--- title: "Rada fails to pass bill raising speed-limit fines: one vote short" description: "Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada did not support the bill on increasing fines for speeding: the document fell one vote short. The alternative version was also rejected." date: 2026-09-16T08:22:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/rada-fails-to-pass-bill-raising-speed-limit-fines tags: [ukraine, verkhovna-rada, traffic-fines, speeding, road-safety, legislation] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Rada fails to pass bill raising speed-limit fines: one vote short ![Police officers recording a speeding violation on a tablet next to a patrol vehicle amid the failure of a bill to raise speed fines in Ukraine's parliament](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/16/rada-otklonila-zakonoproekt-o-shtrafah-za-prevyshenie-skorosti/rada-otklonila-zakonoproekt-o-shtrafah-za-prevyshenie-skorosti-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The Rada did not support bill No. 15348 on increasing fines for speeding: 225 votes out of the required 226. - The alternative bill No. 15348-1, which provided for abolishing the 20 km/h threshold of impunity, was supported by only 198 deputies. - The bills provided for fines of 680 to 3,400 hryvnias, and up to 17,000 hryvnias for repeat offenses. - The NSDC and the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that they will continue working on road safety solutions despite the failed vote. Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada did not support bill No. 15348, which provided for a significant increase in fines for drivers who exceed the speed limit. This was reported by People's Deputy Yaroslav Zheleznyak, as RBC-Ukraine notes. According to him, the document received 225 votes out of the required 226 β€” it was literally one vote short of passing in the first reading. Thus, the key initiative to tighten liability for one of the most dangerous traffic violations remained unimplemented. ### What the bills provided for The main text of document No. 15348 proposed introducing fines of 680 to 3,400 hryvnias for speeding, and up to 17,000 hryvnias for repeat offenses. The bill also established a graduated scale of penalties depending on the magnitude of the violation and stricter sanctions for repeat-offender drivers, up to temporary suspension or revocation of the driving license. The alternative bill No. 15348-1 also failed to reach the required number of votes, receiving support from only 198 deputies. In particular, it provided for the abolition of the so-called "threshold of impunity" of 20 km/h, which in practice allows minor speeding to go unpunished. ### Reaction of officials The voting results were commented on by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC), Igor Klymenko. In his words, it is regrettable that road safety is "still not timely," however, work on solutions that directly affect people's lives and health will continue, on the President's instruction, jointly with the relevant authorities and civil society. Interior Minister Ivan Vyhovsky emphasized that speeding is the main cause of traffic accidents with fatalities and injuries, and noted that today's decision "once again postponed" the necessary legislative changes, but does not stop the work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Police. ### Context: road safety The Ministry of Internal Affairs points out that only in the past few months several high-profile fatal traffic accidents have occurred in Kyiv, Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, and in most of these cases the drivers had repeatedly been held liable for traffic violations shortly before the accident. Against this backdrop, the department considers the need for legislative changes, rather than merely operational measures at the police level, to be urgent. It was planned that strengthening liability for systematic violations would become a systemic tool for reducing the accident rate. ### What's next As stated by the NSDC and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Rada's rejection does not mean the topic is closed: the parties intend to continue working on alternative solutions and to engage with civil society. For drivers, in the near term the rules and the amount of fines for speeding remain the same, since neither of the two bills considered was adopted. The issue, in essence, returns to square one and will most likely be put to a parliamentary vote again. ## πŸ” Fact-Check Verification - [Rada fails to pass bill on new speed-limit fines](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/rada-provalila-zakonoproekt-novi-shtrafi-1789546376.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» голосования ΠΏΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ‚Ρƒ β„–15348 ΠΈ Ρ€Π΅Π°ΠΊΡ†ΠΈΡŽ ΠΎΡ„ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠ°Π»ΡŒΠ½Ρ‹Ρ… Π»ΠΈΡ†. - [Speeding fines in Ukraine will not be raised: Rada fails the vote](https://www.unian.net/economics/transport/shtraf-za-prevyshenie-skorosti-v-ukraine-ne-izmenitsya-chto-predlagali-13501296.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚, Ρ‡Ρ‚ΠΎ ΡˆΡ‚Ρ€Π°Ρ„Ρ‹ Π½Π΅ измСнятся, ΠΈ описываСт содСрТаниС ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠ°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ². - [Stricter speeding fines were being prepared for drivers: Rada makes an unexpected decision](https://tsn.ua/ru/ukrayina/voditelyam-gotovili-bolee-zhestkie-shtrafy-za-prevyshenie-skorosti-rada-prinyala-neozhidannoe-reshenie-3169556.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» голосования ΠΈ ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡ‚ΠΊΠΎΡΡ‚ΡŒ Π³ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ²ΡˆΠΈΡ…ΡΡ санкций. - [No increase in speeding fines: Rada fails both bills](https://zn.ua/POLITICS/povyshenija-shtrafov-za-prevyshenie-skorosti-ne-budet-rada-otklonila-dva-zakonoproekta.html) - ΠŸΠΎΠ΄Ρ‚Π²Π΅Ρ€ΠΆΠ΄Π°Π΅Ρ‚ ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΠΈΡ… Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ΅ΠΊΡ‚ΠΎΠ² (β„–15348 ΠΈ β„–15348-1). ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Was the bill on increasing fines for speeding adopted? **A:** No. The Verkhovna Rada did not support either the main bill No. 15348 (225 votes out of the required 226) or the alternative No. 15348-1 (198 votes). ### Q: What fines did the rejected bills provide for? **A:** Fines of 680 to 3,400 hryvnias for speeding and up to 17,000 hryvnias for repeat offenses; the alternative version also proposed abolishing the 20 km/h threshold of impunity. ### Q: What did the NSDC and the Ministry of Internal Affairs say after the failed vote? **A:** Igor Klymenko and Ivan Vyhovsky noted that work on road safety solutions will continue, despite the postponement of legislative changes.