Overview
- An amendment to the Semplificazioni bill filed on September 16 by rapporteur Costanzo Della Porta (FdI) would shift the current December 31, 2025 expiry to June 30, 2027 for pandemic-era rules on dehors and outdoor tables.
- The Senate Constitutional Affairs Committee scheduled examination of amendments for September 18, and the measure remains under parliamentary consideration.
- The draft sets December 31, 2026 as the deadline for a delegated legislative decree to reorganize rules on public-space concessions for movable structures.
- Rome’s administration condemned the proposed prorogation as an intervention from above that undermines its new local regulation, citing more than 90,000 square meters of Covid-era occupancies citywide and a rise above 500% concentrated in Municipio I.
- Sector groups are divided, with Fiepet Confesercenti backing the extension while Federalberghi warns the current wording on public establishments could exclude hotels that serve only lodgers and calls for a clearer formulation.