Russian child rights commissioner favors extension of state obligations for minorsRussia’s child rights commissioner Anna Kuznetsova has supported extension of the state obligations for families and minors. She has also called to take full responsibility for the corresponding amendments proposed to the Constitution.13:02 11.03.2020
Federation Council backs bill on activities of Russia’s regional ombudsmenThe upper house of Russian parliament on Wednesday approved a bill regulating the activities of human rights commissioners in the country’s regions, which aims to extend their powers and set uniform rules and approaches governing the formation of this institution.12:10 11.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on amendments to ConstitutionThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, passed a bill on amendments to the Constitution in the third and final reading on Wednesday.11:17 11.03.2020
Putin backs out of early State Duma electionRussian President Vladimir Putin sees no reason to hold early State Duma election if lower house lawmakers cannot reach a consensus in this matter.17:53 10.03.2020
Parliament’s lower house passes amendments to Russian Constitution in second readingThe State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, passed a bill on amendments to the Constitution in the second reading on Tuesday.16:48 10.03.2020
Russian lawmaker proposes to hold early State Duma electionA lawmaker representing the United Russia political party Alexander Karelin during a plenary meeting on Tuesday proposed to hold early State Duma election.12:42 10.03.2020
Parliamentary leaders back amendments to Russian Constitution - expertAll leaders of the State Duma parties have supported amendments to Russia’s Constitution, Director of the International Institute for New States Alexey Martynov has told RAPSI.13:05 06.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma adopts bill on activities of regional ombudsmenThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill regulating the activities of human rights commissioners in the country’s regions, which aims to extend their powers and set uniform rules and approaches governing the formation of this institution.17:45 05.03.2020
Businesses to be saved, not let go bankrupt: prospects of Business Recovery CenterA working group on drafting legislative proposals facilitating the establishment of a Business Recovery Center has held its first meeting in the framework of an initiative launched by member of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russia’s Parliament, Maxim Kavdzharadze in 2019.11:59 05.03.2020
Civic Chamber member proposes outright ban on production, sale of tobacco sucking packetsA member of the Civic Chamber Sultan Khamzayev on Wednesday proposed to draft a bill to utterly forbid production and sale of tobacco sucking packets (snus) in Russia.16:23 04.03.2020
Bill to prevent overpricing at Russian pharmacies reaches State DumaA draft law aimed to prevent overpricing at drug stores has been introduced into the State Duma.13:38 03.03.2020
Foreign citizenship ban for Russian ombudsman may be fixed in ConstitutionA proposal to fix a ban on foreign citizenship for Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Constitution has been submitted to the State Duma Committee for State Building and Legislation prior to the second reading of the bill on the Constitution amending in the lower house of parliament.17:12 02.03.2020
Bill on punishment for violations at Constitution amendments voting reaches State DumaA bill on criminal sanctions for violations during the All-Russia voting on amendments to the Constitution has been submitted to the lower house of parliament.16:28 28.02.2020
Amendment setting vote on Constitutional changes on April 22 reaches State DumaAn amendment setting April 22 as the date of the All-Russian vote on Constitution has been submitted to the State Building and Legislation Committee of the lower house of Russia’s parliament in the framework of run-up to the second reading of the bill on Constitutional changes.14:11 27.02.2020
Russian MPs propose long prison terms for online drug propagandaThe State Duma Anti-Corruption Committee’s members have drafted a bill on criminal punishment for online inducing to drug use and propaganda of drugs.13:38 27.02.2020
Russian President backs idea to capture special attitude toward children in ConstitutionRussian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed an idea to capture special attitude toward children in the Constitution.17:26 26.02.2020
Working group member proposes to take vote on Constitution amending on April 22A co-chairman of the working group on drafting amendments to the Constitution, chair of the Federation Council’s Committee for Legislation and State Building Andrey Klishas on Wednesday proposed to schedule the All-Russia voting on the issue for April 22.17:14 26.02.2020
Putin: About 900 proposals concerning Constitution amending submittedThe number of submitted proposals about amendments to the Russian Constitution reached nearly 900, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.16:13 26.02.2020
Constitution working group plans meeting with President on February 26The working group on drafting proposals for amendments to the Constitution is expected to meet with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on February 26, according to Chair of the State Duma Committee on State Building and Legislation Pavel Krasheninnikov.17:44 25.02.2020
Bill entitling citizens to freely sell secured assets submitted to State DumaA bill giving Russia’s citizens the right to sell property pledged to banks as security at their own discretion at best possible prices has been submitted to the State Duma by Deputy Chair of the lower house of the Russian Parliament Irina Yarovaya.13:59 25.02.2020