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Leena MeriEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 32/2023 vpPassed
Retaining the increased enforcement protected portion
The temporary increase in the protected portion in enforcement will be made permanent from the beginning of 2024. This will leave debtors with more income to live on after the distraint of wages or benefits.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded27 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Flexibility in pensions and grant cover
Viewing an earnings-related pension record online will replace posting a paper record for three years, and grant recipients will be able to adjust their pension cover during a grant period if their work situation changes. At the same time, employers' liability for disability pensions from short employment relationships will be eased.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded24 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 25/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Introducing purchase subsidies for hydrogen vehicles
State purchase subsidies will begin to be granted for the purchase or leasing of hydrogen-powered vans and lorries. At the same time, subsidy terms for electric and gas-powered commercial vehicles will be updated to comply with EU state aid rules.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded24 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 66/2023 vpPassed
Adjusting reform school preparatory education funding
Private reform schools will receive central government funding for preparatory education leading to a qualification based on actual study days. This will secure funding also when a young person is placed in a reform school in the middle of an academic year.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded17 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - 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.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded17 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2023
The second supplementary budget for 2023, that is, amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and dissenting proposals from the opposition.
Leena Meri: Yes16 Nov 2023 · 22 votes - HE 39/2023 vpPassed
Raising the minimum land property tax
The property tax on land will be separated from the property tax on buildings, and the lower limit of its tax rate will be raised. The change will increase the property tax on plots and other land in the vast majority of Finnish municipalities.
Leena Meri: Yes10 Nov 2023 · 3 votes111 jaa69 ei - HE 17/2023 vpPassed
Updating non-military service places and leave
Non-military service can officially be carried out in wellbeing services counties and joint municipal authorities. In addition, persons performing non-military service will also receive the right to 12 days of parental leave when an adopted child joins the family.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded3 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Transport safety rules for maritime workers
Dedicated safety rules will be established for the transport by ship of industrial personnel working at sea, such as those constructing wind farms. Workers will no longer be equated with ordinary ship passengers, allowing for transport requirements better suited to their skills.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded3 Nov 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 16/2023 vpPassed
Updating forestry support rules and applications
The act on forestry support is updated to correspond to the European Union's new regulation on de minimis aid. At the same time, it is confirmed that funding under the new incentive scheme can be applied for as of 1 March 2024.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded30 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 13/2023 vpPassed
KKV powers to monitor foreign subsidies
The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (KKV) would receive powers to carry out inspections and assist the European Commission in supervising business subsidies granted by non-EU countries. The agency would also act as the national contact point for transmitting information to the Commission.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded30 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 158/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming working hours and protection
The Working Hours Act will be reformed to reflect modern working practices by introducing new flexible working time arrangements and a statutory working hours bank. At the same time, remote work will be brought more clearly within the scope of working hours protection, and the maximum number of consecutive night shifts will be limited.
Leena Meri: No25 Jun 2019 · 10 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Aino-Kaisa Pekonen
97 jaa74 ei - HE 11/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining unemployment security and employment services
Clarifications and corrections will be made to the rules on unemployment security, employment services, and pay guarantee. The amendments will speed up the processing of unemployment security matters and clarify the job search requirement.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded26 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 105/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Covid certificates and testing for travellers
Passengers arriving in Finland will be required to present a certificate of covid-19 vaccination, recovery from the disease, or a negative test result. If a passenger does not have a certificate, they must take a covid-19 test upon arrival and, if necessary, a second test later.
Leena Meri: Absent2 Jul 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Vote
31 jaa18 ei - HE 70/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Stricter emissions limits for public vehicle procurements
Binding minimum quotas for zero- and low-emission vehicles will be set for public procurements of vehicles and transport services. The requirements apply to new procurements made by central government, municipalities and other contracting authorities.
Leena Meri: Absent24 Jun 2021 · 1 vote40 jaa13 ei - HE 247/2020 vpPassed
Improving legal protection for asylum seekers
Asylum seekers will be granted state-funded legal counsel at the asylum interview, and the appeal period for decisions will be extended to 30 days. In addition, private lawyers assisting asylum seekers will be remunerated on the basis of actual hours worked rather than a fixed lump-sum fee.
Leena Meri: Absent24 Jun 2021 · 1 vote42 jaa11 ei - HE 12/2023 vpPassed
Safeguarding additional debt restructuring payments
Creditors' ability to demand additional payments from a debtor will be safeguarded in old debt restructurings. The change applies to situations where a payment schedule was confirmed before July 2022.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded12 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 7/2023 vpPassed
Reforming covert intelligence gathering
The powers of the Finnish Border Guard concerning covert intelligence gathering will be reformed and aligned with the provisions of the Police Act and the Coercive Measures Act. Telecommunications surveillance permits will be granted directly in respect of a person, and covert intelligence gathering on information networks will be possible with a lower threshold.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded12 Oct 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2021 vpPassed
Extending higher education Covid-19 exceptions
Higher education students would be able to register as absent during their first academic year if the coronavirus epidemic prevents them from beginning their studies. In addition, delays in teaching arrangements caused by the pandemic would be compensated to students through additional time to complete their degree.
Leena Meri: No vote recorded18 Jun 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 226/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Prosecuting threats against work and office
An illegal threat made because of work duties or a public position of trust will become subject to public prosecution if the perpetrator is outside the work community. Initiating a preliminary investigation and bringing charges will no longer require a demand for punishment from the victim.
Leena Meri: Absent18 Jun 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Mietintö / Sebastian Tynkkynen , lausumaehdotus
42 jaa11 ei