Government bills44
- HE 38/2025 vpPassed
Reforming wellbeing services county funding
Funding for wellbeing services counties will be altered so that a larger share is directed towards preventive promotion of health and wellbeing and annual fluctuations in funding are smoothed out. At the same time, central government spending will be temporarily reduced by cutting the transitional balancing supplement received by the City of Helsinki in 2026 and 2027.
23 Jun 2025 · 3 votes100 jaa84 ei - HE 110/2024 vpPassed
Increasing central government transfers to municipalities
The central government transfer rate for basic municipal public services will be raised to 25.02 per cent from the beginning of 2025. The increase covers in particular the provision of public employment services (TE services) and integration duties transferred from the state to municipalities.
18 Dec 2024 · 4 votes129 jaa67 ei - HE 2/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Harmonising steering of wellbeing services counties
The central government will harmonise the steering of wellbeing services counties and bring together the objectives and negotiations for health and social services and rescue services. The Ministry of Finance will assume primary responsibility for coordinating steering activities across different ministries.
1 Jul 2024 · 4 votes97 jaa71 ei - HE 319/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing two joint emergency departments
The wellbeing services counties of Lapland and South Savo will be permitted to maintain two round-the-clock hospital emergency departments indefinitely without the previous time limit. In addition, the provisions on the choice of treatment facility will be clarified.
8 Mar 2023 · 1 voteOnly vote · 1. lakiehdotus 59 §, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso (moniste)
119 jaa42 ei - HE 328/2022 vpPassed
Separate compensation for hospital emergency services
The state may start paying separate compensation to the wellbeing services counties of Lapland and South Savo for additional costs arising from maintaining two round-the-clock hospital emergency departments. The objective of the support is to help ensure the continuation of 24-hour emergency services at the Kemi and Savonlinna hospitals.
7 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 241/2020 vpPassed with amendments
Establishing wellbeing services counties and the health and social services reform
Responsibility for organising health and social services and rescue services will be transferred from municipalities to 21 new wellbeing services counties and the City of Helsinki. At the same time, the funding of services and taxation will be reformed.
6 Jul 2022 · 84 votes - HE 168/2021 vpPassed
Extending transition period for in-house entity sales
Public in-house entities in health and social services will be permitted to sell services to external parties to the current extent for the remainder of 2022. Tighter sales restrictions under the Act on Public Procurement and Concession Contracts will take effect only when the wellbeing services counties launch operations at the start of 2023.
15 Dec 2021 · 1 vote117 jaa26 ei - HE 40/2023 vpPassed
Transfer tax exemption for health and social services properties
Municipalities and joint municipal authorities for health and social services will not have to pay transfer tax when transferring health, social services and rescue properties leased to wellbeing services counties to companies they own. At the same time, tax rules for corporate restructuring and securities transactions will be clarified and streamlined.
14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 309/2022 vpRejected
Adjusting transitional balancing for wellbeing services counties
The reduction in central government funding for wellbeing services counties will be cushioned by permanently capping the drop in funding at a lower level than before. In addition, wellbeing services counties can enter a one-off funding adjustment payable for 2023 into that same year's financial results to ease their finances.
28 Feb 2023 · rejected without a vote - HE 138/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Improving reimbursements for medical care abroad
Finns will receive higher reimbursements for healthcare obtained in another EU or EEA country, Switzerland or the United Kingdom. Reimbursement will be paid at the same level as what equivalent care would have cost in the domestic public healthcare system.
15 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 316/2022 vpPassed
Transfer of research ethics committees
Legislation on medical research will be updated to align with the health and social services reform, transferring the duties of hospital districts to wellbeing services counties and the HUS Group. At the same time, the fees charged for statements by regional research ethics committees will be clarified.
21 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 209/2022 vpPassed
Municipal waste sales limit and transition
The maximum limit for market-based sales by municipal waste companies will be maintained at 10 per cent after 2030 as well. In addition, municipalities will look after waste management for health and social services and rescue services properties during a transition period until the end of 2025.
16 Dec 2022 · 1 voteOnly vote · 145 a §, mietintö / Saara-Sofia Sirén
134 jaa32 ei - HE 190/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring communicable disease control
Responsibility for the prevention of communicable diseases and for control decisions will be transferred from municipalities and hospital districts to the new wellbeing services counties and the HUS Group. The change aligns the Communicable Diseases Act with the health and social services reform.
16 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 305/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening duties of university hospitals
The duties of university hospitals as providers of specialised medical care, research, and education in the field are clearly defined in law as the new wellbeing services counties begin their operations. At the same time, the opportunity for university teachers and professors to hold secondary posts at university hospitals is ensured.
15 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 223/2022 vpPassed
Transferring call-up health examinations
Advance health examinations for call-ups and physician arrangements will be transferred from municipalities to wellbeing services counties. At the same time, paternity leave for conscripts will be updated to parental leave in line with the family leave reform.
8 Dec 2022 · passed without a 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.
28 Jun 2019 · 35 votes - 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.
18 Apr 2019 · no votes - 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.
7 Jul 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari-Leena Talvitie
84 jaa62 ei - HE 56/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Aligning legislation with wellbeing services counties
The necessary amendments are made to legislation on health and social services and rescue services as responsibility for organising services transfers from municipalities to the new wellbeing services counties. New responsibilities, authorities and concepts will be updated across more than a hundred different acts from the beginning of 2023.
22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 18/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Securing patient data sharing in Uusimaa
Healthcare authorities in Uusimaa will be permitted during a transition period to disclose data needed for patient care to each other, unless the patient has specifically prohibited it. The arrangement will safeguard the availability of patient data and smooth care as the health and social services reform begins.
21 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote