The House of Representatives of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina should hold two sessions today – emergency and regular, and the agenda of the emergency session includes only the Proposal of the Law on the Budget of the Institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina and International Obligations of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the year 2026, proposed by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a request for urgent consideration.
The Presidency of BiH established the Draft Law on the Budget of BiH Institutions and International Obligations of BiH for 2026, and authorized the Minister of Finance and Treasury of BiH Srđan Amidžić to report on the proposed budget in the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, on behalf of the Presidency of BiH.
The Council of Ministers of BiH previously established the Draft Law on the Budget of BiH Institutions and International Obligations of BiH for 2026 and submitted it to the Presidency of BiH, which is authorized to propose it to the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH, which ultimately adopts this law.
The total revenues, receipts and financing of the institutions of BiH within the budget for 2026 amount to 1,580,500,000 BAM, which is an increase of 10 million BAM, i.e. one percent compared to the budget of the institutions of BiH for 2025 – it was stated by the Council of Ministers of BiH.
After the end of the emergency, it is planned to hold a regular session of the House of Representatives, where the deputies should consider several legislative proposals.
Among other things, the Draft Law on the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Court of Appeal of Bosnia and Herzegovina, proposed by MP Predrag Kojović, should be considered.
Today, the Constitutional Law Commission of the House of Representatives, along with four adopted amendments, supported the proposal of this law.
The proposed law regulates the continuity of the existence of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the establishment and arrangement of the Appellate Court of BiH as a second-instance instance, jurisdiction, internal organization, publicity of work, financing and other issues of importance for the organization and functioning of the Court of BiH and the Appellate Court of BiH.
In the explanation, the proposer states that one of the key reasons for the adoption of this law is the need for a clear separation of first-instance from second-instance and third-instance judicial functions at the BiH level.
“The previous solution, according to which the second-instance decision-making was organized within the same court through the appellate department, although it ensured formal two-level protection, in the institutional sense did not fully reflect the standards of full functional and organizational separation of judicial instances,” stated Kojović in the explanation of the proposed law.
He added that the establishment of the Appellate Court of BiH, as a separate court, ensures a higher degree of independence, impartiality and objectivity in deciding on legal remedies, and further strengthens public trust in the judicial system of BiH.
MPs should also consider the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Basics of Traffic Safety in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was proposed by MPs Aida Baručija and Rejhana Dervišević, with a request for urgent consideration.
In the explanation, they stated that the main reason for the adoption of this law is the urgent need for legal regulation of an area that has experienced rapid expansion in the past few years, namely the participation of electric scooters and light personal electric vehicles in road traffic in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Among other things, the Bill on Amendments to the Law on BiH Citizenship, proposed by MP Jasmin Imamović, should be considered, and it refers to the effort to facilitate the return of citizenship to persons who wish to re-acquire the citizenship of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The draft law on amendments to the Law on the Identity Card of BiH Citizens, proposed by MPs Saša Magazinović and Denis Zvizdić, is also one of the planned items on the agenda.
The proposed law introduces the possibility of issuing or replacing an identity card in a shorter period of time than prescribed by law up to now, with the payment of a special fee for an accelerated procedure.
By introducing this option, the standard deadline for issuing or replacing an ID card is not changed, but an optional, special service is added for those citizens who want or need a document in the shortest possible time.
In addition to legal proposals, MPs should also consider various reports and information.
