Done.
Doing.
Next.
In her first major Bundestag speech on 16 May 2025, Hubig named three priorities for the justice system — faster procedures, more staff and digital support, and online court procedures — alongside protection against violence and tenant protection. Seventeen months later, the board looks like this.
DeliveredIn force or adopted
- Rent brake to 2029In force 23 July 2025
- €10,000 local-court thresholdIn force 1 January 2026
- Online civil procedure pilotRunning since 1 April 2026
- Withdrawal buttonApplies since 19 June 2026
- Electronic monitoring in violence casesAdopted; applies from 2027
- Pact for the Rule of LawAgreed 25 June 2026
- Green-claims rulesApply since 27 September 2026
- Right to repairBundesrat 10 July 2026
In parliamentBills before Bundestag and Bundesrat
- IP-address storageHearing 7 October 2026
- Product liability for software & AIEU deadline 9 December 2026
- Tenancy package IIFirst reading 9 July 2026
- K.o.-drug offencesPrinted paper 21/7560
- Digital violence & deepfakesCabinet 7 October 2026
- Incitement & eligibility for officeCabinet 30 September 2026
AnnouncedDrafts and plans
- Custody & contact reformDraft of May 2026
- Femicide as murderProposed May 2026
- Constitutional loyalty of lay judgesAnnounced June 2026
- Faster criminal trialsCommission proposals due
- Ticket resale price capAnnounced 2026
- Natural-hazard insuranceOutlined September 2026
A justice system that works visibly
Staff, digital infrastructure and faster procedures — the Pact, the local-court threshold and the online procedure. In November 2025 Hubig said a strong rule of law must work visibly for everyone. Justice Reform →
Protection from violence, offline and online
Electronic monitoring, anti-violence training, the digital-violence law, the K.o.-drug bill and the femicide proposal. In July 2026 she announced tougher sexual criminal law and better victim protection in family courts for the second half of the year. Violence Protection →
Fair digital markets
Withdrawal button, green claims, repair, product liability and the push for an EU ban on manipulative design. Consumer Protection →
Affordable rents
The extended rent brake and the second tenancy package. Civil Law →
A resilient democracy
Lay judges loyal to the constitution, protection of judicial elections and the incitement/eligibility bill. Constitutional Rights →
Sources
- beck-aktuell, Hubig’s agenda in the Bundestag, 16 May 2025; Federal Government transcript
- German Bundestag, government Q&A, 8 July 2026 — bundestag.de (kw28)
- Federal Government bulletin, budget speech 27 November 2025 — bundesregierung.de
- Status of individual measures: see Major Initiatives