small arms principles, securing the final destination; Germany's arms export policy in the international context; Licenses for the export of military equipment and military weapons: individual licenses, collective export licenses, rejected export applications, approval of small arms, light weapons and their components, international comparison, etc.

Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm21/7680open

Overview according to Section 7 Paragraph 2 of the Federal Climate Protection Act on implementing regulations for the European Climate Protection Regulation

Original: Übersicht nach § 7 Absatz 2 des Bundes-Klimaschutzgesetzes zu Durchführungsvorschriften zur Europäischen Klimaschutzverordnung

Germany · German Bundestag · 19 August 2026

Translated from German

Exceeding or undershooting the annual emissions allocations to Germany, available emission allocations in the financial years 2021 to 2030, in the past calendar year and total emission allocations acquired since 2021, further classification and explanations

Bill· Gesetzgebung21/7300open

Law on the approval of the federal budget for the financial year 2027 (Budget Act 2027 - HG 2027)

Original: Gesetz über die Feststellung des Bundeshaushaltsplans für das Haushaltsjahr 2027 (Haushaltsgesetz 2027 - HG 2027)

Germany · German Bundestag · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Determination of the 2026 federal budget in income and expenditure at 555.436 billion euros, the economic plan of the special fund "Bundeswehr" at 29.955 billion euros, the special fund "Infrastructure and Climate Neutrality" at 54.925 billion euros, the special fund "Climate and Transformation Fund" at 38.938 billion euros and the special fund "Reconstruction Aid 2021". 2.571 billion euros; Net borrowing up to 118.727 billion euros, guarantee authorizations up to 1,014.710 billion euros, job savings of 2 percent; Investments amounting to 56.272 billion euros, expected tax revenues of 394.721 billion euros

Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm21/7640open

Report on the evaluation of the law to modernize passenger transport law - accessibility in accordance with Section 64c of the Passenger Transport Act

Original: Bericht zur Evaluation des Gesetzes zur Modernisierung des Personenbeförderungsrechts - Barrierefreiheit gemäß § 64c des Personenbeförderungsgesetzes

Germany · German Bundestag · 13 August 2026

Translated from German

Reason, aim and structure of the evaluation, inventory, methodological approach, results of the interviews on accessibility in taxi traffic and bundled on-demand transport, results of the quantitative surveys, conclusions and recommendations for action

Report· Bericht, Gutachten, Programm21/7630open

Report on the evaluation of the law to modernize passenger transport law - new forms of transport in accordance with Sections 44 and 50 of the Passenger Transport Act

Original: Bericht zur Evaluation des Gesetzes zur Modernisierung des Personenbeförderungsrechts - Neue Verkehrsformen gemäß den §§ 44 und 50 des Personenbeförderungsgesetzes

Germany · German Bundestag · 13 August 2026

Translated from German

Reason, aim and structure of the evaluation, inventory, methodological approach, results of the interviews on the new forms of on-demand transport, results of the quantitative surveys, conclusions and recommendations for action

Bill· Gesetzgebung476/26open

Law relating to the Partnership Agreement of January 17, 2026 between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Common Market of the South, the Argentine Republic, the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Republic of Paraguay and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay, of the other part

Original: Gesetz zu dem Partnerschaftsabkommen vom 17. Januar 2026 zwischen der Europäischen Union und ihren Mitgliedstaaten einerseits und dem Gemeinsamen Markt des Südens, der Argentinischen Republik, der Föderativen Republik Brasilien, der Republik Paraguay und der Republik Östlich des Uruguays andererseits

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Approval of the Asunción Partnership Agreement signed in Brussels on March 25, 2026: deepening political, trade and investment relations based on shared values ​​such as democracy, the rule of law, human rights and sustainable development; Determination of the institutional framework, development of political dialogue and regulation of cooperation in areas such as health, environment, climate change, taxation, energy and education, trade-specific provisions, customs procedures, harmonization of technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures, requirements in the field of sanitary and phytosanitary measures, protective measures, simplifications for the service sector; Final provisions

