Members of the Mazhilis, the
Lower House of the Kazakh Parliament, initiated 20 bills after considering 82 draft
laws since the first session of the eighth convocation. The adopted bills were
related to the return of illegally acquired assets to the state, internet
advertising and online platforms, the Semipalatinsk nuclear safety zone,
circulation of liquefied gas, and electric scooters usage. Mazhilis Chairperson
Yerlan Koshanov briefed President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the activities of
the Lower House, noting that the Mazhilis members hold public hearings in the
regions, discussing and reviewing suggestions for drafts of the Water, Budget,
Tax, and Urban Development Codes. Members are expected to work on these
documents at the next session. Koshanov also reported to the President on the
results of the work regarding parliamentary diplomacy, informing about the meetings
held with the heads of the parliaments of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan,
Russia, Turkey and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives of legislative bodies
of other countries.
