Act Partially Amending the Social Welfare Act and Related Laws
社会福祉法等の一部を改正する法律
Published: 2026-06-25 · Source: e-Gov Law Search — Updated Laws · Stage: Promulgated · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-09-12
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Summary
This item concerns an act partially amending the Social Welfare Act and related laws (identified as Reiwa 8 Act No. 51), which the metadata lists with a promulgation date of 2026-06-25. According to the source data, the amending act affects the Child Welfare Act (Showa 22 Act No. 164). This information comes from an e-Gov Law Search law-update listing and is an unofficial English summary.
Business Impact
Organizations operating in social welfare or child welfare fields may be affected and could need to review how the amendments touch their obligations.
Recommended Action
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Timeline of related official records
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- Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
- 2026-06-25 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) Original Japanese source
- 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search Dashboard page Original Japanese source