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Bill· SE872saadetud i lugemisele

The Act on Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia to change the procedure for the election of the President of the Republic

Estonia · Riigikogu · 7 April 2026

The draft amends the Constitution in such a way that the President of the Republic is elected directly by the people in free, general, uniform and direct elections by secret ballot. At least 10,000 voting citizens of the Republic of Estonia can nominate a presidential candidate. Candidate registration starts 60 days before election day and ends 40 days before election day. The candidate who gets more than half of the votes of those who participated in the voting is elected. If no candidate achieves the required majority, a second round of voting is held between the two candidates with the most votes. In the second round, the candidate who receives the most votes is elected. In the event of a tie, the older candidate is preferred. Such a system ensures that the president is elected in any case and avoids a situation where the head of state remains unelected. In the event of interruption of the term of office of the President or premature termination of his powers, a new one is elected the president in the same order.

Bill· SE804tagasi lykatud

Penal Code Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 21 January 2026

The bill adds § 311 to the Penal Code with the superscript 1 under the title "Prosecutor's impermissible act in court proceedings".

Bill· SE800tagasi lykatud

Penal Code Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 19 January 2026

The bill adds § 289. Abuse of office and § 290. Professional negligence to the Penal Code.

Resolution· OE790tagasi lykatud

Riigikogu decision "Establishment of the Riigikogu investigation committee to investigate the compliance of the criminal proceedings of police officers and the activities of the Defense Police Board that preceded it with the principles of the rule of law"

Estonia · Riigikogu · 12 January 2026

The bill provides for the establishment of a Riigikogu investigation committee to investigate the compliance of the criminal proceedings of police chiefs and the activities of the Defense Police Board that preceded it with the principles of the rule of law. The commission is formed based on the principle of equal representation of factions in such a way that each faction appoints one representative. The task of the commission is to find out and assess whether charges against Elmar Vaher, Eerik Heldna and Aivar Alavere submission and its defense through three court levels was fair and in accordance with the principles of the rule of law.

Bill· SE617tagasi lykatud

Public Health Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 7 April 2025

The bill provides for the end of turning the clocks to summer time and winter time. Since 2002, Estonia has switched to summer time on the last Sunday of March at 03:00, and the clock hands must be moved forward by one hour. The end of summer time has been on the last Sunday of October at 04:00 at night, and then the clock hands have to be moved back one hour. Unofficially, this time zone is also called winter time. Daylight saving time is one hour ahead of the time zone shifted time.

Bill· SE578tagasi lykatud

Public Transport Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 10 February 2025

The draft is motivated by the fact to ensure equal treatment for the fulfillment of the chapter "Requirements for taxi transport" of the law. The purpose of the bill is also to ensure compliance with the norms and requirements set forth in the Language Act. According to the draft, taxi transport is prohibited without a taxi driving permit, vehicle card and service card. When providing taxi transport, the vehicle must have at least one taxi identification, which is a taxi ceiling on the roof of the car or a taxi service located on the right side of the car indicative description. According to the Language Act, the taxi service provider must also submit a document certifying the knowledge of the Estonian language at least at the B1 level.

Bill· SE563tagasi lykatud

Defense Service Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 13 January 2025

The bill provides for the modernization of the pay for reservists participating in drills in the form of indexation. According to the bill, the support is multiplied by a factor of 1.3.

Bill· SE527tagasi lykatud

The Act on Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia

Estonia · Riigikogu · 21 October 2024

Eelnõu eesmärk on tunnistada kehtetuks Eestis elavate kolmandate riikide kodanike ja kodakondsust mitte omavate isikute üldine hääletamisõigus kohalike omavalitsuste valimistel. Praeguse seaduse järgi võivad kohalike omavalitsuste volikogude valimistel osaleda ka välismaalased, kes elavad Eestis pikaajalise elaniku elamisloa või alalise elamisõiguse alusel ja kes on valimispäevaks saanud 16-aastaseks ning kelle püsiv elukoht, mille aadressiandmed on kantud Eesti rahvastikuregistrisse (edaspidi rahvastikuregister), asub vastavas vallas või linnas. Seletuskirjas märgitakse, et Eesti on seni olnud kohalike omavalitsuste volikogude valimiste küsimuses äärmiselt liberaalne ja võimaldanud hääleõigust ka kolmandate riikide kodanikele ning kodakondsuseta isikutele, sõltumata sellest, kas Eesti kodanikud saavad neis riikides hääletada. Venemaa Ukraina vastase agressioonisõja kontekstis on selline olukord Eestile julgeolekuohuks.

