2026-04-162025/26:TU15 · p.18TUTransport & infrastructure
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A rights-based approach and national coordination of special transport services
What's at stake: The decision concerns people with disabilities whose ability to participate in society often depends on access to special transport services, and how much variation there should be allowed between municipalities in how they apply the right to such transport.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether parliament should already call for a new special-transport law with a clearer rights-based approach and national coordination, or whether it is enough to await an ongoing agency inquiry into differences in how municipalities apply the rules.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee stresses that special transport is a matter of democracy but that responsibility fundamentally rests with municipalities and regional public-transport authorities within a framework law, notes that the government has tasked the Swedish Transport Agency with mapping differences in application, and therefore rejects the motions pending that outcome.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 39 (V)
The reservation wants to strengthen coordination and quality for special and national transport services through a new law with a clearer rights-based approach, arguing that in practice only some of those who need such transport are granted it, that sports equipment is not always allowed on board, and that the right to national trips should be guaranteed.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 39 by V.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have held
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: KDKristdemokraterna
Ja 233–20Ja 217–36
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/18/0/4 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
| S | No | Yes 87/0/1/18 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/15/3 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/18/6 | differs | confidence: low | derived |
| L | No | Yes 13/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| M | Yes | Yes 53/0/0/13 | match | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | Yes 59/0/0/11 | differs | confidence: low | derived |
Broke with the party line
| SAnnika Strandhäll (S, Stockholms kommun) | Abstain — party line: Yes |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects the motions 2025/26:538 by Ewa Pihl Krabbe et al. (S), 2025/26:643 by Heléne Björklund et al. (S), 2025/26:1113 by Anne-Li Sjölund (C), 2025/26:1695 by Staffan Eklöf and Ann-Christine Frohm (both SD), 2025/26:2756 by Azadeh Rojhan (S), 2025/26:2758 by Azadeh Rojhan (S), 2025/26:2778 by Nadja Awad et al. (V) claim 5, 2025/26:2780 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) claim 66, 2025/26:2820 by Vasiliki Tsouplaki et al. (V) claims 12 and 13, 2025/26:3020 by Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD), 2025/26:3188 by Martina Johansson et al. (C) claim 77, 2025/26:3367 by Mats Berglund et al. (MP) claim 13 and 2025/26:3761 by Malin Danielsson and Helena Gellerman (both L).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2025/26:538 av Ewa Pihl Krabbe m.fl. (S), 2025/26:643 av Heléne Björklund m.fl. (S), 2025/26:1113 av Anne-Li Sjölund (C), 2025/26:1695 av Staffan Eklöf och Ann-Christine Frohm (båda SD), 2025/26:2756 av Azadeh Rojhan (S), 2025/26:2758 av Azadeh Rojhan (S), 2025/26:2778 av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V) yrkande 5, 2025/26:2780 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) yrkande 66, 2025/26:2820 av Vasiliki Tsouplaki m.fl. (V) yrkandena 12 och 13, 2025/26:3020 av Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD), 2025/26:3188 av Martina Johansson m.fl. (C) yrkande 77, 2025/26:3367 av Mats Berglund m.fl. (MP) yrkande 13 och 2025/26:3761 av Malin Danielsson och Helena Gellerman (båda L).
Riksdag decision: Parliament said no to approximately 120 proposals concerning railway and public transport matters in motions from the general motion period 2025. The proposals concern, among other things, organization of railway maintenance, the railway's signalling system, track fees, night trains, objectives for public transport and paratransit. Parliament refers, among other things, to already taken measures as well as ongoing investigative and preparatory work.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the state to establish a public railway organization and a railway commission. (V) — Reservation 39
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan establishes that everyone shall be able to be involved in society, use public transport and have an active leisure time, and that all parts of society shall be made accessible.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that everyone shall be able to be involved in society, use public transport and have an active leisure time, and that all parts of society shall be made accessible. A law on special personal transport with a clearer rights perspective is the concrete application when the travel service today does not reach everyone who needs it. The plan also requires that support to those living with disability is not constantly questioned.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att alla ska kunna vara delaktiga i samhället, använda kollektivtrafiken och ha en aktiv fritid, och att alla delar av samhället ska göras tillgängliga. En lag om särskilda persontransporter med tydligare rättighetsperspektiv är den konkreta tillämpningen när färdtjänsten idag inte når alla som behöver den. Planen kräver också att stödet till den som lever med funktionsnedsättning inte ständigt ifrågasätts.
