Government pushes for development of Russian app storeRussia's government has submitted a bill requiring the development of a Russian mobile app store and its pre-installation on electronic devices and smartphones to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament.15:10 23.06.2022
Bill on liability for digital rights violation submitted to Russia’s State DumaChairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market Anatoly Aksakov has introduced a bill to supplement the national Code of Administrative Offenses with an article on the violation of digital rights before the lower house of Russia's parliament.12:45 23.06.2022
State Duma adopts bill toughening punishment for tortureThe lower house of Russian parliament passed a bill on tough sentence of up to 15 years in prison for tortures in a final third reading on Wednesday.13:05 22.06.2022
Russia’s lower house of parliament backs legalization of parallel importsRussia’s State Duma has adopted a bill on the legalization of parallel imports.17:01 21.06.2022
State Duma passes bill banning foreign companies from tapping mineral resources in RussiaThe State Duma adopted a draft law imposing a ban on the issuance of licenses for developing Russia’s vital mineral resources to foreign companies in the third and final reading on Tuesday.16:20 21.06.2022
Death penalty should be retained in Donetsk People’s Republic - State Duma speakerThe death penalty should be retained in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), especially in wartime conditions, Chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin stated on Wednesday in a post on his Telegram channel.15:45 15.06.2022
Lower house of Russian parliament passes bill on punishment for batteryThe State Duma lawmakers adopted a draft law specifying criminal liability for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force in the third and final reading on Tuesday.13:49 14.06.2022
Russian lawmakers advance bill banning websites advertising tobacco productsRussian lawmakers have submitted a bill to the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, proposing to consider websites advertising tobacco products as information prohibited for spreading.11:12 14.06.2022
Prosecutors seek 14 years in prison for lawmaker indicted for corruptionProsecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to sentence lawmaker Vadim Belousov to 14 years in jail for allegedly receiving over 3 billion rubles (about $45 million) in bribes.15:42 08.06.2022
Bill unveiled banning cryptocurrency as means of paymentSenior Russian lawmaker advanced a bill in the parliament on Wednesday banning cryptocurrency as means of payment.11:35 08.06.2022
State Duma to hear bill on criminal liability for battery in second readingThe State Duma Committee on state building and legislation on Monday recommended the lower house of parliament to pass a bill specifying criminal responsibility for battery for people having conviction for other crimes committed with the use of force.16:57 06.06.2022
Law on measures against in-flight brawlers comes into effect in RussiaThe law permitting air crew teams to use special tools against in-flight brawlers committing unlawful actions on board came into effect in Russia on June 5.09:35 06.06.2022
Legislative proposal to grant status of combat veterans to prosecutors reaches State DumaThe Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill granting the status of a participant in military activities to prosecutors who served in the areas of counter-terrorism operations in the North Caucasus to the lower house of parliament.12:25 18.10.2021
State Duma backs United Russia bill on fines to persons abandoning petsThe draft law introducing fines to be paid by persons abandoning their pets, which had been developed by political party United Russia, was supported by the Committee on Ecology, Natural Resources and Environment Protection of the lower house of the Russian parliament.12:52 15.10.2021
Bill on stricter punishment for regular beatings reaches State DumaThe Government has submitted a draft law toughening punishment for regular assaults to the lower house of parliament.15:07 13.10.2021
Vyacheslav Volodin reelected as State Duma ChairmanVyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday was reelected as the State Duma Chairman.13:22 12.10.2021
Moscow court to proceed with Communist Party’s lawsuits against e-voting resultsMoscow’s Presnensky District Court has set October 7 as a date for the talk on 15 lawsuits filed by the Russian Communist Party and candidates for State Duma lawmakers objecting the results of electronic voting.10:41 06.10.2021
Russia’s Communist Party files 32 lawsuits seeking to cancel electronic voting resultsThe Moscow Presnensky District Court has registered 32 administrative claims filed by the Russian Communist Party and candidates for State Duma lawmakers seeking to cancel the results of electronic voting.14:26 30.09.2021
Russian authorities seek powers to detain transport vehicles of foreign carriersThe Russian Government has submitted to the State Duma a bill envisaging that transport vehicles of foreign carriers could be detained on the Russian territory in cases of violation of the national traffic rules.17:39 28.09.2021
Bill on improvement of public authority reaches State DumaA draft of a new law on regional power, which lifts the ban on governors from being elected for two consecutive terms and contains a number of other innovations, has been submitted to the State Duma.16:59 27.09.2021