Bill· SE490tagasi lykatud

Penal Code Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 9 September 2024

The draft repeals § 151 prim of the Penal Code (Supporting and justifying an international crime).

Bill· SE452tagasi lykatud

Penal Code Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 3 June 2024

The bill supplements the Penal Code with a new section 236prim, which provides a penalty for giving a false statement by a minister in the Riigikogu.

Bill· SE444tagasi lykatud

Hunting Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 27 May 2024

The bill aims to exempt pensioners from the fee for the right to hunt, which will give them more favorable opportunities for hunting in fulfilling the contracts concluded with the state.

Bill· PE425tagasi voetud taiskogul menetlemata

Address of the Riigikogu "Address of the Riigikogu of the Republic of Estonia to the Commission of the Council of Europe "Democracy through the Right" to obtain an opinion on the electronic election system used in Estonia"

Estonia · Riigikogu · 2 May 2024

Eelnõu esitajate hinnangul on põhjust muret tunda elektroonilise valimissüsteemi usaldatavuse pärast ka seetõttu, et sõjalised konfliktid maailmas on intensiivistumas, mis võib tekitada kasvanud vaenulikku huvi võltsida valimistulemusi Euroopa Liidu ja NATO piiririigis, nagu Eesti seda on. Eespool kirjeldatud vastuolusid arvestades soovivad eelnõu algatajad, et Riigikogu pöörduks esitatud eelnõuga Euroopa Nõukogu komisjoni „Demokraatia õiguse kaudu” poole, taotlemaks nende arvamust asjaolule, kas Eesti internetihääletuse süsteemi jätkuv kasutamine on õigustatud ja turvaline ka siis, kui eespool kirjeldatud vastuolud ei ole asjakohaselt lahendatud.

Resolution· OE423tagastatud

Riigikogu decision "Making a proposal to the Government of the Republic to bring the Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the United States of America, concluded on 17.01.2017 and which entered into force on 06.07.2017, into line with § 3 of the Constitution, according to which state power is exercised only on the basis of the Constitution and laws consistent with it"

Estonia · Riigikogu · 29 April 2024

Bill· SE411tagasi lykatud

Penal Code Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 3 April 2024

The purpose of the bill is to ensure the requirement set forth in § 22 of the Constitution that no one may be considered guilty of a crime before the execution of a guilty verdict has entered into force.

Bill· SE370tagasi lykatud

Police and Border Guard Law Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 5 February 2024

The purpose of the bill is to make changes in the text of the police officer's oath given in § 45 of the Police and Border Guard Act.

Bill· SE220tagasi lykatud

Value Added Tax Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 22 May 2023

The bill amends § 15 subsection l of the VAT Act and reduces the standard rate of VAT, which is currently 20%. The reduced rates (9% and 5%) applicable to certain goods and services are not changed by the bill.

Bill· SE196tagasi lykatud

Value Added Tax Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 13 May 2023

This bill amends the revision of the VAT Act that entered into force on 01.08.2022 (RT I, 04.06.2022, 12). As a result of the change, the overall VAT rate will decrease.

Bill· SE179tagasi lykatud

Income Tax Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 13 May 2023

This bill amends the Income Tax Act on April 1, 2023. the version that entered into force (RT I, 17.03.2023, 77). As a result of the change, the tax-free limit of the employee's personal car allowance will be increased.

Bill· SE172tagasi lykatud

Income Tax Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 13 May 2023

This bill amends the Income Tax Act on April 1, 2023. the version that entered into force (RT I, 17.03.2023, 77). As a result of the change, the corporate income tax rate will decrease, which is currently 20%. The personal income tax rate will not be changed.

Bill· SE167tagasi lykatud

Act to amend the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Courts Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 12 May 2023

The content of the bill is to change the procedure for official supervision of prosecutors, with the aim of enhancing the performance of prosecutors in the performance of their duties and excluding the use of criminal proceedings for political purposes.