- participation and public transportdecisive»Alla behöver kunna vara delaktiga i samhället, bli bemötta för den person de är, vara jämställda föräldrar, utbilda sig, ha arbete och försörjning, använda kollektivtrafiken och ha en aktiv fritid.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone needs to be able to be involved in society, be treated for who they are, be equal parents, educate themselves, have work and livelihood, use public transport and have an active leisure time.”
- accessible society»Vi vill skapa ett mer inkluderande samhälle genom att stärka välfärden och göra alla delar av samhället tillgängliga.« (party programme ↗)“We want to create a more inclusive society by strengthening welfare and making all parts of society accessible.”
- secure support without questioning»På samma sätt ska du som lever med funktionsnedsättning kunna lita på att du får det stöd du behöver, och på att din rätt att delta i samhället på det sätt du vill inte ständigt ifrågasätts och försvåras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In the same way you who live with disability shall be able to rely on getting the support you need, and on your right to participate in society in the way you want not being constantly questioned and made difficult.”
- accessible public transport»behöver även kollektivtrafiken byggas ut och göras billigare och mer tillgänglig i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“public transport also needs to be expanded and made cheaper and more accessible throughout the country”
The plan requires that obstacles for people with disabilities to participate in social life be removed and that they should be able to live their lives like others, with increased opportunities to travel throughout the country.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that obstacles for people with disabilities to participate in social life be removed and that they should be able to live their lives like others, with increased opportunities to travel throughout the country. A new law on special person transport with a clearer rights perspective is a means to make the transport service equivalent regardless of municipality. The plan does not, however, state an opinion on the form of disability transport legislation.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att hinder för personer med funktionsnedsättning att delta i samhällslivet undanröjs och att de ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra, med ökade möjligheter att resa i hela landet. En ny lag om särskilda persontransporter med tydligare rättighetsperspektiv är ett medel för att göra färdtjänsten likvärdig oavsett kommun. Planen uttalar sig dock inte om färdtjänstlagstiftningens form.
- removed obstacles for participationdecisive»Undanröjda hinder för personer med funktionsnedsättning att delta i samhällslivet.« (party programme ↗)“Obstacles removed for people with disabilities to participate in social life.”
- live like others»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities shall be able to live their lives like others.”
- travel opportunities throughout the country»Ökade möjligheter för människor att resa kollektivt i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Increased opportunities for people to travel collectively throughout the country.”
- equivalent service»God service och välfärd till medborgarna oavsett var i landet de bor.« (party programme ↗)“Good service and welfare for citizens regardless of where in the country they live.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan states that people with disabilities shall have access to public space on equal terms and explicitly opposes access varying between municipalities and regions.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that people with disabilities shall have access to public space on equal terms and explicitly opposes access varying between municipalities and regions. Specialised transport services are the prerequisite for that accessibility, and the plan wants the support to be equal regardless of where you live. The counter-proposal's demands for a new law with a clearer rights perspective and better coordination therefore follow from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska ha tillgång till det offentliga rummet på likvärdiga villkor och vänder sig uttryckligen mot att tillgången skiljer sig mellan kommuner och regioner. Färdtjänst och riksfärdtjänst är förutsättningen för den tillgängligheten, och planen vill att stödet ska vara likvärdigt oavsett var man bor. Motförslagets krav på en ny lag med tydligare rättighetsperspektiv och bättre samordning följer därför av planen.
- equal accessibilitydecisive»ha tillgång till det offentliga rummet på likvärdiga villkor« (party programme ↗)“have access to public space on equal terms”
- equality between municipalities»en likvärdig tillgång till rätt hjälpmedel över hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“equal access to the right aids throughout the country.”
- support regardless of place of residence»förbättra stödet för personer med funktionsnedsättning och sällsynta diagnoser oavsett var du bor i landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve support for people with disabilities and rare diagnoses regardless of where you live in the country.”
- accessible transport»Vi vill bygga ut kollektivtrafiken kraftigt, göra den billigare och mer tillgänglig« (party programme ↗)“We want to significantly expand public transport, make it cheaper and more accessible”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme wants to see a rights-based legislation with enforceable rights and makes accessibility decisive for people with disabilities.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wants to see a rights-based legislation with enforceable rights and makes accessibility decisive for people with disabilities. A new law on special personal transport with a clearer rights perspective is in line with that. At the same time, the plan establishes that rights can be met in different ways locally, which pulls towards municipal self-governance and makes the support weak.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill se en rättighetslagstiftning med utkrävbara rättigheter och gör tillgängligheten avgörande för personer med funktionsnedsättning. En ny lag om särskilda persontransporter med tydligare rättighetsperspektiv ligger i linje med det. Samtidigt slår planen fast att rättigheter kan tillgodoses på olika sätt lokalt, vilket drar åt kommunalt självstyre och gör stödet svagt.
- enforceable rightsdecisive»Vi vill se en rättighetslagstiftning, ett tydligt samhällskontrakt med utkrävbara rättigheter.« (party programme ↗)“We want to see rights-based legislation, a clear social contract with enforceable rights.”
- full accessibility»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is decisive for people with different disabilities.”
- state responsibility for support»Du som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd du behöver, och staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att LSS fungerar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“You who have a disability should get the support you need, and the state must take greater responsibility for making LSS work.”
- local solutions allowed»kan tillgodoses på olika sätt beroende på var man bor och vilka möjligheter som finns lokalt« (party programme ↗)“can be met in different ways depending on where you live and what opportunities exist locally”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The party programme states that the public environment including public transport shall be accessible and that lack of accessibility shall be seen as discrimination.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme states that the public environment including public transport shall be accessible and that lack of accessibility shall be seen as discrimination. The programme also requires equivalent quality in welfare services regardless of place of residence, which is precisely the inequality the counter-proposal wishes to address. A new law with a clearer rights perspective for transportation services therefore points in the plan's direction, even though the legislative form is not addressed.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet slår fast att den offentliga miljön inklusive kollektivtrafiken ska vara tillgänglig och att bristande tillgänglighet ska ses som diskriminering. Programmet kräver också likvärdig kvalitet i välfärdstjänster oavsett bostadsort, vilket är just den ojämlikhet motförslaget vill komma åt. En ny lag med tydligare rättighetsperspektiv för färdtjänst ligger därmed i planens riktning, även om lagformen inte behandlas.
- accessible public transportdecisive»Den offentliga miljön, inklusive kollektivtrafiken, ska vara tillgänglig.« (party programme ↗)“The public environment, including public transport, shall be accessible.”
- inaccessibility is discrimination»Bristande tillgänglighet ska ses som diskriminering.« (party programme ↗)“Lack of accessibility shall be seen as discrimination.”
- equivalent welfare regardless of location»Oavsett bostadsort har individer rätt att få likvärdig kvalitet på vården, omsorgen, socialtjänsten och andra välfärdstjänster.« (party programme ↗)“Regardless of place of residence, individuals have the right to receive equivalent quality in healthcare, care, social services and other welfare services.”
- independent life»Målet är att funktionsnedsättningen så långt som möjligt inte ska hindra individen från att leva ett självständigt liv och utveckla sina unika förmågor.« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that the disability shall, to the extent possible, not prevent the individual from living an independent life and developing their unique abilities.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan states that there should be a rights law that creates preconditions for good living conditions for people with disabilities and that the traffic system should be characterized by accessibility so that it can be used also by people with disabilities.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that there should be a rights law that creates preconditions for good living conditions for people with disabilities and that the traffic system should be characterized by accessibility so that it can be used also by people with disabilities. A new law on special transport services with a clearer rights perspective is precisely that instrument. The plan also believes that it is justified to use legislation to ease the situation for these people.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det bör finnas en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för goda levnadsvillkor för personer med funktionsnedsättning och att trafiksystemet ska präglas av tillgänglighet så att det kan nyttjas även av personer med funktionsnedsättning. En ny lag om särskilda persontransporter med tydligare rättighetsperspektiv är just det instrumentet. Planen anser också att det är befogat att använda lagstiftning för att underlätta situationen för dessa personer.
- rights law for disabled peopledecisive»Det bör finnas en rättighetslag som skapar förutsättningar för goda« (party programme ↗)“There should be a rights law that creates preconditions for good”
- accessible traffic system»tillgänglighet och säkerhet, så att det även kan nyttjas av barn och personer med« (party programme ↗)“accessibility and safety, so that it can also be used by children and people with”
- legislation as tool»använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer med« (party programme ↗)“use the legislative tool to ease the situation for people with”
- increased accessibility»Ett annat viktigt sätt att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse är att öka« (party programme ↗)“Another important way to reduce the significance of disability is to increase”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
The plan says nothing about travel services or national travel services.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan says nothing about travel services or national travel services. The nearest principle is that decisions shall be made at the lowest effective level and that municipalities and regions shall be able to choose different paths based on their preconditions, and that politics must prioritize and choose away. A new state rights law that governs a municipal task thus does not follow from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen säger ingenting om färdtjänst eller riksfärdtjänst. Närmast liggande princip är att beslut ska fattas på lägsta effektiva nivå och att kommuner och regioner ska kunna välja olika vägar utifrån sina förutsättningar, samt att politiken måste prioritera och välja bort. En ny statlig rättighetslag som styr en kommunal uppgift följer därför inte av planen.
