Parliament on Wednesday voted in favour of the bill, which would make it possible to revoke the Swedish citizenship of dual citizens if they are convicted of crimes that seriously damage Sweden's vital interests.
The bill also states that a dual citizen who obtained their Swedish citizenship under false pretenses should be stripped of their citizenship.
The law change involves an amendment to the constitution, which means that this won't become law immediately.
Under Swedish law, to change the constitution parliament is required to vote twice, with an election held in between. This was the first vote, which means a second vote can't be held until after the September election.
The specific types of crimes considered to "seriously damage Sweden's vital interests" are not listed in the constitutional amendment. This will be defined more precisely later in regular legislation. According to the government, the terms includes among other things certain serious "system-threatening" crimes committed within the framework of criminal networks.
The Left Party and the Green Party opposed the ability to revoke citizenship. The Centre Party opposed the section concerning criminal offences, reports the TT news agency.
Parliament on Wednesday also voted to enshrine the right to free abortion in the Swedish constitution.
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