Amendments to the Act on Special Measures for New Coronavirus, etc. were questioned by the House of Councilors Cabinet Committee on the 3rd, and then voted at the House of Councilors plenary session to be held tonight. It is expected that it will be passed and approved by a large number of people in favor of.
In order to increase the effectiveness of measures against the new coronavirus, amendments such as the Special Measures Law, which includes penalties for businesses and infected persons, have been amended such as removing criminal penalties for infected persons who refused hospitalization. After passing the House of Representatives on the 1st, deliberation began on the 2nd at the House of Councilors.
On the 3rd, a joint examination committee of the House of Councilors Cabinet Committee and the Welfare and Labor Committee was held in the morning, and after questioning the revised bill, discussions and decisions were held by the Cabinet Committee in the afternoon, and many agreed. It is a carry that is passed by.
The amendment is expected to be submitted to the House of Councilors plenary session to be held tonight and passed by a large number of supporters such as the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Constitutional Democratic Party.
After discussions between the ruling and opposition parties, the deliberation was prioritized over the budget for the new fiscal year, and as a result, the deliberation will be completed within four days.
On the other hand, regarding the amendment, an incidental resolution was passed by the House of Representatives to clarify the operation of "priority measures such as prevention of spread" and the way of financial support for businesses, and the House of Councilors Cabinet Committee on the 3rd also passed. , A similar incidental resolution is expected to be passed.