Bill· Gesetzgebung475/26open

Law on the Convention of December 16, 2025 establishing an International Compensation Commission for Ukraine

Original: Gesetz zu dem Übereinkommen vom 16. Dezember 2025 zur Einrichtung einer Internationalen Schadensersatzkommission für die Ukraine

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Approval of the Convention signed in The Hague on December 16, 2025: Establishment of the Commission within the institutional framework of the Council of Europe, Compensation for damage to property and persons related to the aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, Establishment of an international register of damages to collect evidence and information on claims for damages

Bill· Gesetzgebung474/26open

Law to simplify and further develop the Housing Benefit Act

Original: Gesetz zur Vereinfachung und Fortentwicklung des Wohngeldgesetzes

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Consolidation of the federal budget by suspending the continuation of housing benefit from January 1, 2027 as well as halving the heating cost component and adjusting the housing benefit formula; Accelerated processing of housing benefit applications and changes to simplify the housing benefit procedure: among other things, simplifying the regulation for taking into account the change model for parents living separately, adapting the regulation on death benefits, increased use of flat rates from income tax law, simplifying the proof of allowances in the case of severe disability or need for care, streamlining the survey criteria for housing benefit statistics, specifying the so-called abuse of housing benefit law, Elimination of claims for reimbursement from other service providers;<br /> Insertion of § 28a, 42e and 47 as well as amendments to various §§ Housing Benefit Act, amendment to § 6 and Annex 1 of the Housing Benefit Ordinance<br /> <br /> Reference: Agreement in the coalition agreement to simplify housing benefit law

Bill· Gesetzgebung463/26open

Act to Strengthen the Reserve (Reserve Strengthening Act - ResStG)

Original: Gesetz zur Stärkung der Reserve (Reservestärkungsgesetz - ResStG)

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Introduction of the compulsory use of reservists for so-called reserve services even outside of situations of tension or defense and with the aim of increasing the reserve to 200,000 reservists: enlistment of former soldiers staggered according to length of service and up to an age limit, abolition of the principle of double voluntariness, setting the maximum duration of reserve services per year, regulation on assignments abroad, data retrieval for the purpose of service monitoring by military replacement authorities, expansion of cost reimbursement for employers Hiring replacement workers and introducing a subsidy for small and medium-sized companies when employing employees for reserve services; Increasing the attractiveness of the reserve service by expanding financial benefits as well as reimbursement of travel costs and granting of travel allowances; Restriction of fundamental rights regarding the right to physical integrity, freedom of the person, secrecy of letters and mail and freedom of movement;<br /> Constitutive new version of the law on the legal status of reservists (<strong>Reservists Act</strong> – KResG) as Art. 1 of the proposal, amendment to Sections 2, 13, 25 and 45 of the Military Service Act, insertion of Section 31c as well as amendment and repeal of numerous. §§ Soldiers Act, amendment of various §§ of 8 laws and 2 legal ordinances, subsequent changes in 7 laws and 5 legal ordinances, repeal of the Reservists Act, old version; Authorization to issue regulations

Bill· Gesetzgebung445/26open

Law introducing an early start pension

Original: Gesetz zur Einführung einer Frühstartrente

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Providing start-up capital for the young generation's private pension provision and strengthening the financial competence of children and parents: state payment of ten euros into an individual, funded retirement savings account contract concluded by the parents with an appropriate provider for children and young people aged six to 18 years old born in 2000, possibility of limited private top-up and seamless transition to tax-subsidized private pension provision from the age of majority, collective investment on the capital market with later individual transfer option for Children without an individual contract concluded by their parents, tax exemption of the income until the start of the payment phase not before the age of 65; Evaluation by the BMF until December 31, 2031;<br /> Act to promote the early development of private pension provision (<strong>Early Start Pension Act</strong> – FrühStRG) as Article 1 of the template, amendments to various sections of the Income Tax Act, Sections 8, 9, 10 and 57 of the Investment Tax Act, Section 5 of the Financial Administration Act, Sections 1, 7a and 14 of the Retirement Provision Contracts Certification Act and Section 19 Retirement Provision Implementing Ordinance

