Bill on prison terms for online defamation submitted to State DumaA bill introducing prison sentence as punishment for online defamation has reached the State Duma.10:49 15.12.2020
Moscow court to hear bribery case against State Duma MPThe Moscow City Court will consider a criminal case against State Duma lawmaker Vadim Belousov and his alleged accomplice Margarita Butakova charged with receiving 3.2 billion rubles (about $45 million at the current exchange rate) in bribes.12:04 11.12.2020
Bill on individual foreign agent status passes first reading in State DumaThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill envisaging that individuals engaged in political activities or collection of information in the military-technical sphere may be granted the foreign agent status if receiving financing from abroad in the first reading on Wednesday.16:02 09.12.2020
State Duma committee backs bill granting foreign agent status to individualsThe State Duma Committee on Security and Combating Corruption has recommended that the lawmakers should pass in the first reading a draft law envisaging that individuals engaged in political activities or collection of information in the military-technical sphere may be granted the foreign agent status if receiving financing from abroad.15:22 03.12.2020
Bill on taxation of cryptocurrency circulation reaches State DumaRussia’s Government has submitted a bill envisaging that cryptocurrencies are to be recognized as property and regulating taxation in the sphere of circulation of digital currencies to the lower house of the Parliament.16:38 01.12.2020
Bill banning officials from having dual citizenship reaches Russia’s State DumaRussia’s President Vladimir Putin has submitted a bill prohibiting people having a dual citizenship or foreign residence permit from holding public offices to the State Duma.11:11 01.12.2020
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on types of remote workThe State Duma adopted a bill amending Russia’s Labor Code to the effect that it contained and regulated three types of teleworking and temporary remote work in the third and final reading on Thursday.14:58 26.11.2020
Bill envisaging fines for failures to ensure Runet security reaches State DumaA bill seeking to introduce administrative liability for failures to ensure secure and stable functioning of the internet over the territory of the Russian Federation in case its national section known as Runet is isolated from the global network has been submitted the State Duma.12:47 24.11.2020
Stiffer fines proposed for disobedience to orders of Russian policeLawmaker from the United Russia party Dmitry Vyatkin has submitted a bill on stiffer administrative fines for insubordination to law enforcement officers to the State Duma.17:11 23.11.2020
Bill on 3-day term for removal of personal data from social media reaches State DumaA bill on publicly available personal data entitles citizens the right to specify the duration of a period within which such data is permitted to be processed, according to the author of the document, member of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy Anton Gorelkin.15:57 20.11.2020
Access to online resources censoring Russian media outlets may be restricted – billA bill envisaging that internet resources using censorship with respect to Russian media outlets has reached the State Duma.11:58 19.11.2020
Bill on granting foreign agent status to individuals reaches State DumaA bill envisaging that individuals engaged in political activities or collection of information in the military-technical sphere may be granted the foreign agent status if receiving financing from abroad has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s parliament.17:22 18.11.2020
State Duma adopts bills on Russian Constitution’s primacy over international court rulingsThe State Duma adopted a package of bills on the primacy of Russia’s Constitution over decisions and rulings of international organizations and courts in a final third reading on Wednesday.13:39 18.11.2020
State Duma passes bill of fines for calls for territory alienation in second readingA bill on administrative fines for public calls for the alienation of Russian territories and calls for such actions passed its second reading in the State Duma on Tuesday.17:22 17.11.2020
Russia’s Children Ombudsman urges delay as to bill banning extrajudicial removal of minorsIt is necessary to delay the discussion of a bill envisaging a ban on removal of children from their families under out-of-court procedures, Russia’s Children Rights Commissioner Anna Kuznetsova believes, citing criticism on the part of both lawmakers and the society.17:48 16.11.2020
State Duma to review 18 bills entertaining opinion of Russian Constitutional CourtRussia’s State Duma will discuss submitted 18 draft laws taking into account opinion of the Constitutional Court.11:54 13.11.2020
Russian lawmakers back youth age increment up to 35 yearsThe State Duma on Wednesday passed in the first reading a bill on raising of the youth limitating age from 30 to 35 years.16:44 11.11.2020
Bill on easing of regulations applied to walking guide dogs reaches State DumaA bill envisaging more lax regulations on the walking of their assistance dogs by the blind has been submitted to Russia’s State Duma.15:50 11.11.2020
State Duma adopts bill raising tax on yearly personal incomes over $66,000 by 2%Russia’s State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a draft law envisaging a raise in the rate of the personal income tax from 13% to 15% for citizens, whose incomes exceed 5 million rubles (about $66,000) a year.14:41 11.11.2020
Russia’s Cabinet proposes to tighten regulation of NGOs acting as foreign agentsRussia’s Government has brought a bill toughening requirements to the activities of foreign NGOs and organizations acting as foreign agents before the State Duma.12:26 10.11.2020