Legislative Bill · Götaland
Passed

Criminal Justice Modernization Act of 2023

Proposed by Konservativa · fronted by Lukas Hoffmann
Passing
in the Rikstag
Opened
19 Mar 2023
Voting closes
18 May 2023
Chambers
1 legislature
Articles
4 changes

Rationale

These reforms modernize justice to better protect children, families, and civil liberties while ensuring fair, proportionate responses to crime.

Proposed Changes

1

Age of Criminal Responsibility
Previous law
From age 12
From age 14

2

Corporal Punishment
Previous law
Corporal punishment banned in justice system and schools
Constitutional ban on all physical punishment including by parents at home

3

Repeat Offender Sentencing
Previous law
Escalating mandatory minimums
"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence

4

State Surveillance Powers
Previous law
Strict privacy protections (right to encryption; no bulk data collection; facial recognition banned)
Targeted surveillance (court order required; independent oversight commissioner)

Timeline

  • Draft
    18 February 2023


  • Vote Open
    19 March 2023


  • Vote Closed
    18 May 2023


  • Became Law
    18 May 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Rikstag

Passed
522Yes 0No 0Not voted 349 seats

For: 522 / 349 seats (149.6%)

Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 100.0%)
Party Seats Vote
Konservativa Proposer 149 Yes
RISET 373 Yes
Social Democrats 0 Abstain
Vänster 0 Abstain

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

RISET
Voted April 1, 2023
Yes

“We need this change”

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