A particularly dense session awaits the Grand and General Council (Consiglio Grande e Generale), convened at the Kursaal Congress Centre from 7 to 23 September. Ten days of sittings and an agenda that brings together some of the most sensitive political and social issues of the moment.
Among the most anticipated measures is the citizens’ initiative bill on end-of-life care and advance healthcare directives, which has reached its second reading. Still on the rights front, the Council will discuss the Arengo Motions dedicated to same-sex parent families and to the registration of both parents with the Civil Registry, alongside a proposal to regulate gender correction in San Marino’s registers and official documents.
Also set to spark debate is the motion calling for a ban on smartphone use for children under 14. Also on the table will be a request to create a national system for suicide prevention and support for people in crisis, a motion on consent to post-mortem organ donation, and a proposal to establish a Liceo delle Scienze Umane (Human Sciences high school) in San Marino.
Labour issues will also feature prominently. The Chamber must ratify the agreements between the Government and trade unions providing for a 3% pay rise for 2025 and a 2% advance for 2026 for the broader public sector and salaried workers, pending contract renewals. Also up for second reading are amendments to the law on collective bargaining and the right to strike, while the legislative process will begin for a law against violence and harassment in the workplace.
Among the most delicate items on the agenda is the discussion of reports on the child sexual abuse case, scheduled in implementation of the motion approved by the Council in September 2025. The calendar also includes the Court’s senior official’s report on the state of justice in 2025 and the State Congress’s briefing on initiatives for asset recovery and the protection of State interests.
The session will also address measures on family and birth rates, sport, social housing, homeschooling, disability, immigration, and banking and financial taxation.
Politically closing the lengthy calendar will be one of the most important institutional events of the year: the election of the Captains Regent for the six-month term from 1 October 2026 to 1 April 2027, set for 15 September.
