Additional documents
Additional document 1
Chamber of Deputies Print 72/1 Government Opinion on Print 72/0
Processed date: 24.12.2025The document presents the Government’s position on the proposal of the MPs to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. The Government has discussed the proposal and adopted a favourable opinion on it. It thus supports the amendments aimed at changing the rules governing the functioning and proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies.
Additional document 2
Resolution of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee on Parliamentary Document 72/0
Processed date: 21.02.2026The resolution of the Constitutional Law Committee concerns the consideration of a bill amending the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. The Committee suspended consideration of the draft law and set a deadline of 16 March 2026 for the submission of amendments. The document does not change the content of the draft law, but regulates the further procedural procedure for its consideration.
Additional document 3
Resolution of the VMZ on Parliamentary Print No. 72/0
Processed date: 20.03.2026The amendment modifies the name and remit of the Media Affairs Committee as part of a change to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. It proposes to use ‘Media and Culture Committee’ instead of the original title ‘Culture and Media Affairs Committee’ and changes the order of the words in its terms of reference. The aim is to clarify the focus of the committee and ensure the legislative technical correctness of the proposal.
Additional document 4
Resolution of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee on Parliamentary Print No. 72/0
Processed date: 02.04.2026The Constitutional Law Committee of the Chamber of Deputies discussed a bill to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. Following the debate and the speeches by the representative of the petitioners and the rapporteur, the Committee recommended that the Chamber of Deputies approve the bill. At the same time, he instructed the Chair of the Committee to submit the resolution to the President of the Chamber and the rapporteur to inform the plenary of the outcome of the debate.
Additional document 5
Resolution of the PV on Parliamentary Print No. 72/0
Processed date: 07.04.2026The Petitions Committee recommends that the Chamber of Deputies approve the draft amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. At the same time, it proposes amendments that change the designation “petitions committee” to “human rights and petitions committee” in several provisions of the bill. This is a legislative and technical change to the name of the Committee and a related amendment to all references in the Rules of Procedure. The resolution also authorises the rapporteur and the chair of the committee to take further action on the proposal.
Additional document 6
Resolution of the SKÚPP on Print 72/0
Processed date: 29.04.2026The Standing Committee on the Constitution of the Czech Republic and Parliamentary Procedures recommends that the Chamber of Deputies approve the draft amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies without amendments as submitted. At the same time, it instructs the Chairman of the Commission to present the Commission’s opinion at the Chamber of Deputies. It is therefore a subsidiary resolution to the main motion to amend the Rules of Procedure of the House.
Additional document 7
Amendments and other motions to Print 72/0
Processed date: 28.05.2026The document contains amendments to the amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which further regulate the organisation of meetings, debates, interpellations, the composition of bodies and budget deliberations. The proposals differ, among other things, on whether to tighten the rules on factual remarks and speaking time, introduce a new regime for the consideration of urgent business, penalties for the participation of a deputy under the influence of alcohol or for the repeated non-participation of government members in interpellations, and also change the names of some committees. Also included are changes to the Bill’s effective date, with proposals to delay it until 1 January 2027 or until 1 July 2029.
Additional document 8
Resolution of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee on Parliamentary Document No. 72/0
Processed date: 12.06.2026Scope: 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.
Proposals
We do not know whether the listed proposals were approved or declined.
Proposal 1012
72 - 1012 - Michal Zuna
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.
Proposal 1077
72 - 1077 - Alena Schillerová
The amendment amends the rules for debating the state budget and the state final account in the Chamber of Deputies. It abolishes the condition that the third reading of the budget can only start after the state final account has been debated, and now allows the new Chamber to finish debating the budget and related documents submitted in the last parliamentary term. At the same time, it introduces a fixed deadline of 30 November for the adoption of the State Final Account and explicitly allows for its consideration after the change of the parliamentary term.
Proposal 1078
72 - 1078 - Alena Schillerová
The amendment supplements the rules for the discussion of the state budget in the Chamber of Deputies. If the Chamber returns the draft budget to the government for reworking with recommended changes, these changes must now comply with the statutory rules on total expenditure and expenditure frameworks. The aim is to remove ambiguity in the interpretation of the existing process and to align the House’s budget recommendations with the rules of fiscal responsibility.
