Documents and Laws in Parliament

The amendment modifies the parental allowance before the birth so that there is no loss of support if the child is born in the month after the expected due date; in such a case, the benefit is also due for this intermediate month. At the same time, it amends the previous rule whereby a parent had to make a new application after the birth and provides for an automatic transition to the normal parental allowance. However, the parent must provide evidence of personal full-time and proper care of the child in time, otherwise entitlement will cease on the date of birth. According to the explanatory memorandum, the proposal does not increase the total amount paid or the state’s expenditure, but only changes the timing of payment and reduces administration.

The amendment gives municipalities the possibility to introduce a local proficiency test for taxi drivers as a condition for offering or providing transport in their territory. The test is to be limited to practical areas such as taxi rules, communication in Czech, orientation around the municipality and working with common technologies; inadequate knowledge unrelated to the performance of the job is explicitly excluded. The proposal also applies to taxi services ordered via apps or intermediaries, while providing an exemption for rides only passing through the municipality. It also introduces a new entry in the register of road transport undertakings indicating that the driver has passed the test.

The amendment introduces a firm rule into the Building Code that a wind farm must be at least 8,000 metres from the nearest building for housing or recreation. This condition is also to apply to wind farm complexes and to alterations to existing buildings if their parameters are changed or their operation is extended. No exception to this distance should be possible. The aim is to protect residents, the countryside and legal certainty in permitting.

The amendment introduces a fixed minimum distance of 10,000 metres for the siting of wind turbines from buildings for housing and family recreation. This rule is to apply also to wind farm complexes and to alterations to completed buildings if their parameters are changed or their operation is prolonged, and no exception to it will be possible. The goal is to standardize decision-making by building authorities and to strengthen protection of health, housing quality, landscape, and property values.

The amendment introduces a fixed minimum distance of 3,000 metres for the siting of wind turbines from buildings for housing and family recreation. This rule should also apply to sets of power plants and to alterations to completed structures if their parameters are changed or their operation is extended; no exception will be possible. The aim is to standardise decision-making, reduce disputes and strengthen protection of health, housing quality, landscape and safety.

The amendment introduces a firm rule into the Building Code that a wind farm must be at least 8,000 metres from the nearest building for housing or recreation. This condition is also to apply to wind farm complexes and to alterations to existing buildings if their parameters are changed or their operation is extended. No exception to this distance should be possible. The aim is to protect residents, the countryside and legal certainty in permitting.

The amendment introduces a firm rule for the siting of wind turbines into the Building Act: the mast must be at least 1500 metres from the nearest residential or recreational building. This condition is also to apply to wind farm complexes and to alterations to existing buildings if their parameters are changed or their operation is extended, and no exception to this distance can be granted. The aim is to unify decision-making by the authorities and reduce negative impacts on health, housing quality, landscape and conflicts in the area.

The amendment introduces a firm rule into the Building Code that a wind farm must be at least 8,000 metres from the nearest building for housing or recreation. This condition is also to apply to wind farm complexes and to alterations to existing buildings if their parameters are changed or their operation is extended. No exception to this distance should be possible. The aim is to protect residents, the countryside and legal certainty in permitting.

The amendment introduces a firm rule into the Building Code that a wind farm must be at least 8,000 metres from the nearest building for housing or recreation. This condition is also to apply to wind farm complexes and to alterations to existing buildings if their parameters are changed or their operation is extended. No exception to this distance should be possible. The aim is to protect residents, the countryside and legal certainty in permitting.

The amendment shifts the power to grant approval of a variance from the municipal council to the municipal council. For zoning measures, the power is to remain with the municipal council. The aim is to align the decision-making on variances with the body that approves the rules and to increase transparency through public deliberation by the council.

The amendment significantly expands the constitutional scope of the Supreme Audit Office in a more general way: instead of auditing only Czech Television and Czech Radio, the SAO will now be able to audit other public funds and legal entities established by law or controlled or predominantly financed by the state. At the same time, the wording is changed from controlling the management of “state property” to a broader control of the management of “the state”. It is also added that the SAO Act will be one of the laws that must be approved by both the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

The Government has taken a favourable position on the proposed amendment to protect animals against cruelty. At the same time, it recommends clarifying in the next legislative process whether a definition of the term “ownerless animal” should be explicitly added to the law in order to make the legislation clearer. It also draws attention to the relationship of this definition to the Civil Code and to the already defined concepts of stray and abandoned animal.

This is the Government’s position on the MPs’ proposal to amend the Criminal Code. The Government discussed the proposal on 4 May 2026 and adopted a favourable opinion on it. It therefore supports tougher penalties for domestic abuse and cruelty to or neglect of animals.

The government does not agree with the draft amendment to the Waste Act. It states that the problem of municipalities with low production of mixed waste is real, but considers the proposed reduction of sorting targets by a fixed value to be too fundamental a change without sufficient professional and self-governing discussion. The Government believes that the relief could weaken the incentive to sort, encourage formal compliance and does not take into account the different circumstances of individual municipalities.

The Committee on Economic Affairs did not adopt substantive amendments to repeal the Nomination Act, but suspended consideration of House Bill 116. At the same time, it set further procedure and deadlines for the submission of amendments, the transmission of tabular material and reconsideration in committee. The strikethrough bullets merely modify the formality of the schedule, not its substantive content.

The amendment only postpones the entry into force of the main law to 31 December 2026, as the passage of the law has been delayed and sufficient legislative time must be maintained. For selected provisions, the delayed entry into force remains unchanged until 31 December 2028. The impact is mainly due to the later start of the obligations to provide traffic data.

The amendment merely postpones the entry into force of the amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. Instead of taking effect on the fifteenth day after its promulgation, the law is to apply only from 1 July 2029. The aim is to ensure that the rules of procedure do not change in the middle of a parliamentary term and only apply to newly elected Members.

The Economic Committee recommends that the Chamber of Deputies approve the Government’s draft law on ecodesign of products without amendments, i.e. in the wording submitted by the Government. At the same time, it authorises the rapporteur to make only legislative and technical amendments without affecting the substantive content of the Act. It is therefore a procedural resolution of the Committee supporting the adoption of the main motion.

The Economic Committee did not adopt substantive amendments to the Digital Economy Bill, but suspended its consideration. At the same time, it set a new timetable for the submission of amendments, the transmission of tabular material from the MIT and further discussion in the Committee. The crossed-out items are only a formal change in the way the schedule is written, not a change in the content of the deadlines.

The Committee on Security recommends that the Chamber of Deputies approve the Government’s draft law on the entry and residence of foreigners. The resolution is procedural: it instructs the rapporteur to submit an opinion to the plenary and allows for legislative technical amendments. It is therefore in favour of the main motion without any substantive changes to the document.