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Merja RasinkangasEach row shows how the selected MPs voted in the bill's decisive vote.
- HE 5/2019 vpPassed with amendments
Second supplementary budget for 2019
The second supplementary budget for 2019, meaning amendments to the central government budget for the current year. The votes mainly concern individual appropriation items and the opposition's proposals in dissenting opinions.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded28 Jun 2019 · 35 votes - HE 76/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Short-term interest subsidy for rental housing
The state will introduce a new ten-year interest subsidy model for the construction of rental dwellings alongside the existing 40-year system. The reform will increase the supply of affordable rental housing, especially in growth centres.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded21 Jun 2016 · 3 votes115 jaa43 ei - HE 179/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning firearms legislation with EU directive
Finnish firearms legislation will be reformed to comply with the EU's tightened Firearms Directive. At the same time, the opportunity for reservists and the National Defence Training Association of Finland to practise with firearms suitable for the needs of national defence will be safeguarded.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded17 May 2019 · 12 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Krista Mikkonen
111 jaa57 ei - HE 18/2016 vpPassed
Facilitating entry into postal operations
Distributing letter mail will no longer require an operating licence from the Government; a notification to the authorities will suffice. The reform makes it easier for new delivery companies to enter the postal market and promotes competition.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded17 May 2016 · 1 vote92 jaa46 ei - HE 145/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding FSHS to UAS students
Students at universities of applied sciences will be covered by the same student healthcare as university students. Kela will organise healthcare for higher education students and the Finnish Student Health Service (FSHS) will provide the services across the country.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded3 May 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 167/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Bank account monitoring and cryptocurrency regulation
An electronic bank and payment account monitoring system will be established in Finland to facilitate access to information by authorities and to prevent crime. At the same time, virtual currency providers will be required to register with the Financial Supervisory Authority and comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · 1 vote155 jaa17 ei - HE 14/2018 vpLapsed
Regional duty transfers and new agency
Duties of the state and municipalities will be transferred to new self-governing regions and to the State Licensing and Supervisory Agency to be established. The reform brings together the licensing and supervisory duties of the current Regional State Administrative Agencies, Valvira and the ELY Centre (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) into a single agency.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded18 Apr 2019 · no votes - HE 268/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising environmental and water procedures
Applications for environmental and water permits and related notifications with authorities will become primarily electronic. Physical notice boards of municipalities and authorities will be phased out, and public notices and decisions will be published online.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded3 Apr 2019 · passed without a vote - HE 150/2015 vpPassed
Requiring energy certificates for more buildings
Energy performance certificates will be required for a wider range of building types, such as indoor swimming pools, ice rinks, warehouses, and protected buildings. The amendment aligns Finnish legislation with the EU Energy Efficiency Directive.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded29 Mar 2016 · 1 vote120 jaa33 ei - HE 104/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing national backup payment systems
National backup systems will be established in Finland to secure credit transfers, card payments and cash withdrawals during serious disruptions and states of emergency. The systems will ensure daily payments for citizens and businesses in situations where banks' normal systems are not functioning.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded7 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enhancing border security and building barriers
The Finnish Border Guard will gain new means to respond to border disruptions and hybrid influence operations that exploit migration. If necessary, the Government may centralise the application for asylum to specific border crossing points, and fences and other barriers may be built on the eastern border.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded7 Jul 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Asian käsittelyn jatkaminen, mietintö / lähettäminen perustuslakivaliokuntaan (Veronika Honkasalo)
103 jaa16 ei - HE 80/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Expanding national defence shooting training
Firearms and cartridges of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Finnish Border Guard will be permitted for use in shooting training organised by the National Defence Training Association of Finland under authority supervision. At the same time, voluntary national defence training opportunities and international exercise cooperation will be increased.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded7 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 68/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Adjusting health and social services funding
Financing calculations for wellbeing services counties and municipalities will be updated to reflect the latest cost and needs data ahead of the reform of health and social services. Municipal income tax rates will be cut by 12.64 percentage points from the start of 2023 so that a corresponding share of tax revenue is transferred to central government to fund the operations of wellbeing services counties.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded7 Jul 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari-Leena Talvitie
84 jaa62 ei - HE 63/2022 vpPassed
Updating emergency powers for hybrid threats
The Emergency Powers Act will be amended to include the possibility of introducing emergency powers in serious hybrid threat situations. The amendment will improve authorities' ability to act swiftly during, for example, cyberattacks, the instrumentalisation of migration or disruptions to critical infrastructure.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded7 Jul 2022 · 9 votesClosest vote · 1. lakiehdotus, 57 §, mietintö / Jari Ronkainen
101 jaa40 ei - HE 200/2018 vpPassed
Banning coal in energy production
The use of coal in electricity and heat production would be banned in Finland from May 2029. However, the ban would not apply to exceptional security of supply situations or electricity peak-load reserve plants.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded19 Mar 2019 · 4 votes170 jaa14 ei - HE 32/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming fertiliser quality and supervision rules
Fertiliser legislation will be reformed to align with EU regulation, which will particularly facilitate market access for recycled fertilisers. At the same time, supervision of fertilisers will be enhanced and binding limits will be set for the use of phosphorus.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded5 Jul 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 13/2022 vpPassed
Consent-based reform of sexual offences
The definition of rape and other sexual offences will become consent-based, making an act punishable whenever participation is not voluntary. At the same time, penalties for sexual offences against children will be tightened and criminal offences redefined.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded5 Jul 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · Käsittelyn pohja, valiokunnan ehdotus / Pihla Keto-Huovinen
87 jaa69 ei - HE 231/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming elderly home and housing services
Home care and housing services for older people and others in need of support will be reformed to improve their quality and availability. Home care will begin to be provided around the clock according to need, and long-term institutional care in social welfare for older people will be phased out over a transition period.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded5 Jul 2022 · 16 votesClosest vote · 2. lakiehdotus, 18 §, mietintö / Arja Juvonen
88 jaa68 ei - HE 302/2018 vpPassed
Extending demonstration notification period to 24 hours
Public meetings and demonstrations organised outdoors must in future be notified to the police at least 24 hours before they begin, instead of the current six hours. Spontaneous demonstrations can still be organised at shorter notice if they do not cause unreasonable inconvenience.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded14 Mar 2019 · passed without a 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.
Merja Rasinkangas: No vote recorded13 Mar 2019 · passed without a vote