Removal of parliamentary fines

An amendment from the AfD parliamentary group to the state parliament's rules of procedure for the 8th electoral term was rejected in the state parliament. Under the title “Free speech instead of sanctions – cancel fines”, the group requested that the possibility of imposing fines be removed from the rules of procedure. In addition, the objection regulations against calls for fact, calls for order or exclusion from meetings should be adjusted. In addition, the AfD suggested that regulations regarding the inclusion of people being heard should also be applied to committee hearings. The group's justification was that, from their point of view, fines could interfere with free parliamentary speech and the free mandate. In the opinion of the applicants, existing means such as calling for information, calling for order, withdrawing words or excluding the meeting were sufficient to ensure that the meeting ran smoothly. A fine, on the other hand, is a subsequent financial sanction and can have a deterrent effect on pointed or critical speech. The amendment was rejected with 49 votes against. 35 MPs voted yes.

Vote breakdown