- decisions at lowest leveldecisive»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be built on decisions being made at the lowest”
- prioritize core tasks»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and choose away,”
- limited state»En stor stat leder till ett svagare samhälle.« (party programme ↗)“A large state leads to a weaker society.”
The plan establishes that those who face challenges beyond their own control should not be limited in their access to social and working life, and criticizes the shared primary responsibility between state and municipality for legally uncertain assessments within support systems.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that those who face challenges beyond their own control should not be limited in their access to social and working life, and criticizes the shared primary responsibility between state and municipality for legally uncertain assessments within support systems. Clearer legal regulation of transport services responds to that, as does the principle that all citizens should have equivalent welfare and social services. Transport services are not explicitly addressed in the plan, which is why the stance is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att den som möter utmaningar bortom egen kontroll inte ska begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- och arbetslivet, och kritiserar det delade huvudmannaskapet mellan stat och kommun för rättsosäkra bedömningar inom stödsystemen. En tydligare rättighetsreglering av färdtjänsten svarar mot det, liksom mot principen att alla medborgare ska ha likvärdig välfärd och samhällsservice. Färdtjänst behandlas inte uttryckligen i planen, varför ställningstagandet härleds.
- access to social lifedecisive»Medborgare som på grund av omständigheter bortom egen kontroll möter andra utmaningar i vardagen ska inte begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- eller arbetslivet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Citizens who, due to circumstances beyond their own control, face other challenges in everyday life should not be limited in their access to social or working life.”
- legally uncertain shared responsibility»Det delade huvudmannaskapet mellan kommun och stat har lett till att bedömningarna har uppfattats som väldigt rättsosäkra« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The shared primary responsibility between municipality and state has led to assessments being perceived as very legally uncertain”
- state overall responsibility»Ha statligt helhetsansvar för personlig assistans« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Have state overall responsibility for personal assistance”
- equivalent social services»medborgare skall ha rätt till en likvärdig välfärd och samhällsservice« (party programme ↗)“citizens should have the right to equivalent welfare and social services”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:TU15)
- Committee report full text (HD01TU15)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1050 — Ett hållbart och tillgängligt transportsystem för framtiden av Jamal El-Haj (-)
- Motion 2025/26:1113 — Samordning av färdtjänst över regiongränser av Anne-Li Sjölund (C)
- Motion 2025/26:1160 — Avgiftsfri kollektivtrafik för alla under 18 år och studenter av Adrian Magnusson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1202 — Persontågstrafiken i Skåne av Ulrika Heindorff m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1244 — Upphandling av trafik av Anna-Caren Sätherberg och Lena Bäckelin (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1480 — Spårspring av Eva Lindh (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1644 — Stärkt kommunal rätt att anordna lokal kollektivtrafik av Charlotte Nordström (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1695 — Översyn av färdtjänsten av Staffan Eklöf och Ann-Christine Frohm (båda SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1817 — Punktligheten på järnväg av Peter Hultqvist m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1840 — Rikstäckande kollektivtrafikbiljett av Monica Haider och Robert Olesen (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:1963 — Kollektivtrafikens ojämna tillgänglighet av Mikael Dahlqvist och Lars Mejern Larsson (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:2061 — Fler nattågsförbindelser för hela landet och för Sveriges beredskap av Anders Ådahl (C)
- Motion 2025/26:2132 — Spårspring av Jörgen Berglund och Viktor Wärnick (båda M)
- Motion 2025/26:2556 — Kamerabevakning inom offentlig kollektivtrafik av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2586 — Utrop på tågstationer av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2695 — Nattåg av Mattias Jonsson och Gunilla Carlsson (båda S)
- Motion 2025/26:2756 — Likvärdig färdtjänst av Azadeh Rojhan (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2758 — Längre färdtjänsttillstånd vid varaktiga funktionsnedsättningar av Azadeh Rojhan (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2778 — En funktionsrättspolitik för trygghet och delaktighet av Nadja Awad m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:2780 — Transporteffektivt och hållbart samhälle av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V)
Source: The Swedish Parliament