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Scope: Sections 23–65; pages 1–4.

The amendment modifies the Building Act to preserve the importance of spatial analysis documents for spatial planning and the decision-making of building authorities. The roles of regions, municipalities, and Prague are shifting from merely providing data to actively acquiring these documents, and their ongoing and comprehensive updating is being reintroduced, including maintenance in the national geoportal. The proposal also explicitly retains spatial analysis data as a basis for spatial decision-making and corrects the terminology from “defined built-up area” to “defined developable area.” The goal is to achieve greater legal certainty, comparable data, and a reduced risk of delays and increased costs in spatial planning.

Scope: Part One; Sections 1–318; pages 1–4.

The amendment adds a new strategic document, “landscape policy,” to the Building Act and places it alongside architecture and building culture policy as a national basis for spatial planning. The powers of the Office for Spatial Development and the government are expanded so that they may draft, approve, publish, and evaluate landscape policy at least once every six years. The proposal also explicitly amends the text of the Act so that landscape protection and quality are added to the purpose of the Building Act, the assessment of the character of the territory, and the basis for spatial development policy. It is provisionally stipulated that the already approved Landscape Policy of the Czech Republic is considered a landscape policy under the new version of the Act; at the same time, the list of related documents has been omitted from the explanatory memorandum, which constitutes an amendment to the original explanatory memorandum.

Scope: Section 40; pages 1–4.

This amendment amends the Fire Protection Act in connection with the amendment to the Building Act. Under the new provisions, fire safety designs for Category I buildings may be prepared not only by a person authorized in the field of building fire safety, but also by a licensed civil engineer with a special specialization in this area. The aim is to expand professional capacity for lower-risk buildings and speed up the preparation of documentation without lowering the requirements for professional competence or the level of fire safety. The stricter regime for higher-category buildings remains in place.

Scope: Section 17b; pages 1–2.

The amendment modifies Section 17b of the Building Act so that branch offices of regional spatial development authorities must also be established in municipalities with an authorized municipal office, provided the municipality requests it. Unlike the original provision, under which such offices were established only as needed, this amendment introduces a binding obligation on the authority, provided that the municipality provides suitable premises free of charge. The aim is to maintain local access to building administration and limit the impacts of its centralization. At the same time, the proposal reduces costs for the state by having the municipality in question bear the operating costs of the premises.

Scope: Section 132; pages 1–4.

The amendment repeals the provision under which a local referendum on a planning agreement and the related project could be held only prior to the conclusion of the agreement. The aim is to preserve the option for municipalities and their citizens to hold a local referendum even after the planning agreement has been concluded, provided that the general legal conditions are met. The proposal emphasizes the protection of local self-government and direct democracy in decision-making regarding projects with a significant impact on municipal development, the environment, and quality of life. It is therefore a change that weakens restrictions in favor of broader rights for citizens to influence municipal decision-making.

Scope: Part Five; Sections 33k–33n; pages 1–4.

The amendment modifies the Mining Act in conjunction with the major construction amendment and increases public revenue from mineral extraction. The rate of the fee on extracted minerals is now set within a statutory range of 5 to 10% of the reference price; the previous provision addressed only cases where the upper limit was exceeded, so the statutory minimum of 5% is now added. At the same time, the distribution of revenue from building stone and gravel-sand is being changed, shifting them to a regime with a higher share for municipalities, so that municipalities will now receive 64% instead of the previous 40%. A transitional provision explicitly ensures that the new rules will not apply retroactively to the current reimbursement period.

Scope: Part One; Sections 190–306; pages 1–9.

The amendment tightens and expedites the permitting process for projects that are already specifically defined in the regulatory plan. It limits the possibility of reopening, in the permitting process and subsequently in court, objections that could have been raised during the preparation of the regulatory plan, and stipulates that only compliance with this regulatory plan is assessed here. At the same time, it eliminates requests to correct defects in submissions for these projects and prohibits extending decision deadlines, which is intended to limit obstruction and accelerate construction. The proposal also adopts the earlier change in terminology from “built-up” to “buildable” areas and reinforces the importance of the digital technical map in infrastructure assessments.

Scope: Part One; Sections 85–193; pages 1–8.

The amendment modifies the Building Act so that a regulatory plan now functions as a partial decision in the approval of a project. For projects addressed by the regulatory plan, the building authority will then assess only those aspects that were not already resolved at the time of the plan’s issuance, which is intended to limit repeated reviews of the same issues and expedite the building permitting process. The strikethrough text also indicates a change in the concept of Section 85: the regulatory plan no longer automatically sets out a broad range of conditions in detail, but may specify them as necessary, thereby making its content more precise and partially relaxing it. The proposal aims to increase the practical significance of regulatory plans and enhance the efficiency of the building permit process.

Scope: Part One; Sections 87–131; pages 1–8.

The amendment modifies the Building Act so that a municipality or region may replace a formal decision on the adoption or amendment of a zoning or regulatory plan with the approval of a planning agreement with the developer. It is now explicitly permitted for a developer to prepare or pay for a draft of land-use planning documentation or amendments thereto, and the possible content of planning agreements is expanded to include additional financial and in-kind contributions. The document also contains minor amendments to the text of Section 109, such as changing the competent authority from the Ministry to the Office and transferring the submission of a motion for amendment to the preparer. The main impact is greater flexibility and the possibility of private financing of land-use planning while maintaining the representative body’s approval role.

Scope: pages 1–4.

