Italy's nuclear framework bill cleared the Chamber of Deputies in early June 2026 but has seen no Senate floor action or committee advancement by mid-August, leaving roughly two weeks before the August 31 deadline. Summer recess norms, limited remaining legislative days, and the absence of reported government scheduling or coalition whipping efforts have produced near-unanimous trader consensus against approval. The legislation would delegate regulatory authority for small modular reactors and fusion research to the executive, yet procedural bottlenecks and competing priorities appear to have stalled momentum in the upper house. Late-session fast-tracking or an extraordinary recall could still alter the outcome, though no such steps have been confirmed.