State Duma backs bill on blocking phone numbers in detention centers and penal coloniesRussia’s State Duma has adopted in the first reading a bill envisaging refusal to serve mobile numbers unlawfully used in the territories of penal colonies and pretrial detention centers.15:36 01.10.2020
Russia’s State Duma to consider bill on marketplacesA lawmaker of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament has submitted to the body a specialized bill on marketplaces – ecommerce platforms.13:13 01.10.2020
Legislative proposal to suspend judge wage indexation reaches Russian State DumaA bill suspending annual indexation of wages of Russian judges has been brought before the lower house of parliament.13:37 30.09.2020
State Duma adopts bill on humanization of treatment of tax offencesThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a federal draft law envisaging that defendants charged with tax offences are not to be held criminally liable in cases where they have repaid the amounts in question in the course of court proceedings.15:59 29.09.2020
Draft law on fines for repeated false emergency calls presented for MPs’ discussionA bill on penalties of up to 5,000 rubles ($65) for repeated false calls to emergency services has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.12:00 25.09.2020
Proposed ban on confiscation of debtors’ pets to be discussed by Russian State DumaA bill to prohibit confiscation of domestic animals of debtors has been brought before the lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma.13:11 24.09.2020
State Duma Committee approves punishment for inducement to use drugs via InternetThe Committee on Security and Countering Corruption of Russia’s State Duma has backed amendments to antidrug laws concerning online inducement to the drug use and recommended lawmakers to pass them in the first reading.17:32 23.09.2020
Bill banning judges, their families from having bank accounts abroad reaches State DumaRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging that judges and members of their families are to be prohibited to have bank accounts abroad.12:11 23.09.2020
Putin introduces Constitution Court powers bill in lower house of parliamentPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill on powers and formation order of the country’s Constitutional Court to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.10:56 23.09.2020
State Duma MPs take step to sanctions for calls for Russian territories alienationThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on administrative and criminal punishment for actions aimed at the alienation of Russian territories and calls for such actions.16:02 22.09.2020
Governmental bill on better visa terms for Russian nationals' relatives reaches State DumaRussia’s Government has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging increased number of entries granted and longer validity of private visas issued to close relations of Russian citizens.13:26 22.09.2020
Bill on increased fines for law enforcement personal data disclosure reaches State DumaA bill increasing fines for unauthorized disclosure of classified information including personal data of law enforcement officials tenfold has been submitted to the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament.15:33 18.09.2020
Bill to exempt multi-child families from land tax reaches Russia’s State DumaA bill stipulating exemption of families with three or more minor children from paying land use taxes has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.17:40 15.09.2020
Bill on tougher penalties for concealment of epizootic outbreaks reaches State DumaA bill envisaging an amendment of Russia’s Code of Administrative Offences with the aim to introduce stricter liability for withholding information on mass epizootic outbreaks has reached the State Duma.12:39 15.09.2020
State Duma Committee backs bill on use of geolocation data in search for missing personsThe State Duma Committee on Security and Anticorruption has backed a bill aimed at permitting the use of geolocation data in order to facilitate search for missing persons.17:54 04.09.2020
Russia’s State Duma lawmaker faces trial on bribery chargesIndictment has been approved against State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov and his alleged accomplice Margarita Butakova as part of a 3.2-billion-ruble (about $45 million at the current exchange rate) bribery case.10:50 28.08.2020
Russian lawmakers urge tougher punishments for unlawful debt collection activitiesRussia’s State Duma Committee on Security and Combating Corruption has developed a bill envisaging more serious punishments for those employing unlawful debt collection methods involving violence and threats, as well as those inflicting harm to citizens and their properties.12:35 27.08.2020
Eurasian Economic Union treaty on trademarks submitted to State Duma for ratificationRussia’s Government has submitted to the State Duma the treaty on trademarks, service marks, and protected designations of origin made by members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) for ratification.14:14 26.08.2020
Transport tax abolition bill reaches Russia’s State DumaMP representing the United Russia party Andrey Baryshev has submitted a bill abolishing a motor vehicle tax to the lower house of parliament.12:23 20.08.2020
Russian senator proposes introduction of term “criminal subculture” in legislationAmendments envisaging that term “criminal subculture” needs to be introduced in the law on principles of offence prevention system in Russia has been submitted to the State Duma.16:35 19.08.2020