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Road Traffic (Amendment) (Jax’s Law) Bill 2026

(Bill 86 of 2026)

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Road Traffic Act 1961 (as amended) to provide for the recognition of the loss of a pregnancy as a result of careless or dangerous driving as grounds for proceedings for such offences on indictment, and to provide for related matters.

Last updated: 16 Sep 2026

Sponsored by: Barry Ward; Emer Currie; Brian Brennan; Catherine Callaghan; Colm Burke; David Maxwell; Edward Timmins; Grace Boland; James Geoghegan; Joe Cooney; Joe Neville; John Clendennen; John Paul O'Shea; Keira Keogh; Maeve O'Connell; Michael Murphy; Micheál Carrigy; Naoise Ó Muirí; Noel McCarthy; Paula Butterly; Peter Roche; Seán Kyne; William Aird; George Lawlor; Aindrias Moynihan; Aisling Dempsey; Albert Dolan; Brendan Smith; Cathal Crowe; Cormac Devlin; Eamon Scanlon; Erin McGreehan; James O'Connor; John Connolly; John Lahart; John McGuinness; Malcolm Byrne; Martin Daly; Michael Cahill; Naoise Ó Cearúil; Pádraig O'Sullivan; Pat the Cope Gallagher; Paul McAuliffe; Peter 'Chap' Cleere; Ryan O'Meara; Séamus McGrath; Sean Fleming; Seán Ó Fearghaíl; Shane Moynihan; Shay Brennan; Tom Brabazon; Tony McCormack; Willie O'Dea; Aidan Farrelly; Cian O'Callaghan; Daniel Ennis; Eoin Hayes; Gary Gannon; Holly Cairns; Jen Cummins; Jennifer Whitmore; Liam Quaide; Pádraig Rice; Rory Hearne; Sinéad Gibney; Barry Heneghan; Brian Stanley; Gillian Toole; Michael Lowry; Paul Nicholas Gogarty; Paul Lawless; Peadar Tóibín; Charles Ward; Johnny Mythen;

Source: Private Member

Originating House: Dáil Éireann

History of this Bill

The bill is currently before Dáil Éireann, Second Stage

16 Sep 2026

  • Dáil First Stage

    16 Sep 2026

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    16 Sep 2026

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    16 Sep 2026

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    The general principles of the Bill are debated

    16 Sep 2026

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Bill text

16 Sep 2026

As initiated

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Jax’s Law) Bill 2026

16 Sep 2026 - As initiated - Road Traffic (Amendment) (Jax’s Law) Bill 2026 - (PDF)

Related documents

16 Sep 2026

Explanatory Memorandum

16 Sep 2026 - Explanatory Memorandum - (PDF)

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Debates

16 Sep 2026

Dáil Éireann

Road Traffic (Amendment) (Jax’s Law) Bill 2026: First Stage

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