HB 7020

House·20th Congress·Filed Dec 22, 2025

An Act Decriminalizing Adultery and Concubinage, Repealing for This Purpose Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code

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The bill removes the criminal penalties for adultery and concubinage, cancels any ongoing cases, and frees people already in prison for those offenses, with the law taking effect 15 days after it is published.

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Authors · 3 Representatives

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An Act Decriminalizing Adultery and Concubinage, Repealing for This Purpose Articles 333 and 334 of the Revised Penal Code

In plain language

Authors · 3 Representatives

Official sources

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