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Timo FuruholmEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 135/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Easing taxation of earned income and pensions
Income taxation of wage earners and pensioners will be eased and the household expenses tax credit will be increased from the beginning of 2017. In addition, several tax deductions will be increased and certain benefits will be established by law as tax-exempt.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded19 Dec 2016 · 26 votes - HE 8/2018 vpPassed
Establishing the Finnish Food Authority
The Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira and the Agency for Rural Affairs (Mavi) will be merged into a new Finnish Food Authority at the beginning of 2019. At the same time, sectoral information management tasks from the National Land Survey of Finland and the supervision of the use of plant protection products from Tukes will be brought together into the new authority.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded9 May 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 190/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising uncontested debt collection
The processing of uncontested debt collection and eviction cases will be centralised in nine district courts across the country. At the same time, businesses and professional debt collectors will be required to submit their applications electronically.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded9 May 2018 · 1 voteOnly vote · 10 luvun 17 a §, mietintö / Kymäläinen
98 jaa67 ei - HE 188/2017 vpPassed with amendments
Improving job security for zero-hours workers
Variable-hours contracts, such as zero-hours contracts, may be concluded only when the employer's labour need genuinely varies. Employees will also be guaranteed the right to pay during sick leave and notice periods, as well as the right to refuse additional shifts without adverse consequences.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded9 May 2018 · 7 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Anna Kontula
128 jaa63 ei - HE 142/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Increasing payment-free months in distraint
The number of payment-free months for low-income debtors under enforcement will be increased, leaving them with more money for their own use. In addition, exceptionally high expenses incurred in acquiring income, such as commuting costs, may reduce monthly distraint.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded18 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 27/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending and expanding business cost support
Enterprises and sole entrepreneurs can apply to the state for cost support to cover losses and fixed costs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The eligibility criteria for the support will be amended so that small enterprises and sole entrepreneurs can also access the support more easily than before.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded12 Apr 2021 · 11 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Pia Kauma
31 jaa22 ei - HE 90/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Civil servant transfers and cooling-off periods
A state civil servant could be transferred for a fixed term to work partly in another agency or outside central government. In addition, provisions on paid cooling-off agreements lasting up to one year and on leave to appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court would be added to the act.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded23 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 115/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Implementing the new fine procedure
The handling of minor criminal cases outside the courts will be reformed as the new fine and petty fine procedure is brought into force. The police, Finnish Customs and the Finnish Border Guard will be able to impose fines directly for certain offences with the suspect's consent.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded9 Nov 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 33/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Postponing municipal elections to June 2021
The 2021 municipal elections would be postponed from April to June due to the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, the advance voting period in Finland would be extended to two weeks.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded26 Mar 2021 · 2 votesClosest vote · Luottamuslause oikeusministeri Henrikssonille / Jussi Halla-ahon ehdotus
103 jaa66 ei - HE 135/2020 vpPassed
Toughening penalties for financing terrorism
Financing an individual terrorist will be made a criminal offence under the law, even if the funding cannot be directly linked to a specific terrorist attack. At the same time, penalties for financing a terrorist group will be increased.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded23 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2018 vpPassed
Updating Finnish Meteorological Institute legislation
The regulations governing the Finnish Meteorological Institute will be updated to align with the current Constitution. The agency's duties will remain unchanged, but the provisions concerning its management and operations will be elevated from decrees to the level of an act.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded26 Mar 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 10/2021 vpPassed
Maritime qualifications and transport doctor requirements
The validity of seafarers' qualifications will be automatically extended by six months due to the exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, doctors practising with restricted rights will be prevented from being approved as maritime or railway doctors.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded17 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 97/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening the independence of HEUNI
The regulation of the European Institute for Crime Prevention and Control (HEUNI) will be updated and its independence strengthened. The institute will operate within the administrative branch of the Ministry of Justice instead of being directly subordinate to it, and will be granted the right to decide on its own rules of procedure.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded28 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2017 vpWithdrawn
Expanding health and social services choice
Clients of health and social services will be given the right to choose the provider of their basic services from among public, private and third-sector providers. Opportunities for choice will also be expanded through service vouchers and personal budgets.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded14 Mar 2018 · no votes - HE 263/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Remote road association meetings and pilotage
Road associations will be able to permit participation in meetings by remote connection without a separate amendment to their rules. At the same time, temporary flexibilities will be introduced for maritime pilotage licences during the coronavirus pandemic.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded4 Mar 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 251/2020 vpPassed
Retaining hydrographers in seafarer pensions
Hydrographic survey vessels will not be included in the crew support scheme for shipping companies, as the European Commission did not approve the amendment. Employees working on these vessels will nonetheless continue to be covered by the Seafarer Pensions Act.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded26 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 6/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Extending restaurant restrictions through June 2021
Coronavirus restrictions on restaurant opening hours, alcohol service, customer capacity and hygiene will be extended until the end of June 2021. The measures aim to prevent the spread of coronavirus in close social contacts.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded24 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 90/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Streamlining fisheries control and sanctions
Legislation on fisheries control and the sanctions system will be brought up to date in line with EU and national provisions. At the same time, the administrative burden on fisheries operators and authorities will be reduced.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 134/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Access to the EU common identity repository
The police, the Finnish Border Guard and Finnish Customs will be granted access to the EU's common identity repository for the purpose of identifying persons. The reform will speed up identity verification and enhance border security and crime prevention.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded11 Oct 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 257/2020 vpPassed
Ban on combining scrappage premiums
Only one scrappage premium may be granted per new purchase. Multiple scrappage premiums can no longer be combined for the purchase of the same passenger car, electric bicycle or public transport ticket.
Timo Furuholm: No vote recorded17 Feb 2021 · passed without a vote