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Federal Chamber 56K1654 Legal system Passed

Bill amending various provisions regarding the use of videoconferencing in judicial proceedings.

Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘Adopted by the Chamber’)

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From proposal to law

  1. Submitted 9 July 2026
  2. Approved by parliament 8 October 2026
  3. Given royal assent by the government not yet
  4. Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
  5. In force not yet

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How parliament voted

Passed on 8 October 2026

77 for · 32 against · 25 abstention(s)

A parliamentary group is the group of members of parliament from one party. For each group, you can see how many members voted for or against, or abstained.

  • For
  • Against
  • Abstain
  • Dot: party colour
  • N-VA Voted for

    22 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • VB Abstained

    0 for · 0 against · 18 abstentions

  • PS Divided

    0 for · 9 against · 6 abstentions

  • MR Voted for

    14 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • PVDA-PTB Voted against

    0 for · 14 against · 0 abstentions

  • Les Engagés Voted for

    13 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • Vooruit Voted for

    12 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • cd&v Voted for

    9 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • Ecolo-Groen Divided

    0 for · 8 against · 1 abstention

  • Anders. Voted for

    6 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

  • DéFI Voted against

    0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions

  • Onafhankelijk Voted for

    1 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions

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