Documents and Laws in Parliament

Scope: pages 1–2.

This is the government’s opinion on a parliamentary bill to amend the Criminal Code. The government discussed the proposal on June 15, 2026, and issued a favorable opinion on it. The document does not contain the actual text of the amendments; it merely confirms the government’s support for the proposed criminal law amendments.

Scope: pages 1–2.

This is a resolution by the Economic Committee regarding the proposal to repeal the Nomination Act. The Committee recommends that the Chamber of Deputies discuss and approve the proposal as submitted. At the same time, it authorizes the rapporteur and the Legislative Department to make only technical amendments that do not affect the substantive content and sets out the procedure for submitting the resolution to the Chamber. The document does not contain any substantive changes to the text of the law itself, but expresses the committee’s approval of its adoption.

Scope: Part Five–Part Nine; Sections 1a–72; pages 1–8.

The Economic Committee’s amendment recommends approving the Digital Economy Act with several additions. It now explicitly requires authorities to take freedom of expression and access to information into account, clarifies the regime for trusted notifiers, and defers the possibility of applying for this status until 12 months after the Act takes effect. It also expands the powers of the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority regarding illegal content on online platforms, introduces coordination of inspections, and establishes the Entrepreneur Portal as a new public administration information system for communication between entrepreneurs and the state. The proposal thus strengthens oversight of digital services while simultaneously enhancing the protection of fundamental rights and providing more practical digital tools for business.

Scope: pages 1–4.

The amendment originally extended the increase in the parental allowance to families with a youngest child born or taken into care in 2025 and 2026, provided their entitlement was still in effect after the law took effect. However, it is clear from the text that this entire addition to the transitional provisions and the explanatory memorandum was subsequently deleted. In practice, therefore, the main government proposal remains unchanged without this extension: the higher amount is not to apply to existing entitlements. The proposal concerns support for families, but without changing the basic conditions for receiving benefits.

Scope: Section 30; pages 1–3.

The amendment modifies the main proposal such that the parental allowance is no longer to be a fixed amount of 400,000 CZK, but is instead to be automatically derived from the minimum wage: from the current CZK 350,000 and the government’s proposed CZK 400,000 to 20 times the minimum wage, and 40 times the minimum wage for multiple births. At the same time, the monthly withdrawal limit is changing from a fixed amount of CZK 15,000 to one twenty-fourth of the total amount, while other eligibility conditions and the duration of benefits remain unchanged. On a transitional basis, for existing entitlements, the amounts are to be increased to CZK 375,000 for children born or adopted by the end of 2025 and to CZK 400,000 for children born in 2026; the amounts paid will be offset. The proposal aims to introduce predictable indexation of family support starting January 1, 2027, while also linking government spending to the growth of the minimum wage.

Scope: Sections 30–31a; pages 1–4.

The amendment to the government’s proposal further increases the parental allowance from the original CZK 350,000, through the proposed CZK 400,000, to a new amount of CZK 420,000; for multiple births, it is correspondingly doubled. At the same time, it introduces an annual adjustment starting in 2028 based on inflation and one-third of real wage growth, so that the benefit does not lose its real value. Existing entitlements are also to be temporarily increased: to CZK 375,000 for children born or adopted by the end of 2025 and to CZK 400,000 for children born in 2026. The proposal does not change the group of eligible persons or the basic conditions for receiving the benefit, but it will increase government spending.

Scope: Section 11; pages 1–4.

The amendment expands the exemptions from the sales recording requirement to include minor secondary self-employment activities carried out by individuals. Under the new provision, the sales records requirement would not apply to self-employed individuals engaged in secondary activities without employees or collaborators, either in the year they commence such activities or if their income in the previous year did not exceed CZK 400,000. The aim is to reduce the administrative burden on small supplementary businesses, such as those operated while employed, studying, retired, or caring for a child. At the same time, the existing paragraph is merely renumbered for technical reasons, and the reference from paragraph 4 to paragraph 5 is corrected.

Scope: Part One–Part Four; § 14–§ 7; pages 1–16.

The amendment expands the government’s bill to include a ban on burrowing, i.e., hunting game underground using dogs or digging them out for the purpose of killing them. At the same time, it prohibits the captive breeding of red foxes for the training of hunting dogs, while repealing the existing special permit regime for the temporary keeping of foxes and maintaining the validity of previously issued permits. The main objective is to strengthen the protection of animals against cruel treatment; the explanatory memorandum highlights the suffering of both foxes and dogs and asserts that this method can be replaced by other means of population control. The proposal also includes amendments to the Act on the Protection of Animals Against Cruelty and the Act on Hunting.

Scope: Part Eight; Sections 7–24a; pages 1–17.

