Bill amending the Public Offices Election Act and the Information Distribution Platform Act

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Summary

House of Representatives Bill No. 26, submitted in the 221st Diet session, would amend the Public Offices Election Act and the Act on Measures to Address Rights Infringements Arising from Information Distribution via Specified Telecommunications. The legislative listing reports that the bill passed, but provides no promulgation or effective date and no details of the amendments.

Business Impact

Candidates, election participants and providers of specified telecommunications services may be affected because the bill concerns election rules and responses to rights infringements arising from online information distribution; the specific changes and affected categories are not stated.

Recommended Action

Review of the official bill text and legislative history would help clarify the amended provisions, affected parties and commencement arrangements.

Timeline of related official records

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1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 公職選挙法及び特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律の一部を改正する法律案（審議状況：成立） (this update) Original Japanese source
2. 2026-07-17 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 公職選挙法及び特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律の一部を改正する法律（令和八年法律第五十八号） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
3. 2026-07-17 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 公職選挙法、特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 Dashboard page Original Japanese source
4. 2027-03-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 公職選挙法、特定電気通信による情報の流通によって発生する権利侵害等への対処に関する法律 Dashboard page Original Japanese source