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Juha ViitalaEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 92/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Improving book accessibility for the print-disabled
The production and use of books and audiobooks intended for visually impaired and other print-disabled people will be made easier without separate copyright permission. Works in an accessible format can also be exchanged and distributed smoothly across EU borders.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded23 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 95/2018 vpPassed
Easing horse manure burning for energy
Manure from horses and other livestock could be burned for energy without strict and expensive waste incineration requirements. The reform will make utilising manure in heat production easier and more viable than before.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded18 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2018 vpPassed
Broadening criminal liability for terrorist offences
Counter-terrorism legislation will be tightened to meet the requirements of an EU directive. Independent training for a terrorist offence and facilitating travel for the purpose of terrorism will also become punishable acts.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded16 Oct 2018 · passed without a vote - HE 86/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Improving family carers' fees and leave
The minimum fee and statutory leave for family carers will be increased, and they will begin to be offered regular health checks. At the same time, the maximum number of clients cared for in a family home will be raised to six.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded27 Jun 2016 · 2 votesClosest vote · Voimaantulosäännös 3 momentti, mietintö / Anneli Kiljunen
104 jaa51 ei - HE 227/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Supplementing the 2021 budget
A supplementary proposal to the 2021 central government budget (HE 146/2020 vp), comprising adjustments made subsequently by the Government to the budget proposal. It is considered together with the main budget proposal.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded21 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 230/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising health and social services preparedness
Preparedness for disruptive situations and emergency conditions in health and social services will be harmonised across the country. University hospital districts and municipalities will be required to maintain an up-to-date situational picture and draw up joint preparedness plans.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded18 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 235/2020 vpPassed
Stricter control of explosives precursors
A more rigorous permit process and background check will be required to purchase and possess chemicals suitable for making explosives, such as concentrated sulphuric acid. The obligations of businesses and online marketplaces selling chemicals to verify customer details and report suspicious purchases will be increased.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 219/2020 vpPassed
Extending housing companies' transition deadline
The deadline for housing companies established before 2019 to transfer their lists of shares to the residential and commercial property information system will be extended by one year. At the same time, rules on mutual real estate companies joining the system will be clarified.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 129/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Lowering health and social services fees
Nurse appointments at health centres and outpatient clinic visits for minors will become free of charge. At the same time, the annual cap on client fees will be expanded to cover dental care and therapies, among other things.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded15 Dec 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 5 §, mietintö / Mia Laiho
32 jaa23 ei - HE 96/2015 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening self-determination for the intellectually disabled
The right to self-determination and independent coping of persons with intellectual disabilities will be strengthened in special care. The use of restrictive measures will be reduced, and precise and specific conditions will be laid down for permissible restrictive measures.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded13 May 2016 · passed without a vote - HE 174/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming vocational education funding and qualifications
The share of core funding for vocational education and training will be kept at 70 per cent to safeguard the financial stability of educational institutions. At the same time, apprenticeship students will be guaranteed the right to a certificate of employment, and professional driver qualifications can be obtained directly through an examination without mandatory training.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded11 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 3. lakiehdotus, 32 a §, mietintö / Paula Risikko
42 jaa13 ei - HE 231/2020 vpPassed
Extending temporary exceptions to unemployment security
The validity of temporary rules and flexibilities introduced in unemployment security due to the coronavirus pandemic will be extended until the end of March 2021. Unemployed persons can continue to earn more than before without additional income cutting their unemployment benefit, and benefit payments will be streamlined.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded8 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 132/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming performing arts funding
The central government transfer system for the performing arts will be reformed and expanded to cover all forms of live performing arts in addition to theatres and orchestras. Operators will be able to qualify for funding either indefinitely or for a fixed term of three years.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded8 Dec 2020 · 3 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 6 §, mietintö / Sanna Antikainen
44 jaa11 ei - HE 17/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying road traffic and vehicle rules
The new Road Traffic Act and related acts are corrected and supplemented before their entry into force in June 2020. Provisions on, among other things, long vehicle combinations, heavy snowmobiles and special transports are added to the act.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded7 Dec 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus, voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Timo Heinonen
31 jaa28 ei - HE 172/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Penalties for illicit movement of cultural goods
Finnish Customs will be granted the right to impose a penalty fee for bringing or moving cultural goods into the customs territory of the EU if the goods were exported unlawfully from their country of origin. The fee may also be imposed in situations where the goods are merely transported through Finland or held in a customs warehouse.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded2 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 170/2020 vpPassed
Temporarily reducing the lottery tax
The lottery tax paid by gambling operators will be temporarily reduced for 2021. The change safeguards grants distributed from Veikkaus proceeds to organisations and other beneficiaries.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded27 Nov 2020 · passed without a vote - HE 143/2020 vpPassed
Raising the VAT liability threshold
The threshold for small businesses' value added tax (VAT) liability will rise from 10,000 euros to 15,000 euros. More small operators than before will not need to register for VAT or pay VAT.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded27 Nov 2020 · 2 votesClosest vote · 149 a §, mietintö / Sari Essayah
32 jaa17 ei - HE 201/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary car scrapping scheme
Scrapping an old car allows individuals to receive a premium of 1,000 to 2,000 euros from the state towards purchasing a new low-emission vehicle or a public transport ticket. The measure will stimulate the car trade slowed down by the coronavirus pandemic and accelerate transport emission reductions.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded25 Nov 2020 · 1 voteOnly vote · 3 §, mietintö / Sheikki Laakso
31 jaa24 ei - HE 153/2020 vpPassed
Extending the halving of fairway dues
Maritime fairway dues will be collected at half rate also throughout 2021. The measure supports maritime transport and foreign trade amid the economic difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded25 Nov 2020 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ville Kaunisto
33 jaa25 ei - HE 32/2018 vpPassed
Finnish Immigration Service security checks
People arriving at premises of the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) may undergo security checks. The reform will protect the agency's staff and improve security at its premises.
Juha Viitala: No vote recorded29 Jun 2018 · passed without a vote