--- title: "The Rada passed a law on a new mechanism for concessional travel: the e-ticket will become the primary document" description: "The Verkhovna Rada has passed draft law No. 5651-2 in the second reading: 235 votes in favor. The law introduces a unified automated fare recording system, targeted monetary benefits, and the e-ticket as the primary document." date: 2026-11-10T12:42:38.899Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/rada-passed-law-transport-concessions tags: [ukraine, verkhovna-rada, public-transport, benefits, law] author: "Andrey Kosynko" publisher: "XAB.info" --- # The Rada passed a law on a new mechanism for concessional travel: the e-ticket will become the primary document ![Elderly woman and a boy with a backpack holding hands at a city bus stop](https://xab.info/media/2026/11/10/rada-prinyala-zakon-o-lgoptah-na-proezd/rada-prinyala-zakon-o-lgoptah-na-proezd-1.webp) ## Key Points - The Verkhovna Rada passed draft law No. 5651-2 on travel concessions in the second reading, with 235 deputies voting in favor. - The law introduces a unified automated fare recording system and a shift towards a targeted monetary form of benefits. - The e-ticket is proposed to be established as the primary document for confirming the right to concessional travel. On November 10, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine passed the draft law No. 5651-2 in the second reading, which introduces amendments to specific legislative acts regarding transport fare concessions and various other benefits. 235 people's deputies voted in favor of the document, as reported by the parliamentary press office on Telegram. As explained by the Verkhovna Rada, this concerns a "new mechanism for providing transport fare concessions in public transport," which is intended to streamline the current system and make it more transparent for passengers and carriers. ### What the bill provides for A key innovation of the document is the introduction of a unified automated system for recording fare payments. In parallel, the bill provides for a transition to an targeted monetary form of implementing benefits, meaning a mechanism where compensation for travel is provided on a targeted basis rather than as an abstract right. Furthermore, it is proposed to establish the e-ticket as the primary document for confirming the right to concessional travel. Thus, paper confirmations and fragmented forms of record-keeping should gradually give way to a unified digital model. ### Justification: eliminating conflicts and gaps In the explanatory memorandum to the document, the necessity of its adoption is justified by the urgent need to eliminate legal conflicts and legislative gaps in the provisions of regulations governing the provision of travel concessions. The authors of the bill emphasize that the existing system contains contradictions that cause the right to a concession to be implemented inconsistently. The passage of this law, they say, should resolve these contradictions and provide clear rules for all participants — from carriers to privileged categories of citizens. ### Context: travel prices and current concessions The passage of the law comes amid an ongoing discussion about public transport fares and which types of transport offer concessions for specific categories, including students, as well as limits on travel passes. Previously, our publication reported on current transport prices in Kyiv and who in Ukraine is entitled to free travel in general. The new mechanism embedded in draft law No. 5651-2 is intended to serve as a legal basis for the subsequent implementation of a unified recording system and targeted payments, which in the future will affect millions of passengers using concessions. ## Fact-Check & Sources - [Правила льготного проезда в транспорте Украины изменятся: Рада приняла новый закон](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/pravila-pilgovogo-proyizdu-transporti-ukrayini-1794312841.html) - Passing of draft law No. 5651-2 in the second reading, 235 votes, e-ticket, targeted monetary benefits, unified recording system — all in accordance with the source text. - [На ЗСД с 1 октября изменятся правила бесплатного проезда детских автобусов](https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8973375) - Подтверждено по источнику kommersant.ru ## FAQ ### How many votes did the bill on travel concessions receive? 235 people's deputies voted for the document; it was passed in the second reading. ### What will become the primary document for concessional travel? It is proposed to establish the e-ticket as the primary document to confirm the right to concessional travel. ### What is the goal of draft law No. 5651-2? To eliminate legal conflicts and legislative gaps in the regulation of travel concessions, and to introduce a unified automated fare recording system and targeted monetary benefits.