Reliability note

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Bill to Partially Amend the Electricity Business Act

電気事業法の一部を改正する法律案

Published: not stated by the source · Source: House of Representatives — Diet Bills · Stage: Enacted · Area: Other · Impact (preliminary): Medium · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-08-06

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

This item is a Cabinet-submitted bill to partially amend Japan's Electricity Business Act (Denki Jigyo Ho), listed in the House of Representatives (Shugiin) legislative records under Diet session 221, bill number 36. The raw source note indicates a deliberation status described as 'seiritsu' (passed/established), but this English summary is unofficial and the status should be confirmed against the authoritative Japanese source. No publication date or detailed substantive content was provided in the metadata.

Business Impact

Amendments to the Electricity Business Act could affect entities involved in electricity generation, transmission, distribution, or retail supply, though the specific effects cannot be determined from this metadata.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official House of Representatives source to verify the bill's status, effective date, and substantive provisions.

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) 電気事業法の一部を改正する法律案(審議状況:成立) (this update) Original Japanese source
  2. 2026-07-24 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 電気事業法の一部を改正する法律(令和八年法律第六十八号) Dashboard page Original Japanese source
  3. 2026-08-03 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 電気事業法 Dashboard page Original Japanese source