Overview

• Landtagspräsidentin Astrid Wallmann presented a draft amendment on August 12 that was circulated to all five Landtag factions to vet employees of MPs and parliamentary groups under a suspicion-based process.
• The three-stage procedure starts with a voluntary self-disclosure questionnaire, proceeds to police-record checks, may escalate to intelligence and police information requests with final approval by the Landtagspräsidium.
• Parliamentary managers from the SPD, Greens and FDP signalled openness to scrutinize the proposal in committee discussions and stressed the need to strengthen safeguards for democratic institutions.
• The AfD faction rejected the measure as unnecessary, arguing it already vets its personnel carefully and warning against interference in MPs’ staffing decisions.
• The draft now moves into parliamentary committee review where debates over procedural rights, use of intelligence data and potential legal challenges are expected to unfold.