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Sweden: Bill on stricter approach to sexual violations, fraud against the elderly, and crimes with gender as a hate crime motive (Bill 2024/25:124)

Progress

Current status
in force
01 Jul 2025 in force
20 May 2025 adopted
27 Mar 2025 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
Sweden
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Prohibition of goods and services
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
legislature
Government Body
central government
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

01 Jul 2025
in force

Bill on stricter approach to sexual violations, fraud against the elderly, and crimes with gender as a hate crime motive enters into force (Bill 2024/25:124)

On 1 July 2025, the Bill on stricter approach to sexual violations, fraud against the elderly, and crimes with gender as a hate crime motive enters into force. The Bill expands the criminalisation of purchasing sexual services to include remote and …

Source
Event type law
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
20 May 2025
adopted

Bill on stricter approach to sexual violations, fraud against the elderly, and crimes with gender as a hate crime motive was adopted by Parliament (Bill 2024/25:124)

On 20 May 2025, the Bill on stricter approach to sexual violations, fraud against the elderly, and crimes with gender as a hate crime motive was adopted by the Parliament of Sweden. The Bill expands the criminalisation of purchasing sexual services …

Source
Event type law
Action type adoption
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
27 Mar 2025
under deliberation

Bill on stricter approach to sexual violations, fraud against the elderly, and crimes with gender as a hate crime motive was introduced to Parliament (Bill 2024/25:124)

On 27 March 2025, the Bill on stricter approach to sexual violations, fraud against the elderly, and crimes with gender as a hate crime motive was introduced to the Parliament of Sweden. The Bill proposes legislative amendments to strengthen crimina…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament