On December 20, the regional parliament adopted the Law of the Omsk Region "On the regional budget for 2013 and for the planning period of 2014 and 2015"

On December 6, a delegation of official and business circles from the North Kazakhstan region visited Omsk. Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region Vladimir Varnavsky met with Kairly Edresov, Secretary of the Maslikhat of the North Kazakhstan Region, who was part of the delegation.

On November 29, at a plenary session, the Legislative Assembly adopted in the first reading the main financial document of the Omsk region for the next three years, approving the main parameters of the budget

The regional parliament adopted for consideration a draft law aimed at additionally limiting the time of retail sale of alcoholic beverages in the Omsk region

From October 15 to 18, the 23rd plenary session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe is being held in Strasbourg (France) at the Chamber of Regions. Speaker of the regional parliament Vladimir Varnavsky takes part in it

On July 12, a meeting took place between the Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region, Vladimir Varnavsky, and the participants of the IV Regional Forum of Initiative Talented Youth "RITHM-2012", which takes place in the children's health camp "Birch Grove" in the Sargatsky district of the Omsk Region.

On July 6, a meeting of the Presidium of the Council of Legislators of the Russian Federation under the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation took place in Moscow. The meeting participants discussed the implementation of decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation by the legislative bodies of state power of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the participation of the Council of Legislators in the celebration of Russian Language Day, the formation of commissions of the Council of Legislators, and reviewed the work plan of the Council for the second half of 2012. At the meeting, Vladimir Varnavsky, a member of the Presidium of the Council of Legislators, Chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region, spoke on the first issue on the agenda.

Russian parliamentarians are uniting to improve federal and regional legislation. On May 31, the first meeting of the Council of Legislators of the Russian Federation under the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation took place in Moscow.

On May 30, 2012, at a ceremonial meeting of the Legislative Assembly of the Omsk Region, held at the Omsk State Academic Drama Theater, Viktor Nazarov took the oath of office and took office as Governor of the Omsk Region