Laws / Bills

The State Duma has amended the Federal Law "On Security", which gives the President of Russia the authority to protect Russians from decisions of foreign and international structures. The initiative also proposed amendments to the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation to punish the execution of such decisions.

In 2001, a group of deputies, consisting mainly of representatives of the Union of Right Forces (SPS) faction, submitted to the State Duma a bill on the exclusion of the death penalty from the Criminal Code (CC). According to Kommersant, the State Duma Council returned the initiative to the authors.

The new rules for receiving conscription notices to the military enlistment office will affect not only conscripts, but also all military personnel in general. This was stated by the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov.

The deputies of the State Duma adopted a law that criminalizes the destruction, illegal collection and trafficking of especially valuable plants and fungi that are listed in the Red Book of Russia or are protected by international treaties.

The deputies of the State Duma adopted in the second and third readings a law on providing citizens with the opportunity to receive tax notifications and tax payment requirements in their personal account on the public services portal. The Russians will have the corresponding opportunity from July 2023.

The head of the Main Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, Valentina Kazakova, said that the department supported the amendment to the bill "On Citizenship", which provides for the deprivation of acquired citizenship in the event of a threat to national security.

Since the beginning of the year, the demand for surrogacy services has decreased by almost 70%, which is attributed to the tightening of Russian legislation on the use of donor eggs at the end of last year.

A group of deputies of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg initiated consideration of a bill on fines for walking dangerous breeds of dogs without a muzzle.

From March 1, some Russian organizations will not be able to use foreign messengers when providing services. Among the messengers banned from use are Discord, Microsoft Teams, Skype for Business, Snapchat, Telegram, Threema, Viber, WhatsApp and WeChat.

The deputies of the State Duma in the second and third readings adopted a law that gives the government the right to suspend the provision and dissemination of official statistical information of Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the State Duma to speed up consideration of the draft law on ecological tourism in specially protected natural areas (protected areas).

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on mandatory genomic registration, expanding the list of those who should be subjected to compulsory DNA collection.