Proposal 1084
72 - 1084 - Jan Berki
The amendment clarifies the rules for factual remarks in the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. It makes it clear that it can only be used during a debate for a procedural motion, a suggestion on the way an item is being debated or the correction of factual inaccuracies, not for substantive opinions. The aim is to limit the previous loose interpretation and to unify the practice of conducting debates in the Chamber.
Proposal 1085
72 - 1085 - Michaela Šebelová
The amendment changes the effectiveness of the amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. The amendment was originally due to come into force at the beginning of the 11th parliamentary term, but will now not come into force until the first day of the constituent sitting of the 11th parliamentary term. The aim is to prevent changes to the rules “during the game”, to strengthen predictability and to give the House time to prepare for the new rules.
Proposal 1090
72 - 1090 - Petr Sokol
The amendment removes the fixed obligation for the government to submit a proposal for prior consent to a decision of an EU body to the House of Commons no later than the day it is notified to the national parliaments. The government is now to proceed only without undue delay so that the matter can be debated in time. The aim is to adapt the Rules of Procedure to the actual practice of debating European proposals and to remove a difficult deadline.
Proposal 1092
72 - 1092 - Petr Hladík
The amendment adds a new regular item to the Rules of Procedure of the House, “Questions to Members of the Government” on Wednesdays or Fridays from 9 to 10 a.m. It introduces fixed rules for short oral questions by Members, their proportional distribution among the caucuses, time limits and the obligation for Members of the Government to answer in person. At the same time, it moves the start of Third Reading from 9am to 10am and imposes an obligation to answer in the absence of a Government Member at the next available time.
Proposal 1093
72 - 1093 - Petr Sokol
The amendment clarifies the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies for the consideration of opinions on draft European Union acts. It removes the wording that it should be a “timely and” reasoned opinion and now explicitly refers to a reasoned opinion under Protocol No 2 on the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality. The aim is to clarify that this is a specific institution of European law and not a general reasoned opinion of the Committee.
Proposal 1094
72 - 1094 - Jan Papajanovský
The amendment adds to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies an explicit obligation for Members to participate in debates sober and without the influence of other addictive substances. Violations would now lead to disciplinary proceedings, a possible fine of up to one month’s salary and immediate expulsion from the Chamber for the remainder of the sitting day, even without prior warning. The proposal thus tightens the rules of conduct for Members and is intended to enhance the dignity and smooth running of the House.
Proposal 1156
72 - 1156 - Michaela Šebelová
The amendment merely postpones the entry into force of the amendment to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies until 1 January 2027.The aim is to preserve the predictability of parliamentary processes, legal certainty and to give the Chamber, committees and the administration more time to adapt to the new rules. The proposal therefore does not change the content of the reform, but the timing of its introduction.
Proposal 1157
72 - 1157 - Marian Jurečka
The amendment adds to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies so that the daily sitting of the Chamber of Deputies will not take place on the first and last day of school, unless the Chamber decides otherwise. The aim is to better balance the work of Members with family commitments and to increase the predictability of proceedings. The proposal concerned only the plenary, not committees or other bodies of the House, and had no budgetary implications.
Proposal 1158
72 - 1158 - Marian Jurečka
The amendment adds to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies so that the daily sitting of the plenary will not normally take place during the autumn recess, including 28 October, and on the day of the half-year recess. However, the House retains the option of deciding to sit on these days. The motion concerns only the plenary, not committees or other bodies, and has no budgetary implications.
Proposal 1159
72 - 1159 - Marian Jurečka
The amendment protects the Thursday time set aside for written and oral interpellations from being crowded out by extraordinary sittings of the Chamber of Deputies called at the request of Members. If such a sitting overlapped with this time, the proceedings must be suspended; an exception could be made only if at least 121 Members expressly requested it. The proposal thus strengthens the House’s scrutiny function vis-à-vis the government, while preserving the possibility of extraordinary procedure in the event of broad consensus.
