Government bills2695
- HE 96/2023 vpPassed
Facilitating remediation of contaminated land
More sites will be included in the state-organised assessment and remediation of contaminated land by sharing costs between the authority and other parties. The change will speed up the remediation of areas that are harmful to the environment and health.
15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 91/2023 vpPassed
Opening credit data to scientific research
Data from the positive credit register may be disclosed to Statistics Finland for scientific research and statistical surveys. At the same time, technical specifications will be made to the operation of the register before its deployment.
15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote - HE 34/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Transferring traffic control to a state company
The maritime, rail and road traffic control operations of the Finnish Transport Agency are to be converted into a wholly state-owned limited liability company. The reform aims to accelerate the utilisation of traffic data in new digital services.
5 Jul 2018 · 1 vote115 jaa58 ei - HE 174/2022 vpPassed
Temporary cut to fuel distribution obligation
The distribution obligation for the renewable share of transport fuels is temporarily reduced for 2023 to ease fuel price pressures. The emission reductions not achieved will be made up for by raising the distribution obligation between 2024 and 2030.
12 Dec 2022 · 3 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Mari Rantanen 1
99 jaa72 ei - HE 148/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Promoting equality and protection against discrimination
Equality planning will be extended to early childhood education and care, and supervision of discrimination in working life will be enhanced. The definition of harassment will be broadened, and the right of persons with disabilities to reasonable accommodation will be clarified.
8 Dec 2022 · 1 vote114 jaa38 ei - HE 236/2022 vpPassed
Strengthening family benefits and purchasing power
Several social benefits for families with children will be increased for 2023 due to accelerating inflation and rising prices. In addition, the annual out-of-pocket maximum for medicine reimbursements will be frozen for one year, and the care supplement of the private day care allowance will be increased permanently.
7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 234/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Temporary electricity subsidy for low-income households
Temporary support will be paid to low-income households to help pay high electricity bills in early 2023. The subsidy is targeted at those who cannot benefit from the tax credit for electricity due to their low income.
7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 118/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Filling police posts without public recruitment
Posts in the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (Supo) and posts relating to covert police duties could be filled without public recruitment. The change will protect the identity and safety of officials working in intelligence and undercover operations.
30 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 129/2022 vpPassed
State support for expanding municipal housing advice
Municipalities will be able to receive state grants to organise and develop free housing advice services in 2023–2027. The advice will be offered to all residents regardless of whether they rent or own their home.
24 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 132/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Speeding up and clarifying parentage confirmation
The Paternity Act and the Maternity Act will be merged into a single act, and the establishment of parentage in cases of advance acknowledgment will be speeded up. At the same time, female couples undergoing fertility treatment will be given the option to choose the sperm donor as the child's second parent.
28 Jun 2022 · 6 votes106 jaa46 ei - HE 215/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Launching a two-year basic income experiment
A basic income experiment will be carried out in Finland in 2017–2018, in which 2,000 unemployed persons will be paid a tax-free basic income of 560 euros per month. The experiment will investigate whether an unconditional basic income promotes employment and reduces incentive traps in social security.
23 Dec 2016 · 3 votes168 jaa5 ei - HE 49/2022 vpPassed
Enabling EU Asylum Agency assistance
Finland will be able to request and receive expert assistance from the European Union Agency for Asylum, for example in situations of large-scale entry. The agency's experts will be able to assist Finnish authorities in registering asylum seekers and examining applications.
21 Jun 2022 · 1 vote108 jaa39 ei - HE 70/2022 vpLapsed
Stricter driving licence conditions for 17-year-olds
Seventeen-year-olds could obtain a passenger car driving licence with a guardian's consent without a separate exemption. However, the driving rights of underage drivers would be restricted by prohibiting night driving and carrying more than one passenger.
5 Apr 2023 · no votes - HE 230/2021 vpPassed
COVID-19 vaccine requirement in healthcare
Health and social services workers will be required to have COVID-19 vaccination or protection conferred by prior illness if they work in close contact with clients or patients belonging to risk groups. Employers may check employees' health data and, if necessary, suspend the payment of wages if an employee does not have the required protection and no other work is available.
29 Dec 2021 · 4 votes107 jaa32 ei - HE 249/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Centralising construction qualification verification
The qualifications of designers and site managers in construction projects will be demonstrated with a fixed-term certificate of qualification issued by an authorised body. The change will remove the need to prove education and work experience separately for each construction project and building permit.
24 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 191/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming and standardising disability services
Services for persons with various disabilities will be brought together under a new act on disability services, basing access to services on individual need for assistance rather than a medical diagnosis. The reform will strengthen the self-determination of persons with disabilities and introduce new forms of support for daily life and participation.
20 Mar 2023 · 5 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Antero Laukkanen 4
109 jaa82 ei - HE 280/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Graduating soft drinks tax by sugar
The soft drinks tax will be graduated into six tiers based on the product's sugar content. Taxation on sugar-free and low-sugar drinks will be reduced, while the tax on drinks with a high sugar content will increase.
8 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 313/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying copyright reform for fundamental rights
The pending amendments to the Copyright Act are supplemented to strengthen freedom of expression, scientific freedom and the protection of teaching. Automatic filtering of online content will be clarified, and the use of materials in research and teaching will be made easier.
28 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 30/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Clarifying Teno fishing permits and supervision
The rules on the special fishing permit quota for the Teno river will be specified and free fishing permits will be provided for permanent local residents under 18 years of age. At the same time, fishing permit sales duties and supervision in the fisheries area will be clarified.
22 Apr 2022 · 1 vote90 jaa57 ei - HE 126/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Strengthening municipal and environmental roles in mining
The Mining Act will be amended so that establishing a new mine will always require a plan approved by the municipality. At the same time, environmental protection will be improved, the conditions for mineral exploration tightened, and access to information and opportunities to exert influence for landowners and local residents increased.
24 Feb 2023 · passed without a vote