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Tuomas KettunenEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 129/2016 vpPassed
Streamlining vehicle registration and driving licences
Electronic vehicle registration will be made easier by allowing transactions on behalf of another person under authorisation, and passport photographs already held in the police register can be used for driving licences. At the same time, information exchange between authorities will be enhanced, and the separate non-disclosure for personal safety in the vehicle register will be abolished.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded17 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 124/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easing health protection supervision and notifications
Health protection supervision and notification procedures related to starting operations will be eased. Municipalities will no longer need to issue a separate official decision on every notification received.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded11 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 122/2016 vpPassed
Centralising security clearances in Supo
All security clearances within the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior will be centralised under the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo). At the same time, the ministry's own authorities and educational institutions will also become liable to pay for clearances they commission.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded7 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 77/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming housing credit and peer-to-peer lending
The comparability of housing loans will be improved with a standardised form, and borrowers will be granted the right to cancel a housing loan within 14 days even when transacting at a branch. At the same time, peer-to-peer loan intermediaries will be brought under official registration and consumer protection rules.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Sep 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 96/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Shipowners' liability for wreck removal
Shipowners will bear strict liability for the removal and costs of a hazardous wreck resulting from a maritime accident. The authorities will be able, if necessary, to remove the wreck at the owner's expense and recover the costs directly from the insurance company.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded19 Sep 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 41/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming identity card application and delivery
An identity card can be applied for electronically without visiting a police station, and the finished card will be delivered directly to a collection point. Cards can also be applied for at Finnish missions abroad, but health insurance details will be removed from new cards.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded30 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 78/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming population data and move notifications
Submitting notifications of a move by telephone will be discontinued, and the fine for failure to notify will be abolished. The correction of data in the population information system and the procedure for administrative review of decisions will be clarified.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded29 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 42/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining security sector licence procedures
Applicants will be able to apply for security guard, security steward and security installer licences electronically from any police department without a mandatory visit to a police station. The reform will speed up the processing of licences and make it faster to start working in the sector.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded29 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 75/2016 vpPassed
Easing pest control requirements for farmers
Farmers who have completed a plant protection qualification will be permitted to use professional pest control products without a separate pest controller qualification. In addition, using chemicals in breach of EU authorisation terms will be made punishable.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 70/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming audit rules and supervision
Legislation on auditing will be reformed to meet European Union requirements. The independence and supervision of auditors will be enhanced, and new obligations will be imposed on public-interest entities.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded27 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2016 vpPassed
Updating dividend taxation for EU companies
Finnish tax acts are updated to correspond to amendments made to the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive. Certain Polish and Romanian company forms are treated equally with other EU companies in the taxation of dividends.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 80/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Merging the Finnish National Agency for Education and CIMO
The Finnish National Agency for Education and the Centre for International Mobility (CIMO) will be merged into a single agency. The new agency will be responsible for the previous duties of both in developing education and international cooperation.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 66/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Procuring language teaching between higher education institutions
Universities and universities of applied sciences will be able to provide language and communication training included in degrees jointly or purchase it from another higher education institution. Higher education institutions will thus no longer need to organise all such teaching entirely themselves.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 15/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening tobacco and e-cigarette regulation
The new Tobacco Act brings electronic cigarettes under strict regulation and adds pictorial health warnings to tobacco packaging. At the same time, online sales of tobacco and electronic cigarettes will be prohibited and banning balcony smoking in housing companies will be made easier.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded23 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 58/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Smoking ban in cars with children
Smoking in a private vehicle would be prohibited if a child under the age of 15 is on board. The ban aims to protect children from the adverse health effects of passive smoking.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded21 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 49/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining road and railway legislation
A lighter notification procedure will be introduced for placing roadside advertisements and laying cables in road areas. In addition, funding outside the state budget will be made possible for transport infrastructure projects, and the rules on land use and railway protection zones will be clarified.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded21 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2016 vpPassed
Easing car tax on leased cars
Car tax will only be paid on leased and rental cars used temporarily in Finland according to their actual period of use. At the same time, the conditions for the export refund of car tax will be eased, and decisions will be issued electronically.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded20 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 82/2016 vpPassed
Air services agreement with Gambia
Finland and Gambia will conclude a bilateral air services agreement that creates an official framework for air traffic between the two countries. Airlines will be able to operate between the countries without route or capacity restrictions.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded17 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 39/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing oversight of posted workers
Oversight of the working conditions of workers posted to Finland by foreign companies will be tightened by introducing a mandatory advance notification. Instead of criminal fines, direct administrative negligence fees that can also be collected from abroad will be imposed for breaches of obligations.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded13 Jun 2016 · 11 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus 2, mietintö / Merja Mäkisalo-Ropponen
101 jaa60 ei - HE 71/2016 vpPassed
Lowering Kela's pension liability coverage
The minimum funding level for Kela's staff pension liability will be gradually reduced from 41 per cent to 30 per cent by 2038. The change adapts funding to match the level of the rest of the pension system as old supplementary pension liabilities are phased out.
Tuomas Kettunen: No vote recorded10 Jun 2016 · passed without a vote