Bill on punishment for preretirement employees’ dismissal passes first readingThe State Duma adopted in the first reading a presidential bill on punishment for unjustified denial of employment and dismissal of persons nearing retirement age.12:59 13.09.2018
Ex-Russian MP sentenced to 3 years in absentia for beating police officersThe Kirovsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don on Wednesday sentenced a former lawmaker with Russia's Communist Party Vladimir Bessonov to 3 years in prison in absentia for beating police officers.15:59 12.09.2018
Russian police may be granted power to receive geolocation data of missing peopleRussian senators have submitted a bill to the State Duma, granting police a power to request geolocation data of missing people from cellphone operators without requiring court rulings.13:10 12.09.2018
Bill restricting online information disclosure by military personnel reaches State DumaRussian government has submitted to the State Duma a bill prohibiting military personnel from disclosing information on themselves and other servicemen in media and on the Internet.17:36 11.09.2018
State Duma to mark up bill toughening penalties for train hitchingThe State Duma has sent a bill on tightened penalties for train hitching to be finalized for enactment by Parliament.16:59 11.09.2018
Tougher punishment proposed for sending prohibited parcels to prisonersA bill increasing fines for sending parcels containing prohibited items to prisoners and detainees has been submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament.15:25 11.09.2018
Bill on tougher control over state procurement reaches State DumaRussian government has submitted to the State Duma a bill on improvement of control over state procurement.18:00 10.09.2018
Ex-MP Voronenkov to be tried posthumously in RussiaA criminal case against deceased ex-communist lawmaker Denis Voronenkov charged with large scale fraud and organizing falsification of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities has been forwarded to court for hearing.17:01 10.09.2018
Bill on refund of tickets for cultural events reaches State DumaRussian government has submitted a bill establishing administrative liability for violating regulations concerning sale and refund of tickets for public cultural events to the State Duma.12:59 07.09.2018
Presidential amendments to pension reform bill reach Russia’s State DumaPresident Vladimir Putin on Thursday submitted amendments to a pension reform bill to the lower house of Russian parliament.17:56 06.09.2018
Bill on fiscal data protection reaches State DumaThe Federation Council members Lyudmila Bokova and Vladimir Poletayev have submitted a bill to enhance security of fiscal data handled in Russia to the State Duma.17:43 04.09.2018
Simplified procedure of obtaining Russian citizenship proposed for foreign compatriotsRussia’s government has submitted to the State Duma a bill streamlining the procedure of obtaining Russian citizenship for members of the state program on resettlement of compatriots living abroad.12:35 27.08.2018
Bill banning snuff and chewing tobacco reaches Russia’s State DumaThe Rostov Region’s lawmakers have submitted to the lower house of Russian parliament a bill banning the sale of snuff and chewing tobacco.17:44 09.08.2018
Putin signs law on unlawful organization of gamblingRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law toughening punishment for unlawful organization of gambling.17:16 30.07.2018
State Duma passes bill on visa-free entry into Russia for Fan ID holdersThe State Duma has passed in third and final reading a bill on visa-free entrance to Russia and departure for foreign Fan ID holders until December 31, 2018.10:59 26.07.2018
State Duma adopts bill on studying minority languagesThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill on studying native languages of Russian Federation peoples.14:59 25.07.2018
Russia’s State Duma approves VAT rate at 20%The State Duma, Russia’s Parliament’s lower house, has approved in the third and final reading a bill envisaging an increase in the rate of the value added tax (VAT) proposed by the government.17:00 24.07.2018
State Duma adopts bill extending disciplinary sanctions against judgesA bill extending disciplinary sanctions against judges has passed its third and final reading in the State Duma.16:02 19.07.2018
State Duma passes bill toughening penalties for defense procurement violationsThe State Duma has adopted in the third and final reading a bill increasing fines up to 100,000 rubles ($1500) for breach of conditions of government contracts on the state defense order.14:59 18.07.2018
State Duma toughens penalties for organizing unlawful gamblingThe State Duma has passed in the third and final reading a bill toughening punishment for unlawful organization of gambling.13:01 18.07.2018