Bill· SE165tagasi lykatud

The Act on Amendments to the Estonian National Broadcasting Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 12 May 2023

The aim of the draft law to amend the Estonian National Broadcasting Act is the need for the Estonian National Broadcasting Company not to ignore the principle of political balance by favoring one political party or political movement over another in the production and transmission of its broadcasts and programs. The draft also changes the performance of internal control in order to ensure compliance with the requirements arising from the law. In addition to the aforementioned, the Estonian National Broadcasting Act will also be harmonized With the Commercial Code, and in the part that concerns the rights, obligations and responsibilities of members of the supervisory board and members of the management board. In the draft, the amendments are based on the Broadcasting Act valid until 31.12.2006

Bill· SE162tagasi lykatud

Medicines Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 12 May 2023

The bill seeks to amend Section 13(1)(l) of the Medicines Act, which prohibits medicines in Estonia that have not been tested for genotoxicity or carcinogenicity.

Bill· SE160tagasi lykatud

Atmospheric Air Protection Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 12 May 2023

The draft aims to supplement the Atmospheric Hazards Protection Act with Section 120 and specify the environmental requirements for aviation fuel.

Bill· SE102tagasi lykatud

Income Tax Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 10 May 2023

This bill amends the Income Tax Act on April 1, 2023. the revised edition that entered into force. As a result of the change, the rate of income tax paid on the income of natural persons and non-residents will decrease, which is currently 20%. The corporate income tax rate will not be changed.

Bill· SE82tagasi lykatud

Income Tax Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 8 May 2023

The bill will amend the Income Tax Act on April 1, 2023. the revised edition that entered into force. As a result of the change, the amount of income tax transferred to the budget of local government units will increase.

Bill· SE71tagasi lykatud

Income Tax Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 8 May 2023

Section 5(1)(1) of the Income Tax Act is amended, according to which the local government unit of the taxpayer's place of residence currently receives 11.96% of the taxable income of a resident natural person. The bill increases this percentage.

Bill· SE29tagasi lykatud

Penal Code Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 8 May 2023

The aim of the initiative is to restore the composition of professional negligence and abuse of office in the Penal Code.

Bill· SE757i lugemine lopetatud

Act to amend the Value Added Tax Act and the Medicines Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 7 December 2022

Eelnõuga täiendatakse käibemaksuseadust uue 5 protsendilise vähendatud käibemaksumääraga. Muudatus võimaldab valdkonna eest vastutaval ministril kehtestada määrusega nimekirja vähktõve ja muude pahaloomuliste kasvajate raviks mõeldud ravimitest, mis maksustatakse 5 protsendilise käibemaksumääraga. Lisaks sätestatakse ravimiseaduses Eesti Haigekassale alus hüvitada mittetulundusühingutele, sihtasutusetele või usulisetele ühendustele annetuste eest ostetud vähktõve ja muude pahaloomuliste kasvajate raviks mõeldud ravimi ostmisel tasutud käibemaksuga võrdne summa.

Bill· SE726tagasi lykatud

Law on denunciation of the convention prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and requiring their destruction

Estonia · Riigikogu · 18 October 2022

The Riigikogu ratified the Ottawa Convention prohibiting the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and requiring their destruction in March 2004, a few weeks before Estonia was accepted as a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The Ottawa Convention entered into force for the Republic of Estonia on November 1, 2004. The explanatory note states that anti-personnel mines were used in many military conflicts of the second half of the 20th century as a fighting tool for the weaker party, which could not afford greater firepower, i.e. bomber air force, combat helicopters and artillery. In the new situation, Estonia is forced to do everything possible to strengthen the military national defense. We also cannot afford that in the event of a war, other countries that refrained from joining the Ottawa Convention could use anti-personnel mines on the territory of Estonia, while we ourselves should not. From the above circumstances as a result, compliance with the requirements of the Ottawa Convention, which prohibits the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines and requires their destruction, is no longer in Estonia's national interest. It weakens our defenses. In connection with the denunciation of the Ottawa Convention, Estonia can assume a unilateral obligation to refrain from selling or otherwise transferring anti-personnel mines to other countries and declare that it will not use anti-personnel mines outside its territory.

