Members of the legislative committee, during today's session reviewing the government's draft law on the so-called "Pedophilia Commission," adopted an amendment stipulating that the law will enter into force the day after its announcement, rather than after 30 days as originally proposed by the government. In practice, this means that if the Sejm (lower house of parliament) adopts the entire draft tomorrow – with the second reading already scheduled – and subsequently the Senate (upper house), and the President signs it without utilizing the full 21 days, the Sejm could elect the commission's members during its session from September 11-13, the last of this term.

As we reported at the beginning of August on 300POLITYCE, the Sejm was not in a hurry to proceed with the government's proposal – which was announced during the European Parliament election campaign. Without a radical shortening of the vacatio legis (the period between a law's promulgation and its entry into force), there would have been no chance to elect some of the commission's members by the Sejm. In such a scenario, the parliament of the next term would have to start the work anew, as the bill is subject to the principle of discontinuation, meaning the government would have to adopt it again.

The Sejm will resume its deliberations tomorrow, and the Senate is also scheduled to convene tomorrow. The second reading is planned for 3:00 PM, but the voting block is not until 9:15 PM, so the Senate is unlikely to adopt the law tomorrow.