Enacted Stage in the legislative process — click for what it means 42/2020 Official bill number / year
Health (Amendment) Bill 2020
- Sponsor
- Minister for Health
- Introduced
- 20 Oct 2020
- Last updated
- 11 May 2021
What this bill does AI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows fixed penalty notices for Covid-19 regulation breaches: persons can pay set fines within 28 days instead of facing prosecution.
- Introduces tiered penalties: first offence up to €1,000 or 1 month prison; second €1,500 or 3 months; third+ €2,500 or 6 months.
- Grants gardaí power to direct people to leave private dwellings or vicinity if suspected breach of dwelling event provisions occurs.
Stage timeline What do these stages mean?
- First Stage 33rd Dáil20 Oct 2020
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil23 Oct 2020
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil23 Oct 2020
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil23 Oct 2020
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil23 Oct 2020
- Enacted25 Oct 2020
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