National Council Starts Autumn Work with Tightening of the Weapons Law

On Thursday, September 4th, the Interior Committee will begin discussions on tightening the gun law. This measure became necessary due to the rampage at a school in Graz. If the committee agrees in time, the legislative proposal could be passed in the National Council as early as September.

National Council Begins Autumn Work with Committees

The new session period of the National Council will officially open on September 9th. The schedule includes meetings of the Court of Audit Committee and the Equal Treatment Committee, as announced by the parliament on its website. Even before that, the Interior Committee will begin discussions on the government's planned tightening of the gun law. This could be addressed in the first plenary session on September 24th.

FPÖ Likely to Request Another Inquiry Committee

In the same session, the FPÖ could submit its new request for the establishment of an inquiry committee, after the Constitutional Court (VfGH) deemed the combination of the "Pilnacek case" with COVID-19 measures in a single inquiry committee as inadmissible in August. Now, the investigations surrounding the death of the former top official in the Ministry of Justice, Christian Pilnacek, are to be scrutinized first.

Parties Plan Club Retreats

What other focuses will shape the parliamentary autumn work depends on the government. Some smaller legislative proposals from the coalition are already in parliament: These include clarifications regarding notice periods in seasonal industries, adult protection law, and the Federal Procurement Act. The parties are planning several club retreats to prepare for the autumn work.

(APA/Red)

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