The amendment modifies the Civil Code to explicitly regulate liability for harm sustained while moving in open countryside outside built-up areas of municipalities. It establishes the rule that everyone must take care of their own safety and adapt to common natural risks, while the landowner is generally not liable for harm caused by hazards arising from the natural environment. The aim is to increase legal certainty for both landowners and visitors to the countryside and to prevent new obligations from being imposed on landowners, such as ensuring the passability of paths or warning of obvious risks. The proposal thus systematically unifies the rules for movement on roads, trails, bike paths, campsites, and similar locations in the countryside.

Scope: Part Five; Sections 14–36; pages 1–19.

The amendment regulates heritage preservation in connection with the new Building Act so that, within heritage reserves and zones, heritage preservation authorities continue to make binding decisions rather than merely issuing non-binding statements. At the same time, the division of powers is being changed: in protection zones, compliance with conditions is now to be verified by the building authority during the planning permission process. The proposal also standardizes and revises administrative offenses in heritage conservation, including new jurisdiction of the building authority for certain offenses. Compared to the main proposal, the validity of older protection zones is extended until December 31, 2029, instead of the previously proposed earlier end date, to avoid the risk of weakening protection, particularly for UNESCO sites.

Scope: Section 311; pages 1.

The amendment repeals the newly proposed paragraphs in Section 311, which were intended to allow permits to be issued without justification and without the possibility of appeal. It thus preserves the fundamental procedural rights of parties to construction proceedings, in particular the right to know the reasons for the decision and to file a proper appeal. At the same time, only the provisions on videoconferencing and on the automated performance of certain acts remain in place, and these are merely renumbered.

Scope: Part One; Section 255; pages 1–6.

The amendment repeals point 535 of the main proposal so that Section 255 of the Building Act retains the rule that if the builder does not submit an application for a supplementary permit within 30 days of the commencement of proceedings, the construction can no longer be permitted retroactively. This amendment thus opposes the main proposal, which sought to delete this sentence; the proposer requests that the forfeiture nature of the deadline remain unchanged. The aim is to prevent obstruction and the prolongation of proceedings regarding the removal of unauthorized structures and to preserve legal certainty for both building authorities and the parties involved. The proposal emphasizes that deleting the sentence would weaken the enforceability of building law and reopen disputes over interpretation.

Scope: Sections 16–182; pages 1–2.

The amendment adds a new provision to Section 182 of the Building Act stipulating that, for selected significant and designated structures, the region in whose territory the structure is to be located shall also be a party to the proceedings. The aim is to strengthen the ability of regions to defend public interests related to territorial development, housing, employment, business, and the environment. The proposal responds to the fact that such structures can have supra-local impacts, for example, in the case of highways, railways, energy, or waste facilities. According to the explanatory memorandum, the amendment is intended to eliminate the inequality between municipalities and regions in their participation in permitting proceedings.

Scope: Part Nine; Sections 4–7; pages 1–7.

The amendment adds explicit rules to the Act on Basic Registers regarding the creation and use of test identities and test data when testing public administration information systems. It newly specifies who may create and manage them, what characteristics they must have, and that they must be clearly distinguished from real persons and data. The proposal also grants the Digital and Information Agency the authority to request their creation in the population register, the foreign nationals system, and the register of persons; this directly affects matters concerning foreign nationals as well. At the same time, the designation of the system administrator in Section 7 is clarified by replacing the full name with the abbreviated designation “Agency,” and it is explicitly confirmed that test data have no legal effect.

Scope: Sections 4b–311; pages 1–6.

The amendment adds explicit rules to the Act on Basic Registers regarding the creation and use of test identities and test data when testing the functionality, security, and interoperability of public administration systems. It specifies who creates and manages this test data, including the involvement of the Digital and Information Agency, the Population Register, the Foreigners System, and the Register of Persons. It is explicitly stipulated that test data must be distinguishable from actual data, must not be interchangeable with real persons or entities, and cannot give rise to, alter, or terminate rights and obligations. The attached full text also highlights other changes, such as the replacement of certain wording and the change in the legal effect of a decision from the moment of issuance to the moment of delivery to the builder or the obligated party.

Scope: pages 1–2.

This document is not a substantive amendment to the bill, but a committee resolution on the further consideration of Chamber of Deputies Document No. 187. The committee suspended the general debate, set a deadline for submitting amendments by June 23, 2026, and requested that the sponsor provide reasoned opinions on these proposals by June 29, 2026. At the same time, it instructed the committee chair to forward the resolution to the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies. The document itself does not contain specific changes to rights and obligations or amendments to the stricken text.

Scope: Part Five; Sections 14–36; pages 1–19.

The amendment modifies the Act on State Monument Care so that monument care retains a stronger role in monument reserves, monument zones, and protection zones even after changes to the Building Act. It reinstates the obligation to obtain a decision or a binding opinion in advance for selected interventions, retains the mandatory written statement from a professional organization, and explicitly involves the building authority in the assessment of projects within protection zones. The crossed-out passages indicate a reversal of the originally proposed weakening of heritage protection: non-binding statements are to be replaced by a more binding regime, and projects in protection zones are to be subject to expert assessment once again. The draft also redefines administrative offenses and the division of powers among municipal authorities, regions, building authorities, and the Ministry of Culture.

Scope: Section 22; pages 1–2.

The amendment changes the rules governing archaeological research under the Act on State Monument Care in conjunction with the Building Act. It newly stipulates that, without the owner’s consent, archaeological research on real property may be conducted for a maximum of 8 months, and emergency archaeological research shall take place only for the time strictly necessary. At the same time, the reimbursement of costs is amended so that a commercial developer covers them for a maximum of 4 months from the start of the research, unless otherwise agreed with the Institute of Archaeology or an authorized organization. The aim is to limit interference with property owners’ rights and to better balance the protection of archaeological heritage with the progress of construction and business activities.