Bill· SE719tagasi lykatud

Courts Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 17 October 2022

Eelnõuga nähakse kohtute seaduses ette riigikaitsega seotud kohtuasju arutava ning Põhiseaduses lubatud erikohtu – Riigikaitsekohtu -moodustamine ja selle tegevuse põhilised riigiõiguslikud alused. Eelnõuga pakutakse konkreetne lahendus, kuidas tagada riigis kaitseolukorra, erakorralise seisukorra ja sõjaolukorra ajal nende spetsiifiliste kohtumõistmise funktsioonide täitmine, mis on traditsiooniliselt olnud sõjakohtute ülesandeks.

Bill· SE619ii lugemine katkestatud

Family Benefits Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 12 May 2022

Eelnõu näeb ette tõsta esimese ja teise lapse lapsetoetus 100 euroni, eelneva 60 euro asemel ehk samale tasemele, nagu on lapsetoetus kolmandale ja enamatele lastele. Edaspidi on lapsetoetus võrdselt iga lapse eest 100 eurot kuus. Eelnõuga tõstetakse kolme kuni kuuelapseliste perede lasterikka pere toetust 700 euroni kalendrikuus, varasema 300 euro asemel ning seitsme ja enamalapseliste perede lasterikka pere toetust 900 euroni, varasema 400 euro asemel. Selleks, et lasterikka pere toetus oleks jätkuvalt proportsionaalne elatustaseme tõusuga ning toetuse suurust ei peaks igal aastal muutma, indekseeritakse toetus iga kalendriaasta 1. aprilliks indeksiga. Indeksi väärtus sõltub 20 protsenti tarbijahinnaindeksi aastasest kasvust ja 80 protsenti sotsiaalmaksu pensionikindlustuse osa laekumise aastasest kasvust. Indeksit väljendatakse täpsusega kolm kohta pärast koma. Lasterikka pere toetust ei indekseerita, kui indeksi väärtus on väiksem kui 1,000. See tähendab, et elatustaseme langedes lasterikka pere toetus ei vähene. Eelnõuga muudetakse lasterikka pere toetuse vähendamise süsteemi, mille kohaselt hakkab lasterikka pere toetus vähenema pere kolme kõige noorema alaealise lapse täisealiseks saamisel. Senise süsteemi asemel, kus lasterikka pere toetus kadus esimese lapse täisealiseks saamisel, hakatakse lasterikka pere toetust maksma täies ulatuses nii kaua, kuni peres kasvab vähemalt kolm alaealist last. Kui peres on kokku kolm või enam last, kuid vaid kaks neist alaealised, hakatakse lasterikka pere toetust vähendama proportsionaalselt 1/3 võrra.

Bill· AE526tagasi lykatud

Statement of the Riigikogu "On Estonia's national interests in the negotiations of the climate package "Goal 55""

Estonia · Riigikogu · 26 January 2022

The Objective 55 climate package has a wide-ranging impact on the competitiveness of Estonian business, consumers, home owners and employees. It is therefore important that there is clarity about the real effects of this package. Considering the decidedly large impact of the package, it is important that it is at the level of the statement of the Riigikogu that the political approach is given, based on which principles the Republic of Estonia will consider its positions regarding the said proposal in the negotiations. Mandating government positions at EU affairs committee level is not enough. In the draft of the statement, the need for an impact analysis has been emphasized in terms of Estonian national interests, and preliminary positions have been put forward that, in the opinion of the initiators, support our national interests when dealing with this issue.

Bill· SE462i lugemine lopetatud

The Act on Amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Estonia to change the procedure for the election of the President of the Republic

Estonia · Riigikogu · 29 September 2021

The bill envisages legalizing the direct election of the President of the Republic. The explanatory letter emphasizes that electing the President of the Republic directly by the people meets society's expectations and gives the people an additional opportunity to participate in making important decisions for the country, thus bringing the people closer to the country.

Bill· SE412tagasi lykatud

Tobacco Act Amendment Act

Estonia · Riigikogu · 10 June 2021

The bill amends the Tobacco Act with the aim of establishing a regulation for tobacco-free snuff, which has not yet been precisely regulated, in order to ensure the safety of the products. The bill also corrects the provisions of the law, which, contrary to the intended purpose, have led to an increase in illegal trade and health risks. It also changes provisions that have reduced the availability of less harmful products compared to more harmful products.