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Veronika HonkasaloEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 324/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2019 supplementary budget
A supplementary proposal to the 2019 supplementary budget (HE 323/2018 vp), containing the Government's specifications to the budget amendments for the current year. It will be considered together with the main supplementary budget proposal.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded13 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 4/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Binding staffing ratio for elderly care
A statutory minimum staffing ratio of at least 0.7 employees per client will be introduced for 24-hour housing services with care and long-term institutional care for older people. In addition, a uniform national RAI assessment system will be introduced for assessing the need for regular services for older people.
Veronika Honkasalo: Yes26 Jun 2020 · 19 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
31 jaa17 ei - HE 304/2018 vpPassed
Clarifying investment funds' tax exemption
Conditions for the tax exemption of investment funds and special investment funds will be laid down in more detail in the act. Tax exemption will be retained by funds that meet the specified requirements concerning aspects such as the number of unit holders and open-endedness.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded11 Mar 2019 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Timo Harakka 3
102 jaa83 ei - HE 89/2020 vpPassed
Temporary VAT exemption on coronavirus equipment
Protective equipment and supplies used in combating, testing for and treating the coronavirus will temporarily be exempt from value added tax (VAT). The tax relief applies to domestic sales to public health and social services as well as intra-EU acquisitions.
Veronika Honkasalo: Absent24 Jun 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 38 c §, mietintö / Sanni Grahn-Laasosen ehdotus
40 jaa14 ei - HE 276/2022 vpLapsed
Introducing administrative review for work permits
Applicants will be able to request an administrative review free of charge directly from the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) for decisions concerning certain work-based residence permits and the EU Blue Card. The amendment will enable automated processing of applications and speed up the issuance of permit decisions.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 317/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Tax exemption for crop insurance
Crop damage and plant pest insurance will be temporarily exempt from the 24 per cent insurance premium tax until the end of 2027. The objective of the amendment is to lower the price of insurance policies and support insurance-based risk management in agriculture.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded8 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 149/2021 vpPassed
Extending the halving of fairway dues
The halving of fairway dues levied on merchant shipping vessels will continue in 2022 and 2023. The measure supports the maritime transport sector and foreign trade in recovering from difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Veronika Honkasalo: Yes29 Oct 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Jouni Kotiaho
101 jaa73 ei - HE 128/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Biomass sustainability criteria in emissions trading
Solid and gaseous biomass used by installations covered by emissions trading will only be considered zero-emission if it meets sustainability criteria. In addition, the implementation of official decisions related to emissions trading will be expedited and provisions on the recovery of emission allowances will be clarified.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded29 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 322/2018 vpPassed
Raising veteran benefits
Veteran benefits will be increased by approximately 1.2 per cent from April 2019. The increase compensates for the freezing of the national pension index.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded7 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 153/2021 vpPassed
Strengthening market surveillance of environmental products
Surveillance of products covered by environmental protection and waste legislation will be brought under the general act on market surveillance. At the same time, clearly designated responsible authorities will be named for different product categories.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded21 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 98/2021 vpPassed
Deepening EU-Singapore cooperation
Finland would approve the comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union and Singapore. The agreement creates an official framework for political, economic and security cooperation.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded20 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Improving operating conditions for pension funds
The regulation governing pension foundations, pension funds and insurance funds will be reformed and divided into three clearer acts. The reform will make it easier to establish and operate pension foundations and funds by lowering their required minimum size.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded19 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 316/2018 vpPassed
State guarantees for farm liquidity loans
The state will begin guaranteeing bank loans to agricultural entrepreneurs to ease temporary liquidity problems. The aim is to help viable farms that have suffered from difficult weather conditions and market disruptions manage their running costs and debts.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded14 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 111/2021 vpPassed
Limiting water billing in right-of-occupancy housing
In right-of-occupancy housing, billing based on water consumption would be used only if meters have been installed on the basis of a building permit applied for on or after 23 November 2020. The amendment would correct the transitional provision of the new Right-of-Occupancy Housing Act and maintain current practice.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded14 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 108/2021 vpPassed
Updating the energy certificate register
The act on the energy certificate system for buildings will be updated to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation and other energy legislation. The name of the person who prepared an energy certificate will no longer appear alongside the energy certificate of an individual building in the public online service.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded14 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 136/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing the National Courts Administration
An independent agency, the National Courts Administration, will be established in Finland to take over administrative and support tasks for the courts from the Ministry of Justice. The reform will strengthen the independence of the courts and make the functioning of the judiciary smoother.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded12 Feb 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 215/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying background checks for honorary titles
Authorities processing honorary titles will receive an explicit right to check criminal record and fine register data as well as any suspected offences of a person proposed for an honorary title. The checks ensure the recipient's integrity before a decision is made.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded13 Oct 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 14/2026 vpIn progress
Preventing the release of dangerous prisoners
Preventive detention will be introduced in Finland, allowing the prison terms of the most dangerous prisoners to be extended after their sentence has ended. At the same time, access to parole for life prisoners will be tightened if the prisoner is assessed as still posing a danger to others.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded4 Jun 2026 · no votes yet - HE 5/2020 vpPassed with amendments
State funding for social work research
A permanent state funding system will be created for scientific research in social work. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will be able to award annual funding to high-standard research projects in social work.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded29 May 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 224/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Automated tax and customs decisions
The Finnish Tax Administration and Finnish Customs will be able to resolve certain clear claims for revised assessment and routine matters automatically without separate processing by an official. The change will speed up processing and streamline tax services.
Veronika Honkasalo: No vote recorded16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote