2024-02-072023/24:TU5 · p.8TUTransport & infrastructure
Paratransit
Transport service – right to service in other municipalities and a clearer statutory purpose
What's at stake: For many people with disabilities, transport service is a precondition for being able to work, study and take part in society; how the law is designed determines how uniform and extensive these rights are across different municipalities and regions.
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 the Transport Service Act should now be changed to give travellers expanded rights — including a clear statutory purpose, the right to make short stops during a trip, and the right to transport service in other municipalities — or whether the current arrangement, where municipalities and regional public transport authorities design the details themselves, should remain while government review is ongoing.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee considers that providing transport service is fundamentally the responsibility of municipalities and regional public transport authorities, and that the Transport Service Act, as a framework law, gives them wide latitude to design its application themselves. The committee notes that the Government Offices are already reviewing modernised legislation and therefore rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 17 (SD)
The reservation wants to add a clear statutory purpose to the Transport Service Act stating that it should enable people with disabilities to freely settle, work, study and have an active leisure life like others. It also wants to give travellers the right to make short stops during a trip — for example to pick up children or visit a pharmacy — and a statutory right to transport service in municipalities other than their home municipality.
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 17 by SD.
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: VVänsterpartiet
Ja 117–62Ja 99–80
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 | Yes 18/0/0/6 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: high | explicit |
| S | No | Abstain 1/0/88/18 | differs | confidence: high | explicit |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/11/7 | differs | confidence: high | derived |
| C | No | Yes 20/0/0/4 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 11/0/0/5 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 12/0/0/7 | differs | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | Yes | Yes 55/0/0/13 | match | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | No 0/62/0/10 | match | confidence: medium | derived |
Broke with the party line
| SMagnus Manhammar (S, Blekinge län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2023/24:350 by Angelika Bengtsson et al. (SD) amendment 5, 2023/24:719 by Lars Beckman (M), 2023/24:919 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP) amendments 1 and 2, 2023/24:1026 by Adrian Magnusson (S), 2023/24:1160 by Staffan Eklöf (SD), 2023/24:1802 by Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD), 2023/24:1876 by Amanda Lind and Jacob Risberg (both MP) amendment 8, 2023/24:2652 by Carina Ståhl Herrstedt et al. (SD) amendments 1-4 and 2023/24:2705 by Ulrika Westerlund et al. (MP) amendments 47 and 48.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:350 av Angelika Bengtsson m.fl. (SD) yrkande 5, 2023/24:719 av Lars Beckman (M), 2023/24:919 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 1 och 2, 2023/24:1026 av Adrian Magnusson (S), 2023/24:1160 av Staffan Eklöf (SD), 2023/24:1802 av Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD), 2023/24:1876 av Amanda Lind och Jacob Risberg (båda MP) yrkande 8, 2023/24:2652 av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 1-4 och 2023/24:2705 av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP) yrkandena 47 och 48.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said no to approximately fifty proposals in motions on various public transport issues from the general motion period 2023. This was primarily based on reference to initiatives that have been carried out or are ongoing in this area. The motions concerned, among other things, strengthened public transport, equal and equitable public transport, ticketing systems and paratransit. The committee emphasizes that public transport is an important means of fulfilling climate and transportation policy goals.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to investigate whether public transport should be equipped with safety technology that warns about other traffic participants to reduce accidents. (SD) — Reservation 17
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 has the right to participate in society, be able to study, have work, use public transport, and have active leisure, and that all of society must be made accessible with a disability perspective in all policy areas.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that everyone has the right to participate in society, be able to study, have work, use public transport, and have active leisure, and that all of society must be made accessible with a disability perspective in all policy areas. A clear statutory purpose for specialized transport services and a right to specialized transport services even in other municipalities realizes precisely this. The plan also requires equivalent welfare to be guaranteed throughout the country, which speaks against letting municipal implementation decide.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att alla ska ha rätten att vara delaktiga i samhället, kunna utbilda sig, ha arbete, använda kollektivtrafik och ha en aktiv fritid, och att hela samhället ska göras tillgängligt med ett funktionshinderperspektiv i alla politikområden. Ett tydligt lagstadgat syfte för färdtjänsten och en rätt till färdtjänst även i andra kommuner förverkligar just detta. Planen kräver dessutom att likvärdig välfärd garanteras i hela landet, vilket talar mot att låta kommunal tillämpning avgöra.
- the right to live as othersdecisive»ha arbete och försörjning, kunna använda kollektivtrafik och ha en« (party programme ↗)“have work and livelihood, be able to use public transport and have an”
- accessibility and strengthened legal protection»delar av samhället göras tillgängligt och den alltför svaga diskrimineringslagstiftningen stärkas. Insatser behöver göras för rätten till arbete« (party programme ↗)“parts of society are made accessible and the far too weak anti-discrimination legislation is strengthened. Efforts must be made for the right to work”
- disability perspective in all policy»och LSS-insatser och personlig assiststans istället stärkas och utvecklas. Ett tydligt funktionshinderperspektiv ska finnas med inom alla« (party programme ↗)“and LSS services and personal assistance instead strengthened and developed. A clear disability perspective must be present in all”
- equivalent welfare throughout the country»En generell välfärd betyder samtidigt att alla kommuner och landsting ska ha likvärdiga förutsättningar att erbjuda sina medborgare bra« (party programme ↗)“Universal welfare also means that all municipalities and county councils must have equivalent conditions to offer their citizens good”
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 establishes that people with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others and that everyone regardless of functional capacity has the right to work, own housing, full freedom of movement and an active life.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that people with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others and that everyone regardless of functional capacity has the right to work, own housing, full freedom of movement and an active life. The counter-proposal's demand for a clear purpose in the travel service law about free choice to settle, work, study and have active leisure, with the right to travel service also in other municipalities, is precisely this commitment enacted in law. Participation through work and employment is according to the plan central.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra och att alla oavsett funktionsförmåga har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv. Motförslagets krav på ett tydligt syfte i färdtjänstlagen om att fritt kunna bosätta sig, arbeta, studera och ha en aktiv fritid, med rätt till färdtjänst även i andra kommuner, är just detta åtagande omsatt i lag. Delaktighet genom arbete och sysselsättning är enligt planen centralt.
- full freedom of movement regardless of functional capacitydecisive»funktionsförmåga, har rätt till arbete, eget boende, full rörelsefrihet och ett aktivt liv.« (party programme ↗)“functional capacity, have the right to work, own housing, full freedom of movement and an active life.”
- live their lives like others»Personer med funktionsnedsättning ska kunna leva sitt liv som andra.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“People with disabilities should be able to live their lives like others.”
- participation through work»Arbete och sysselsättning är centralt för delaktigheten i samhället.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Work and employment are central to participation in society.”
- equal opportunity for participation»Vi socialdemokrater vill att alla ska ha lika förutsättningar och lika möjlighet till delaktighet« (party programme ↗)“We social democrats want all to have equal conditions and equal opportunity for participation”
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 election manifesto requires that the one who has the right to support does not have to plan their life several weeks in advance to have a full life, and the party programme stipulates that it is the inaccessibility in society that constitutes the real obstacle and that lack of accessibility in itself is discrimination.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires that the one who has the right to support does not have to plan their life several weeks in advance to have a full life, and the party programme stipulates that it is the inaccessibility in society that constitutes the real obstacle and that lack of accessibility in itself is discrimination. To write in a purpose of being able to freely settle, work, study and have active leisure time, with the right to accommodation and travel services in other municipalities, is precisely such a removed inaccessibility. The plan also wants state management to ensure equal support.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver att den som har rätt till stöd inte ska behöva planera sitt liv flera veckor i förväg för att ha ett fullvärdigt liv, och partiprogrammet slår fast att det är otillgängligheten i samhället som utgör det verkliga hindret och att bristande tillgänglighet i sig är diskriminering. Att skriva in ett syfte om att fritt kunna bosätta sig, arbeta, studera och ha aktiv fritid, med rätt till uppehåll och färdtjänst i andra kommuner, är just en sådan undanröjd otillgänglighet. Planen vill dessutom att statligt huvudmannaskap säkrar likvärdigt stöd.
- full life without planning compulsiondecisive»Den som har rätt till stöd ska inte behöva planera sitt liv flera veckor i förväg för att ha ett fullvärdigt liv.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The one who has the right to support must not have to plan their life several weeks in advance to have a full life.”
- inaccessibility as obstacle»Det är otillgängligheten i samhället som« (party programme ↗)“It is the inaccessibility in society that”
- inaccessibility is discrimination»Bristande tillgänglighet är i sig en typ av« (party programme ↗)“Lack of accessibility is in itself a type of”
- equal support regardless of municipality»statligt huvudmannaskap införs i den personliga assistansen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“state management is introduced in personal assistance”
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 election manifesto promises that those with a disability shall get the support they need and that the state shall take greater responsibility for the support functioning.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto promises that those with a disability shall get the support they need and that the state shall take greater responsibility for the support functioning. The party programme makes full accessibility a goal and states that everyone shall be able to live and realise their dreams regardless of where they want to live. A statutory purpose to be able to settle, work and study as others, with the right to transit service even in other municipalities, follows from these commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet lovar att den som har en funktionsnedsättning ska få det stöd hon behöver och att staten ska ta ett större ansvar för att stödet fungerar. Partiprogrammet gör full tillgänglighet till ett mål och slår fast att alla ska kunna leva och förverkliga sina drömmar oavsett var de vill bo. Ett lagfäst syfte om att kunna bosätta sig, arbeta och studera som andra, med rätt till färdtjänst även i andra kommuner, följer av dessa åtaganden.
- state responsibility for disability supportdecisive»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 shall get the support you need, and the state shall take greater responsibility for LSS to function.”
- full accessibility»Tillgängligheten är avgörande för människor med olika funktionsnedsättningar.« (party programme ↗)“Accessibility is decisive for people with various disabilities.”
- freedom to live where one wants»Alla ska kunna leva och förverkliga sina drömmar oavsett var man vill bo.« (party programme ↗)“Everyone shall be able to live and realise their dreams regardless of where they want to live.”
- guaranteed society services»Alla människor ska garanteras tillgång till sjukvård, utbildning och omsorg« (party programme ↗)“All people shall be guaranteed access to healthcare, education and care”
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 the disability rights convention's article on the right to live independently and participate in society to become law, that Sweden is accessible including public transport and that lack of accessibility is seen as discrimination.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The party programme wants the disability rights convention's article on the right to live independently and participate in society to become law, that Sweden is accessible including public transport and that lack of accessibility is seen as discrimination. The counter-proposal's requirement for a legally-established purpose about being able to settle, work, study and have active leisure, as well as the right to travel assistance in other municipalities, is exactly such a legal right. The plan does not mention travel assistance, hence derived.
Original (Swedish)
Partiprogrammet vill att funktionsrättskonventionens artikel om rätten att leva självständigt och delta i samhället blir lag, att Sverige är tillgängligt inklusive kollektivtrafiken och att bristande tillgänglighet ses som diskriminering. Motförslagets krav på ett lagfäst syfte om att kunna bosätta sig, arbeta, studera och ha aktiv fritid, samt rätt till färdtjänst i andra kommuner, är just en sådan lagfäst rättighet. Planen nämner inte färdtjänst, därför härlett.
- right to live independently in lawdecisive»att funktionsrättskonventionens artikel om rätten att leva självständigt och delta i samhället blir till« (party programme ↗)“that the disability rights convention's article on the right to live independently and participate in society becomes”
- lack of accessibility is discrimination»tillgänglighet ska ses som diskriminering.« (party programme ↗)“accessibility shall be seen as discrimination.”
- accessible country»Sverige ska vara ett tillgängligt land.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be an accessible country.”
- equal conditions across the country»Villkoren för hjälpmedel ska vara likvärdiga i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Conditions for aids and assistance shall be equal across the country.”
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 considers it justified to use legislation to improve the situation for people with disabilities and points out increased accessibility as an important way to reduce the significance of disability.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan considers it justified to use legislation to improve the situation for people with disabilities and points out increased accessibility as an important way to reduce the significance of disability. The counter-proposal's requirement for a clear purpose in the law to be able to settle, work, study and have active leisure time, and a right to paratransit in other municipalities, follows from this. Municipal self-governance argues partly against.
Original (Swedish)
Planen anser det befogat att använda lagstiftning för att underlätta situationen för personer med funktionsnedsättning och pekar ut ökad tillgänglighet som ett viktigt sätt att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse. Motförslagets krav på ett tydligt syfte i lagen om att kunna bosätta sig, arbeta, studera och ha aktiv fritid, och en rätt till färdtjänst i andra kommuner, följer av detta. Den kommunala självstyrelsen talar delvis emot.
- legislation for people with disabilitiesdecisive»Det är befogat att använda lagstiftningsinstrumentet för att underlätta situationen för personer« (party programme ↗)“It is justified to use the legislative instrument to improve the situation for people”
- increased accessibility in society»Ett annat viktigt sätt att minska funktionsnedsättningens betydelse är att öka tillgängligheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Another important way to reduce the significance of disability is to increase accessibility in society.”
- self-determination with disability»SJÄLVBESTÄMMANDE VID FUNKTIONSNEDSÄTTNING« (2022 manifesto ↗)“SELF-DETERMINATION WITH DISABILITY”
- strong municipal self-governance»Den kommunala självstyrelsen ska vara stark« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-governance shall be strong”
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 does not address specialized transport services.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan does not address specialized transport services. The nearest principles are that decisions should be made at the lowest effective level with room for municipalities to choose different approaches, and an explicit warning against the notion that the welfare commitment should constantly be expanded and become more detailed. A new statutory right to specialized transport services in other municipalities goes against these principles, but the conclusion is uncertain.
Original (Swedish)
Planen behandlar inte färdtjänst. Närmast liggande principer är att beslut ska fattas på lägsta effektiva nivå med utrymme för kommuner att välja olika vägar, och en uttalad varning för föreställningen att välfärdsåtagandet ständigt ska byggas ut och bli mer finmaskigt. En ny lagstadgad rätt till färdtjänst i andra kommuner går mot dessa principer, men slutsatsen är osäker.
- lowest effective leveldecisive»Det politiska systemet ska bygga på att beslut fattas på lägsta« (party programme ↗)“The political system shall be based on decisions being made at the lowest”
- no to constant expansion»Ett långsiktigt hot mot den svenska välfärden är föreställningen« (party programme ↗)“A long-term threat to Swedish welfare is the notion”
- prioritize and reject»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort,« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and reject,”
The plan states that citizens who face challenges beyond their control should not be limited in their access to social or working life, and that participation by people with disabilities must be strengthened.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that citizens who face challenges beyond their control should not be limited in their access to social or working life, and that participation by people with disabilities must be strengthened. It also wants to move primary responsibility for personal assistance to the state precisely because municipal differences create legal uncertainty. The counter-proposal's demand for a clear statutory purpose and a statutory right to travel services even in other municipalities follows from this.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att medborgare som möter utmaningar bortom egen kontroll inte ska begränsas i sin tillgång till samhälls- eller arbetslivet, och att funktionsnedsattas deltagande måste stärkas. Den vill dessutom flytta huvudansvaret för personlig assistans till staten just för att kommunala skillnader skapar rättsosäkerhet. Motförslagets krav på ett tydligt lagsyfte och en lagstadgad rätt till färdtjänst även i andra kommuner följer av detta.
- full 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 control face other challenges in daily life should not be limited in their access to social or working life.”
- participation in the labor market»Funktionsnedsattas och funktionsvarierades möjligheter till deltagande på arbetsmarknaden måste stärkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The opportunities for people with disabilities and functional variations to participate in the labor market must be strengthened.”
- equivalent social services»medborgare skall ha rätt till en likvärdig välfärd och samhällsservice« (party programme ↗)“citizens shall have the right to equivalent welfare and social services”
- state responsibility»Ha statligt helhetsansvar för personlig assistans« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Have state responsibility for personal assistance”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2023/24:TU5)
- Committee report full text (HB01TU5)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1026 — En fungerande och tillgänglig färdtjänst av Adrian Magnusson (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1160 — Översyn av färdtjänsten av Staffan Eklöf (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1519 — En grön klimathandlingsplan för Sverige av Elin Söderberg m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:1566 — Fungerande kollektivtrafik i hela landet av Anna-Belle Strömberg och Peder Björk (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1802 — En mer flexibel färdtjänst av Kjell-Arne Ottosson (KD)
- Motion 2023/24:1876 — Idrottspolitiska frågor av Amanda Lind och Jacob Risberg (båda MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2278 — Infrastruktur i Kalmar län av Lars Engsund (M)
- Motion 2023/24:230 — Infrastruktur till stöd för jobb och värdeskapande av Mattias Bäckström Johansson (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:2345 — Sverigebiljett av Linda W Snecker m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2023/24:2396 — En klotterpolicy hos Trafikverket av Camilla Brodin (KD)
- Motion 2023/24:2457 — Livskraft och framtidstro i Sveriges landsbygder av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2465 — Hållbara och tillgängliga transporter för hela landet av Ulrika Heie m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2516 — Infrastruktur till stöd för jobb och värdeskapande av Laila Naraghi (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2625 — Utgiftsområde 22 Kommunikationer av Gunilla Svantorp m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2652 — Stöd och hjälp i vardagen av Carina Ståhl Herrstedt m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:2705 — Ett rikare liv för äldre av Ulrika Westerlund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:333 — Skåne som pilotlän för nya kollektivtrafikmöjligheter av Camilla Mårtensen (L)
- Motion 2023/24:350 — Idrottspolitiska frågor av Angelika Bengtsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:400 — En konkurrenskraftig svensk järnväg av Patrik Jönsson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2023/24:401 — En konkurrenskraftig svensk sjöfart av Jimmy Ståhl m.fl. (SD)
Source: The Swedish Parliament