State Duma backs exemption of financial aid to students from taxationThe State Duma adopted a bill exempting financial aid to students from personal income taxation in the third reading on Thursday.13:33 12.09.2019
Russia’s lower house of parliament adopts bill on drone use in first readingThe State Duma passed a bill regulating the law enforcement bodies’ power to repress the use of air drones by citizens for unlawful purposes in the first reading on Wednesday.16:11 11.09.2019
Bill on criminal punishment for false expert findings backed by State Duma committeeThe State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation on Wednesday recommended that the MPs pass in the first reading a bill on criminal punishment for knowingly false expert findings.15:33 11.09.2019
State Duma committees to consider initiative on amnesty for minor and female convictsChairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has ordered authorized committees to consider a proposal to pardon certain inmates including minors and woman having family obligations made by children’s ombudsman Anna Kuznetsova.14:48 11.09.2019
Bill on fines for personal data storage breach passes first reading in State DumaThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for breach of requirements for storage of personal data of Russians in the first reading on Tuesday.15:49 10.09.2019
Bill on number of Constitutional Court administrators reaches Russia’s State DumaRussian government has submitted a bill concerning the number of the Constitutional Court administrators to the lower house of parliament.11:19 05.09.2019
State Duma may consider bill on immediate blocking of pirated content by end SeptemberA bill obliging search engines operating in Russia to remove links to website with pirated content included in the register of illegal data within 6 hours may be considered by the end of September.15:25 30.08.2019
Russia’s Government approves FAS-sponsored bill on antimonopoly complianceThe Russian Government has approved a bill on antimonopoly compliance, a system of measures aimed to prevent companies from infringement on antimonopoly legislation.11:45 30.08.2019
Children's Rights Commissioner asks lawmakers to approve stricter punishment for pedophilesChildren's Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has asked the State Duma to step up its work on a bill envisaging tougher punishment for sexual abuse of children, so it could be approved sooner.17:58 28.08.2019
Crowdfunding regulation bill adopted by State DumaThe lower house of Russian parliament adopted an initiative on crowdfunding regulation in a final third reading on Wednesday.16:28 24.07.2019
Russian lawmakers take strides to facilitate search of missing minorsThe State Duma MPs passed a draft law expediting the search of missing children in a final third reading on Wednesday.14:45 24.07.2019
Russia’s State Duma adopts ban on microborrowing on housing pawnA bill prohibiting microfinance companies from providing home equity credits has passed its third and final reading in the lower house of Russian parliament.12:56 24.07.2019
State Duma elaborates Russia’s Criminal Code as to extended pre-trial detentionThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading amendments to Russia’s Criminal Code aimed to prevent unsubstantiated extension of pre-trial detention.18:06 23.07.2019
E-mail user identification bill submitted to Russia’s lower house of parliamentA group of members of the Federation Council introduced a bill on e-mail user identification to the State Duma.16:11 23.07.2019
Russian lawmakers back creation of child adopters blacklistThe State Duma passed a bill creating a special register of bad faith adoptive parents and guardians in the third and final reading on Tuesday.14:12 23.07.2019
State Duma adopts penalties for breaking drug cropping rulesThe lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill fixing punishment of up to 3 years in prison for violating rules of drug-containing plants cultivation in a final third reading on Tuesday.13:02 23.07.2019
Unjust enrichment bill reaches Russia’s State DumaLawmakers representing Just Russia political party headed MP Sergey Mironov have submitted a package of bills on illicit enrichment to the State Duma.13:35 22.07.2019
Russian lawmakers back ombudsmen witness immunity billThe State Duma MPs have adopted bills granting the privilege of witness to Russia’s and regional human rights commissioners in the first reading.17:35 18.07.2019
State Duma extends list of grounds for dismissals of prosecutor’s offices personnelThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill introducing additional grounds for dismissal of staffers serving at prosecutor’s offices.16:53 18.07.2019
Russian MPs endorse tougher punishment for document forgeryThe lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill toughening sanctions for forging documents in a final third reading on Thursday.14:28 18.07.2019