Bill· Gesetzgebung443/26open

Act zur Änderung des Tabaksteuergesetzes

Original: Gesetz zur Änderung des Tabaksteuergesetzes

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Angemessene, zeit- und sachgerechte Besteuerung von Tabakwaren und anderen Dampf- und Rauchprodukten mit jährlichen Erhöhungen für die Jahre 2027 bis 2030 zur Gewährleistung konstanter und planbarer Steuereinnahmen, Stärkung des Konsums im Inland versteuerter Waren, Schutz der öffentlichen Gesundheit und Senkung der Raucherquote von Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen;<br /> Änderung §§ 2 und 38 Tabaksteuergesetz sowie § 61 Tabaksteuerverordnung

Bill· Gesetzgebung442/26open

Budget Accompanying Act 2027

Original: Haushaltsbegleitgesetz 2027

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Legal adjustments for the extensive consolidation measures in the government draft of the 2027 federal budget: increase in tax rates for alcohol products, enabling the appointment of representatives for the budget based on individual plans and the use of identification numbers for offsetting in budget implementation, a value limit of one million euros for a consent requirement from the BMF for certain measures, adjustment of the repayment regulations for Bundeswehr financing, collection of proceeds from the auction of emission certificates in Climate and transformation funds as well as in the federal budget, abolition of the immediate supplement in the child allowance, reduction in the federal subsidy for statutory pension insurance, changes in standard social benefit requirements;<br /> Amendment of 9 laws; Authorization to issue regulations

Bill· Gesetzgebung464/26open

Bundeswehr Infrastructure Acceleration Act

Original: Bundeswehr-Infrastrukturbeschleunigungsgesetz

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Increase in construction volume and accelerated implementation of construction projects for defense purposes: implementation of military construction tasks also by the Bundeswehr administration as well as by third parties commissioned by it or companies founded for this purpose, first instance jurisdiction of the Federal Administrative Court for selected administrative court proceedings, determination of the overriding public interest in the construction and operation of military infrastructure, acceleration of planning and approval procedures, authorization of the BMVg to recognize an expert organization of the Bundeswehr for systems for dealing with water-polluting substances, exceptions in favor of military infrastructure projects in real estate, environmental and nature conservation law as well as in the protection and dedication of military areas; Provision of official accommodation for military personnel at the place of duty<br /> <br /> Law for the construction and operation of infrastructure for the purposes of the Bundeswehr (<strong>Bundeswehrbaugesetz</strong> – BwBauG) as Art. 1 of the template, amendment of various sections of 10 laws and 1 legal ordinance; Authorization to issue regulations

Bill· Gesetzgebung459/26open

Law to strengthen the cooperative legal form

Original: Gesetz zur Stärkung der genossenschaftlichen Rechtsform

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Promoting digitalization in cooperatives and increasing the attractiveness of the cooperative legal form: anchoring the text form, measures in the area of digitalization, including facilitating digital meetings and resolutions as well as digital information provision for cooperative members, regulations for the treatment of investing members and for the suspension of board activities during maternity leave, parental leave, care or illness, creation of a database about the cooperative auditing associations to be involved, to accelerate the formation of cooperatives, expansion of the information in the register cooperative auditing associations and auditing bodies of the savings bank and giro associations, standardization of founding reports, acceleration of the funding purpose review by the registry court and provision of a deadline for entries in the cooperative register, numerous. Measures against dubious cooperatives, especially regarding expansion of the rights and obligations of the auditing association as well as strengthening state supervision, clarifications;<br /> Insertion and modification of numerous §§ in 6 laws<br /> <br /> Reference: Agreement in the coalition agreement to improve the legal framework for business oriented towards the common good, such as for cooperatives, social enterprises, integration companies<br /> Resubmission of the bill on BR-Drs 557/24 (GESTA 20. WPC129) in an expanded version

