EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means69/2024Official bill number / year
Criminal Justice (Amendment) Bill 2024
- Sponsor
- Minister for Justice
- Introduced
- 19 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 24 Oct 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Removes mandatory life sentence for murder when offender was under 18 at commission but aged 18+ at sentencing, addressing High Court constitutional ruling.
- Removes mandatory minimum sentences for treason, certain murders (Garda/prison officer), and attempted murders when offender was under 18 at time of crime.
- Applies changes retrospectively to cases committed before this Act's enactment where final judgment has not yet been reached.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil19 Sep 2024
- Second Stage33rd Dáil24 Sep 2024
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil25 Sep 2024
- Report Stage33rd Dáil25 Sep 2024
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil25 Sep 2024
- Second Stage26th Seanad25 Sep 2024
- Committee Stage26th Seanad3 Oct 2024
- Report Stage26th Seanad3 Oct 2024
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad3 Oct 2024
- Enacted4 Oct 2024
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