Time limits: Speaking time limits set by GeoLT 2005 and Präsidialkonferenz.
No statutory public comment right at Landtag plenary.
Virtual Meetings
Public Remote Comment
Not allowed
Closed Sessions
Closed (executive) sessions:
Allowed under specific circumstances
Permitted Categories
Meeting Minutes
Minutes Required
Yes
Content requirements: Session records published on the Styrian Landtag website (landtag.steiermark.at).
Recording & Broadcast
Recording Required
No
Broadcast Required
No
Enforcement
Violation Effect
Procedural Objection
Standing to Sue
Any Landtag member may raise procedural objections and request a chamber ruling. Constitutional challenges to parliamentary acts before the Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH).
Enforcement Body
Landtagspräsident enforces procedural rules in session. Constitutional challenges to Landtag procedure before the Verfassungsgerichtshof (VfGH). Members may object under the GO and request rulings from the full chamber.
Accessibility & Language Access
Language access: Styria has a Slovenian minority in the southern districts. Minority language rights under the Stmk. Landes-Verfassungsgesetz; Landtag sessions conducted in German.
Styria (Steiermark) is the second-largest Austrian Bundesland. The GeoLT 2005 replaced the previous Stmk. Landtagsgeschäftsordnung 1994. Last amended 2026 (LGBl 29/2026), making it one of the most recently updated Landtag GOs in Austria.
