Duma adopts simplified citizenship conferment procedure for skilled foreign specialistsThe State Duma, the lower house of parliament, passed a bill simplifying a procedure for obtaining Russian citizenship by highly qualified foreign specialists in a final third reading on Tuesday.13:31 25.06.2019
State Duma comes out against police initiative on out-of-court driving banThe State Duma lawmakers have opposed the Interior Ministry’s initiative to authorize highway patrolmen to revoke a driver's license without recourse to court.16:10 21.06.2019
Russian MPs pass bills on homebuyers rights protectionThe lower house of Russian parliament, the State Duma, passed in the third and final reading on Wednesday two bills to establish a single mechanism and rights protection procedure for citizens wronged by unfair construction developers.13:50 19.06.2019
State Duma adopts bill on mortgage compensation for multi-child familiesThe State Duma adopted an initiative on mortgage compensation for multi-child families in a final third reading on Wednesday.12:48 19.06.2019
Russian lawmakers propose substantial fines for breach of personal data requirementsTwo United Russia party MPs Victor Pinsky and Daniil Bessarabov have submitted a bill on fines of up to 18 million rubles (about $300,000) for breach of requirements for personal data base storage in Russia to the State Duma.10:25 14.06.2019
Russian MPs propose to pay compensations for unwarranted prosecutionA group of Just Russia lawmakers headed by Sergey Mironov submitted a bill on compensations for unwarranted prosecution and custodial restraint to the State Duma on Thursday.15:58 13.06.2019
Occupational pension draft law reaches Russia’s State DumaA bill granting Russian women and men a right to occupational pension at the age of 55 and 60 respectively has been introduced into the State Duma.17:15 31.05.2019
State Duma gives way on fines for unauthorized distribution of foreign print mediaThe State Duma passed in a final third reading on Thursday a bill fixing fines of up to 30,000 rubles (nearly $500) for unauthorized distributing foreign print periodicals in Russia.17:21 30.05.2019
Russian MPs back tougher punishment for drunken-driving accidentsThe State Duma adopted a bill toughening punishment up to 15 years in prison for drunken-driving traffic accidents led to death or injuries in the third and final reading on Thursday.16:11 30.05.2019
State Duma passes bill on regional rights commissioners in first readingThe State Duma adopted a bill on general principles of the organization of human rights commissioners’ activity in Russian regions in the first reading on Wednesday.15:50 29.05.2019
Russian MPs ratify protocol to convention on mutual aid in criminal mattersThe lower house of Russian parliament has ratified the Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters.16:44 23.05.2019
State Duma passes bill on price control of vital medicinesThe State Duma adopted a bill to control the prices of vital and essential medicines in a final third reading on Thursday. Amendments are proposed to the law on drug circulation.14:29 23.05.2019
Russian government supports bill on blocking animal abuse contentRussia’s government has favored a bill envisaging pretrial blocking of online content containing scenes of cruelty to animals.11:17 23.05.2019
Bill on education requirements for would-be prosecutors reaches State DumaA bill specifying education attainment requirements for prosecutors’ office candidates has been submitted to Russia’s State Duma.17:22 22.05.2019
Russia’s State Duma passes bill on child adoption by HIV and Hepatitis C positivesThe lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill allowing individuals infected with HIV or Hepatitis C to adopt children in certain circumstances in a final third reading on Tuesday, a statement published on the State Duma website reads.16:05 21.05.2019
Lower house of Russian parliament adopts e-voting billThe State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament, passed a bill envisaging test remote voting via electronic communications during the elections to the Moscow parliament in the third and final reading on Tuesday.15:20 21.05.2019
Bill on access to hospitals’ emergency rooms adopted by State DumaThe lower house of Russian parliament adopted a bill permitting people to visit their ill family members in hospitals’ emergency wards in a final third reading on Tuesday.13:28 21.05.2019
State Duma to discuss bill on extended probes into foreign legal persons in graft casesThe Government has introduced into the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s Parliament, a bill seeking to extend the duration of administrative inquires into foreign legal entities operating in Russia over corruption allegations.16:32 17.05.2019
Bill on compensations for poor detention conditions reaches State DumaRussia’s Cabinet of Ministers has submitted a bill stipulating a national mechanism of compensations for inadequate conditions in detention facilities to the State Duma. .10:47 17.05.2019
E-voting bill passes its second reading in Russia’s State DumaThe State Duma passed in the second reading on Thursday a bill envisaging test remote voting via electronic communications during the elections to the Moscow parliament.17:07 16.05.2019