Agenda, 16 – 19 January 2023
Agenda for the 2nd Working Week (16 January 2023 – 19 January 2023) of the 9th Session of the Riigikogu Plenary Assembly
Monday, 16 January
1. Bill on Amendments to the Water Act (709 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Andres Metsoja, Chairman of the Environment Committee
2. Bill on Amendments to the Release into Environment of Genetically Modified Organisms Act (744 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Yoko Alender, member of the Environment Committee
3. Bill on Amendments to the State Pension Insurance Act (739 SE), initiated by the Estonian Centre Party Faction
First reading
Report by Jaak Aab, Member of the Riigikogu
Report by Kert Kingo, member of the Social Affairs Committee
Tuesday, 17 January
1. Bill on Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure and the Code of Administrative Court Procedure (transition to paper-free court proceedings) (723 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Heljo Pikhof, Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee
2. Bill on Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure, the Vital Statistics Registration Act and Other Acts (731 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Heljo Pikhof, Chairman of the Legal Affairs Committee
3. Bill on Amendments to the Persons Repressed by Occupying Powers Act (770 SE), initiated by the Social Affairs Committee
First reading
Report by Helmen Kütt, Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee
Wednesday, 18 January
1. Forensic Examination Bill (644 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Third reading (Majority vote of the members of the Riigikogu)
2. Bill on Amendments to the Biocides Act and Other Acts (700 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Third reading
3. Bill on Amendments to the Foreign Relations Act (714 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Third reading
4. Bill on Amendments to the Courts Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (633 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Toomas Kivimägi, member of the Constitutional Committee
5. Bill on Amendments to the Old-Age Pensions under Favourable Conditions Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (710 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Helmen Kütt, Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee
6. Bill on Amendments to the Earth’s Crust Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (745 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Andres Metsoja, Chairman of the Environment Committee
7. Prudential Assessment of Foreign Investments Bill (639 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
Second reading
Report by Kristen Michal, Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee
8. Bill on Amendments to the Electricity Market Act and Other Acts (696 SE), initiated by the Economic Affairs Committee
Second reading
Report by Kristen Michal, Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee
9. Bill on Amendments to the Rural Development and Agricultural Market Regulation Act and the Veterinary Act (738 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Urmas Kruuse, Minister of Rural Affairs
Report by Reili Rand, member of the Rural Affairs Committee
10. Bill on Amendments to the Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Act (736 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Kristjan Järvan, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology
Report by Jüri Jaanson, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
11. Bill on Amendments to the Competition Act (759 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Lea Danilson-Järg, Minister of Justice
Report by Jüri Jaanson, member of the Economic Affairs Committee
12. Bill on Amendments to the Police and Border Guard Act and Amendments to Other Associated Acts (756 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior
Report by Eduard Odinets, Chairman of the Constitutional Committee
13. Bill on Amendments to the Population Register Act (762 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior
Report by Marko Torm, member of the Constitutional Committee
14. Bill on the Ratification of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Estonia and the Government of the Republic of Finland on Population Registration (763 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Lauri Läänemets, Minister of the Interior
Report by Marko Torm, member of the Constitutional Committee
15. Bill on Amendments to the Funded Pensions Act and Other Associated Acts (771 SE), initiated by the Government of the Republic
First reading
Report by Annely Akkermann, Minister of Finance
Report by Jürgen Ligi, member of the Finance Committee
Thursday, 19 January
1. Deliberation of the matter of significant national importance “Problems in the transition to Estonian as the language of instruction”, initiated by the Study Committee on the Development of Estonian Language Instruction
Report by Jürgen Ligi, Chairman of the Study Committee on the Development of Estonian Language Instruction
Report by Birute Klaas-Lang, Chair, Estonian Language Council; Head of Department, Professor of Estonian as Foreign Language, Department of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu
Report by Mare Kitsnik, Associate Professor of Estonian as Foreign Language, Department of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Estonian and General Linguistics, University of Tartu
Report by Irene Käosaar, Head, Narva Estonian State Secondary School
On Monday, 16 January, after all items on the agenda have been discussed, the time for unscheduled statements begins, to continue until no further requests for the floor are made, but no longer than until 12 midnight.
On Wednesday, 18 January, from 12 noon to 2 p.m., Question Time takes place.