Bill· Gesetzgebung458/26open

Law on the modernization of arbitration law and further changes to the code of civil procedure in the area of ​​international civil procedure law

Original: Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Schiedsverfahrensrechts sowie zu weiteren Änderungen der Zivilprozessordnung im Bereich des internationalen Zivilverfahrensrechts

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Further development of arbitration law to increase the attractiveness of Germany as a dispute settlement location: numerous adjustments to developments in international and national commercial arbitration, selective adoption of individual provisions of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, which was revised at the end of 2006, individual measures for the internationalization and digitalization of procedural law, in particular regarding the presentation of documents in English in German-language proceedings, video hearings and electronic hearings. arbitration award; further measures, among other things, regarding proceedings before the Commercial Courts, publication of arbitration awards and special opinions and creation of an application for restitution;<br /> Insertion of §§ 1054a, 1054b, 1059a, 1063a and 1063b as well as changes to numerous. §§ Code of Civil Procedure, amendment to § 37c law regarding the introduction of the Code of Civil Procedure, Appendix 1 (List of Costs) Court Costs Act and §§ 1 and 9 Judicial Remuneration and Compensation Act<br /> <br /> Reference: UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration 1985/2006<br /> Justice Location Strengthening Act, see GESTA C061<br /> Resubmission of the bill on BR-Drs 386/24 (GESTA 20. WP C112) in an expanded version

Bill· Gesetzgebung447/26open

Annual tax law 2026

Original: Jahressteuergesetz 2026

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Technically necessary changes in various areas of German tax law, in particular adjustments to EU law and ECJ case law as well as reactions to case law of the Federal Finance Court, procedural and jurisdictional questions, consequential changes, adjustments to previous changes in the law and error corrections, in particular with regard to procedural simplification for withholding tax relief, increasing the registration threshold for research allowances, adjustment of the interest rate for arrears and refund interest, electronic announcement of Administrative files, reporting requirements and automatic exchange of information from platform operators, allowances for children and the "training allowance" for children with EU residence as well as new regulations for the VAT group;<br /> Changes to 18 laws and 2 legal regulations; Authorization to issue regulations, publication permission for the law on tax statistics

Bill· Gesetzgebung446/26open

Law for greater justice by strengthening customs administration and combating financial crime

Original: Gesetz für mehr Gerechtigkeit durch die Stärkung der Zollverwaltung und die Bekämpfung der Finanzkriminalität

Germany · Bundesrat · 14 August 2026

Translated from German

Comprehensive modernization of the customs administration as part of the "Customs 2030" initiative and implementation of goals in the coalition agreement: Restructuring of the General Customs Directorate with the specialist areas of "Customs and Taxes" and "Security and Enforcement", merging of investigation and enforcement units, preservation of the financial control of undeclared work as a separate organizational unit with further strengthening of personnel and budgets and expanded investigative powers, strengthening of the tasks and powers of the customs administration in the fight against international money laundering including the establishment of specialized investigation units and an administrative procedure to investigate assets of dubious origin, improving cooperation and data exchange between the Central Office for Financial Transaction Investigations and other actors, implementing the FATF recommendations by anchoring the interdepartmental steering committee in law and strengthening the supervisory activities of the states; Restriction of fundamental rights regarding personal freedom, freedom of movement, telecommunications secrecy and inviolability of the home<br /> Amendments to 17 laws and 1 legal ordinance as well as subsequent changes to 62 laws and 2 legal ordinances; Authorization to issue regulations<br /> <br /> Reference: Customs structural reform “2030” ; Agreements in the coalition agreement to combat money laundering and financial crime