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  1. HE 37/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Streamlining employment services and job search

    The transfer of employment services from the state to municipalities will be facilitated by clarifying rules on staff transfers, contracts, and IT systems. At the same time, meeting obligations will be eased for jobseekers who will soon find employment or enter military or non-military service.

    14 Jun 2024 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 79/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Raising aftercare age for unaccompanied minors

    The upper age limit for support measures for young people who arrived in Finland as unaccompanied minors and have been granted a residence permit will rise from 21 to 25. The state will reimburse municipalities for the costs of young people's housing and support services up to the age of 25.

    24 Jun 2020 · 1 vote
    45 jaa
    10 ei
  3. HE 96/2023 vpPassed

    Facilitating remediation of contaminated land

    More sites will be included in the state-organised assessment and remediation of contaminated land by sharing costs between the authority and other parties. The change will speed up the remediation of areas that are harmful to the environment and health.

    15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 226/2021 vpPassed with amendments

    Extending Covid restrictions and Covid pass

    The validity of temporary Covid-19 restrictions, health security measures on entry, and the national use of the Covid pass would be extended until the end of June 2022. The use of the Covid pass would be specified so that it must be required for the entire opening hours if it is used to replace official restrictions.

    23 Dec 2021 · 6 votes
    106 jaa
    36 ei
  5. HE 168/2021 vpPassed

    Extending transition period for in-house entity sales

    Public in-house entities in health and social services will be permitted to sell services to external parties to the current extent for the remainder of 2022. Tighter sales restrictions under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts will take effect only when the wellbeing services counties launch operations at the start of 2023.

    15 Dec 2021 · 1 vote
    117 jaa
    26 ei
  6. HE 74/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Tightening general housing allowance rules

    The general housing allowance will be reduced and eligibility criteria tightened to save state expenditure. At the same time, housing allowance paid for owner-occupied homes will be abolished completely.

    14 Dec 2023 · 5 votes
    99 jaa
    79 ei
  7. HE 42/2023 vpRejected

    Lowering central government transfers to municipalities

    The central government transfer percentage for basic municipal services will be lowered from the start of 2024. At the same time, the rules for correcting calculation errors in central government transfer decisions will be specified.

    14 Dec 2023 · 7 votes

    Closest vote · 21 § , mietintö / Eemeli Peltonen

    120 jaa
    56 ei
  8. HE 40/2023 vpPassed

    Transfer tax exemption for health and social services properties

    Municipalities and joint municipal authorities for health and social services will not have to pay transfer tax when transferring health, social services and rescue properties leased to wellbeing services counties to companies they own. At the same time, tax rules for corporate restructuring and securities transactions will be clarified and streamlined.

    14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 87/2023 vpPassed

    Postponing municipal central government transfer cuts

    The reduction in central government transfers related to the health and social services reform planned for municipalities for 2024 will be mitigated and phased over later years. This will prevent sudden financial difficulties and give municipalities time to adjust.

    13 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 43/2023 vpPassed

    Correcting errors in county funding

    Calculation errors identified in central government funding for wellbeing services counties can be corrected more flexibly than before. Exceptional items will be removed from municipalities' past financial statements so that the funding received by the counties corresponds to actual costs.

    17 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 35/2018 vpLapsed

    Transferring employment and business services to regions

    Employment and economic development services and regional development tasks will be transferred from central government and regional councils to the new regions from the beginning of 2020. The services will transition to a multi-provider model where jobseekers and businesses can also choose services from private providers.

    18 Apr 2019 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Valiokuntaan lähettäminen, puhemiesneuvosto / Mäkisalo-Ropponen

    104 jaa
    55 ei
  12. HE 8/2023 vpPassed

    Extending municipal access to integration data

    Municipalities will receive the right to request information from wellbeing services counties on their integration costs for 2021. This will allow municipalities to apply retroactively for state compensation for health and social services organised in that year.

    20 Sep 2023 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 148/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing central government transfers to municipalities

    The central government transfer to municipalities for basic public services will be increased from the beginning of 2021. In addition, municipalities will be granted temporary additional support to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic.

    18 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 309/2022 vpRejected

    Adjusting transitional balancing for wellbeing services counties

    The reduction in central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be cushioned by permanently capping the drop in funding at a lower level than before. In addition, wellbeing services counties can enter a one-off funding adjustment payable for 2023 into that same year's financial results to ease their finances.

    28 Feb 2023 · rejected without a vote
  15. HE 326/2022 vpPassed

    Advance funding for wellbeing services counties

    Part of the one-off compensation adjusting the 2023 funding for the wellbeing services counties will be paid in advance as early as spring 2023. The arrangement will improve the counties' liquidity and reduce the need to take out short-term loans.

    24 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 256/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Strengthening crisis management in municipalities and wellbeing services counties

    Municipalities and wellbeing services counties will be required to prepare for states of emergency and various disruptions in their administrative regulations. The amendment will ensure that administration and decision-making function smoothly during crises as well.

    2 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 203/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Wellbeing services county representation in Keva

    Wellbeing services counties will gain representation on the council and board of directors of earnings-related pension institution Keva. At the same time, accrued supplementary pensions for employees at universities of applied sciences will be safeguarded until 2035.

    1 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 295/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Employment trials for temporary protection recipients

    People who have fled the war in Ukraine and receive temporary protection will be transferred to municipal employment trials as clients even before they are granted a municipality of residence. At the same time, trial municipalities will receive the authority to decide on the suitability of their clients with partial work ability to be employed by Työkanava.

    25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote
  19. HE 264/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Clean vehicle obligations for wellbeing services counties

    Regionally graduated minimum quotas will be set for wellbeing services counties for the procurement of low- and zero-emission vehicles and transport services. At the same time, procurement obligations for joint municipal authorities and municipally owned companies will be clarified.

    25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote
  20. HE 257/2022 vpRejected

    Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share

    Municipalities' share of corporate tax revenue will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The change will compensate municipalities for revenue losses arising from reductions in early childhood education and care fees and depreciation rights in business taxation.

    20 Dec 2022 · rejected without a vote