Rada pulled bill No. 10242 from agenda after committee advanced it for second reading
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What happened
On 2026-10-27, the Verkhovna Rada law-enforcement committee recommended bill No. 10242 for second reading and adoption. After public criticism and numerous amendments, the bill was removed from the parliamentary agenda. MP Yaroslav Yurchyshyn said it could be reinserted at any time.
Why it matters
The bill now sits in a procedural holding pattern rather than being closed out. That keeps open the possibility of a near-term floor vote on a measure touching criminal law, public registries, and access to information, with parliamentary procedure as the mechanism that could turn criticism into either revision or passage.
A rule-of-law dispute is taking shape around bill No. 10242, which would introduce criminal liability for interference with public electronic registers. After the Verkhovna Rada law-enforcement committee recommended the bill on 2026-10-27 for second reading and adoption, criticism from media and transparency advocates and a large number of amendments led to its removal from the plenary agenda. MP Yaroslav Yurchyshyn said the bill could return at any time, leaving a live parliamentary fault line between the committee majority and actors warning the text could widen wartime information controls.
Watch for
Verkhovna Rada website republication of bill No. 10242 in the plenary agenda for 2026-11-02 through 2026-11-04 Text of comparative table or finalized amendments to bill No. 10242 posted by the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Law Enforcement within 72 hours Public statement by MP Yaroslav Yurchyshyn naming a planned floor date or demanding withdrawal of bill No. 10242 by 2026-11-04 No listing of bill No. 10242 in the Verkhovna Rada plenary agenda by 2026-11-04
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