Proposal 291
72 - 291 - Olga Richterová
The amendment strengthens the control role of the Chamber of Deputies by modifying oral interpellations. It changes the order of the draw so that non-government party MPs have priority, moves the draw from 11.30 to 10.30, and reduces the maximum length of a Government Member’s answer from 5 to 4 minutes. A sanction of a 20% salary reduction is introduced if a member of the Government attends less than 60% of the interpellations per half-year. The aim is to make interpellations more effective and the Government more accountable to the House.
Proposal 601
72 - 601 - Alena Schillerová
The amendment amends the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies in the area of discussion of the state budget and the state final account. It abolishes the condition that the third reading of the draft state budget can only begin after the discussion of the state final account. It now allows the newly elected Chamber of Deputies to complete its consideration of the draft state budget submitted in the last parliamentary term. It also introduces a fixed deadline of 30 November of the following year for the decision on the state final account and allows for the discussion of some budget documents after the change of the parliamentary term.
Proposal 633
72 - 633 - Barbora Urbanová
The amendment abolishes the part of the amendment that would allow the Chamber of Deputies to limit the number of factual remarks made by Members in debate (with a minimum of two). The drafters argue that factual remarks are an important tool for responding quickly to inaccuracies or mistakes in the debate and that limiting them could make substantive debate more difficult. The current arrangement is therefore maintained without the possibility of setting a limit on the number of factual remarks. The aim is to maintain the flexibility of parliamentary debate and the possibility for Members to react immediately.
Proposal 779
72 - 779 - Barbora Urbanová
The amendment introduces the new institution of “urgent business” into the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, which will allow a Member’s caucus to place on the agenda a quick discussion of a current public issue without the need for a tabled motion. Precise rules are laid down: the request may be made only after the agenda has been approved, the debate may begin no earlier than two hours later and the debate is limited to a maximum of one hour with five-minute speeches. Each club may use this procedure only once every six months and only one such matter may be discussed per sitting day. The aim is to allow a swift parliamentary response to emergencies, but also to prevent abuse for obstruction.
Proposal 780
72 - 780 - Barbora Urbanová
The amendment clarifies the rules for speaking in debates in the Chamber of Deputies. It explicitly states that a Member, a member of the Government or other persons present may not address specific Members or other persons in the Chamber directly and that all questions must be directed through the Presiding Officer. The aim is to remove interpretive ambiguity, to strengthen order in proceedings and to limit personal exchanges between speakers. At the same time, the following points were renumbered technically.
Proposal 781
72 - 781 - Barbora Urbanová
The amendment adds to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies the principle of proportional representation in the filling of the offices of President and Vice-Presidents of the Chamber. The same principle is to be applied to the appointment of the chairmen and vice-chairmen of committees, commissions and standing delegations according to the strength of the Members’ groups resulting from the elections. The principle is declaratory - it is not a strict legal obligation or a sanctioned rule. The aim is to increase the transparency, predictability and legitimacy of the distribution of functions in the Chamber.
Proposal 782
72 - 782 - Barbora Urbanová
The amendment clarifies the rules for convening a meeting of a committee of the Chamber of Deputies. If the committee is not fully populated at the time of the request, the number of members required to convene a meeting will be calculated only from the currently elected members, not from the total number of members scheduled. The aim is to avoid situations where vacancies make it impossible for a committee to convene and carry out its work, particularly in transitional periods after the establishment of the House.
Proposal 789
72 - 789 - Lucie Sedmihradská
The amendment adds rules to the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies to strengthen fiscal discipline during the discussion of the state budget. The government will now have to attach to the draft budget information on the compliance of total expenditure with the budget rules and expenditure frameworks and justify any deviations. At the same time, it is stipulated that the recommendations of the House of Assembly for the revision of the budget must be in line with these legal spending limits. The aim is to prevent circumvention of the rules of budgetary responsibility during parliamentary deliberations.
Proposal 918
72 - 918 - Radek Vondráček
The amendment clarifies the rules for factual remarks in the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies. The factual remark should now relate to the matter under discussion and respond to the content of another speaker’s speech, instead of the previous general response to the course of the debate. The aim was to limit digressions and to clarify the interpretation of the Rules of Procedure.