The amendment adds a ban on burrowing—that is, hunting game underground using dogs or digging them out for the purpose of killing them—to the amendment, and at the same time prohibits the captive breeding of red foxes for the training of hunting dogs, with limited exceptions. At the same time, it repeals the existing provision of the Hunting Act that permitted such temporary keeping of foxes, while leaving previously issued permits in effect. The bill also expands the list of offenses for which an expert opinion from the regional veterinary administration is not required, now including a ban on tethering dogs in the home. The main goal is to strengthen animal protection and, according to the sponsors, replace cruel hunting practices with more humane methods of wildlife management.

Scope: pages 1–2.

This document is not a substantive amendment to the law, but a resolution of the Budget Committee regarding the draft law on sales records. The Committee is merely suspending deliberations on Print 189 until June 23, 2026, and setting a deadline for the submission of written amendments by 12:00 p.m. on June 19, 2026. This is therefore a procedural step in the legislative process without any direct change to rights and obligations.

Scope: Section 95; pages 1–4.

This is a resolution of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee regarding the amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which does not specify new content for the law but recommends the order of voting on amendments during the third reading and the Committee’s opinions on them. The Committee recommends adopting only some of the proposals, while not recommending the majority of them, and at the same time recommends approving the bill as a whole. The document also specifies which proposals will become ineligible for a vote if others are adopted, and authorizes the rapporteur to make technical amendments and present the opinions to the plenary.

Scope: pages 1–2.

This is a resolution of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee on the government’s draft law on the digital economy. After deliberation, the Committee recommends that the Chamber of Deputies approve the bill. At the same time, it instructs the Committee Chair to submit the resolution to the Speaker of the Chamber and authorizes the rapporteur to report on the outcome of the deliberations at a session of the Chamber.

Scope: Section 95; pages 1–4.

This is a resolution of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee regarding a Senate proposal for a constitutional amendment that extends the audit authority of the Supreme Audit Office to include Czech Television and Czech Radio. The committee proposes a specific order for voting on the amendments during the third reading and recommends rejecting some of them, while it has not taken a position on others. The committee recommends approving the constitutional bill as a whole. The document thus primarily sets out the organizational procedure for the final vote and confirms support for the main constitutional amendment.

Scope: Section 31; pages 1–7.

The amendment removes the limit of 120 hours of monthly attendance at a daycare group, preschool, or similar facility for the parental allowance, and at the same time eliminates the age requirement that the restriction applies only to children under 2 years of age. Under the new rules, a child’s attendance at these facilities will not in itself preclude entitlement to the allowance, provided that the other conditions are met. The proposal aims to make it easier for parents to balance child care with work or study and to reduce administrative burdens for parents, authorities, and care providers. The effective date remains unchanged, and the amendment is set to take effect on January 1, 2027, alongside the main proposal.

Scope: Sections 15–16; pages 1–6.

The amendment does not seek to repeal the Nomination Act, but rather to amend it so that the selection of individuals to the governing bodies of state-owned companies is more effective. The main change is that a positive opinion from the Committee remains non-binding for the Ministry, but a negative opinion now becomes binding and prevents the appointment or nomination of a candidate. At the same time, the obligation to publish information is extended to cases where no appointment is made, and in such cases, the interview record and professional resume must also be published. The proposal thus replaces the previous regulation, under which the Committee’s opinion was not binding at all, and strengthens the transparency and oversight of nominations.

Scope: Section 230; pages 1–3.

The amendment modifies Section 230 of the Building Act so that a final occupancy permit may be issued not only by the building authority but also by an authorized inspector, including, for the first time, for designated structures. Compared to the current restriction, the exclusion for designated structures is thus repealed, which is intended to accelerate the commissioning of important structures, particularly in transportation, technical infrastructure, and housing. The proposal also confirms which structures do not require a final occupancy permit and adds rules for issuing certificates of the creation of easements for technical infrastructure networks and their registration in the land registry without the landowner’s consent. The main impact is the acceleration of the completion and use of structures and the strengthening of the role of authorized inspectors.

Scope: Part One; Sections 230–230; pages 1–4.

The amendment modifies the Building Act to simplify the regulatory framework for smaller structures intended for family recreation. The reference to family recreation is now deleted from Section 230(2), and small recreational structures up to 40 m² are reclassified as minor structures if certain conditions are met, while structures up to 80 m² remain simple structures subject to a permit. At the same time, the proposal maintains zoning limits, setbacks from property lines, rainwater infiltration requirements, and the prohibition on commercial use. The goal is to reduce administrative burdens without weakening the protection of neighbors, public interests, and oversight of larger recreational structures.

Scope: Sections 157–230; pages 1–15.

The amendment expands the category of simple structures to include small apartment buildings up to 500 m², with no more than 4 above-ground floors, a height of up to 9 m, one underground floor, and intended exclusively for residential use. The permitting process for these structures is to be simplified and expedited, including the possibility of a faster decision by the building authority in uncontested cases, while maintaining the requirement for technical documentation and safety standards. The proposal also clarifies that these apartment buildings cannot generally be constructed or demolished by the owner themselves and that special rules for project documentation apply to them. The text also includes a minor correction to the wording regarding connections to technical infrastructure networks by removing a comma.