What it is

Organic Government bill on the renewal process of the General Council of the Judiciary, suspending the validity of article 112 and partially of article 114 of Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 1 March 2013. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000040· updated 11 Nov

We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced1 March 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted5 March 2013The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments6 March 2013Groups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary12 March 2013All 350 deputies vote.
Senate21 March 2013The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE10 April 2013It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 7 official steps on a timeline

21 March 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 182 yes · 142 no · 1 abst.

Voted on: Overall vote on the text of the Government bill to be processed in a single reading and having an organic character.

This law had 4 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 94· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

Or see how most of each province voted

More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU, GIP and GUPyD. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 38 most voted in favour; in 9, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 38
Against: 9
Tie: 5

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	99 against · 1 abst. · 10 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 against · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	1 in favour · 9 against · 8 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	14 against · 2 did not vote
GIP	11	11 against
GUPyD	5	5 against
Popular en el Congreso	185	181 in favour · 4 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

X Legislature, Senate Organic Government bill on the renewal process of the General Council of the Judiciary, suspending the validity of article 112 and partially of article 114 of Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000040
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 94
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 10 November 2026

The data comes from the open files of the Congreso, the Senate and the BOE, unaltered.
Each deputy’s province is the one of their seat on the day of the vote.
We only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.

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Organic Government bill on the renewal process of the General Council of the Judiciary, suspending the validity of article 112 and partially of article 114 of Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original