Putin signs bill on presidential election observers into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill allowing public members to act as observers in the presidential election into law.16:49 05.12.2017
State Duma committee backs bill on prison terms for terrorist propagandaThe State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation during its meeting on Tuesday supported a proposal to introduce prison terms of up to 7 years for terrorist propaganda.15:08 05.12.2017
Russian MPs propose $86,000 fines for violating 'foreign agents' media lawA bill on fines of up to 5 million rubles (about $86,000) for violating legislation, which allows Russian authorities to designate foreign media receiving financing from abroad as “foreign agents”, was submitted to the State Duma on Wednesday.11:47 29.11.2017
Bills on enforcement of foreign court’s rulings passed by State DumaThe State Duma passed in the third and final reading on Friday two government bills on the procedure of recognizing and enforcing judgments of foreign courts concerning the confiscation of proceeds of crime.13:47 24.11.2017
State Duma adopts bill on presidential election observersThe State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, adopted in the third and final reading on Friday a bill allowing public members to act as observers in the election of Russia’s President.11:44 24.11.2017
Russian government proposes to dismiss coaches violating anti-doping rulesRussia’s government has submitted to the State Duma amendments to a bill envisaging additional measures to prevent the use of doping in sports.13:33 21.11.2017
Russian senator proposes ban on criminal subculture propagandaRussia’s senator Anton Belyakov wrote on his Facebook page on Monday that he had submitted a bill prohibiting criminal subculture propaganda in media and on the Internet to the State Duma.13:07 20.11.2017
State Duma adopts bill on blacklists of air passengersRussia’s State Duma, the lower house of parliament, adopted in the third and final reading on Friday a bill allowing Russian airlines to create blacklists of passengers exhibiting aggressive behavior during the flights.13:42 17.11.2017
Russia’s State Duma backs life sentence for terrorist recruitmentThe State Duma passed a bill toughening punishment for recruiting terrorists up to life sentence in the first reading on Thursday.12:59 16.11.2017
State Duma passes bill on tax free system in RussiaThe State Duma has passed a government bill introducing tax free system in Russia in the third and final reading.11:42 16.11.2017
Tougher punishment proposed for false terrorism reportsPavel Krasheninnikov, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation, has drafted a bill toughening penalties for false reports of terrorist attacks up to 10 years in prison.14:59 15.11.2017
State Duma passes amendment on media classified as “foreign agents”The State Duma has passed an amendment, which allows the state to recognize foreign media receiving financing from abroad as “foreign agents”, in the third and final reading.13:44 15.11.2017
State Duma adopts bill on international carriage by airThe State Duma has passed a bill introducing changes to the Air Code, due to Russia’s accession to the Montreal Convention, in the third and final reading.12:41 15.11.2017
Putin signs bill on registry of socially beneficial NGOs into lawRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill granting regional governments a right to evaluate the quality of socially beneficial services provided by socially-oriented non-governmental organizations (NGOs) into law.11:59 15.11.2017
Bill on volunteering submitted to Russia’s State DumaRussian government has submitted a bill on volunteering to the State Duma.13:03 14.11.2017
Bill on fines for illegal sales of tickets for 2018 FIFA World Cup reaches State DumaRussian government has submitted a bill on fines for unlawful sales of tickets for matches of the 2018 FIFA World Cup to the State Duma.11:14 14.11.2017
Chairman of Human Rights Council proposes 6-year imprisonment for crimes against animalsChairman of Russia’s Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Mikhail Fedotov on Friday proposed to introduce a 6-year prison sentence for serious crimes against animals.16:46 10.11.2017
Constitutional Court rules meetings of MPs and voters can be regulated by lawThe Constitutional Court of Russia has ruled that legislators have a right to regulate the procedure of hosting a meeting between MPs and voters.12:43 10.11.2017
Russian MPs propose toughening punishment for animal abuseA group of Russia’s lawmakers submitted a bill toughening penalties for cruelty to animals to the State Duma.11:57 09.11.2017
Bill on processing of children’s personal data reaches State DumaA bill prohibiting the processing of minors’ personal data without consent of their parents (legal guardians) has been submitted to the State Duma.17:41 03.11.2017