The government-sponsored amendments are related to the adoption of the Schengen standards on the external border of the European Union and Slovenia's entry into the Schengen area, which is expected in the autumn next year.
The amendments were supported by 45 deputies, while 23 voted against. The adoption of the amendments was motivated by the need to prevent illegal migrations on roads built during the former Yugoslavia.
Slovene Prime Minister Janez Jansa told Slovene Radio that the new measures would not hamper living along the border and that border passes for the local population would remain in force in line with the Croatian-Slovene agreement on local border traffic and cooperation.