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What it is

Bill to stop treating going on strike as a crime

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Withdrawn

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 29 July 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario de Esquerra Republicana.

Official title: Organic private member's bill amending Organic Act 10/1985, of 23 November, on the Penal Code, to decriminalize the right to strike.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000009· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would remove section 3 of Article 315 of the Criminal Code, the rule that criminally punishes certain conduct related to strikes.
  2. Court cases open for that offense when the law takes effect would be dismissed without a conviction.
  3. Convictions already issued for that offense would be reviewed so they can be overturned and the harm caused compensated.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • Striking workers and their unions: They would no longer face criminal proceedings for exercising the right to strike or for informational picketing.
  • People prosecuted or convicted under the current Article 315.3: Their cases would be dismissed and their convictions could be overturned or compensated.
  • Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Fiscal): It would have to push for the review of convictions issued for that offense.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de Ley Orgánica
A proposal to change an organic law, a very important type of Spanish law such as the Criminal Code. Here it is only a bill introduced in Congress, not an approved law.
Sobreseimiento
Dismissal of a court case without a conviction.
Piquetes informativos
Groups of people who, during a strike, inform other workers that the strike is taking place.
Disposición derogatoria
The part of a law that repeals earlier rules that conflict with it.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.

  1. Introduced29 July 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted6 September 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2016Dec 201611. 29 July 2016: Presentación22. 6 September 2016: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 06/09/2016 hasta 09/09/201633. 6 September 2016: Calificación44. 9 September 2016: Gobierno Contestación desde 09/09/2016 hasta 17/10/201655. 17 October 2016: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 17/10/2016 hasta 28/03/201766. 28 March 2017: Concluido - (Retirado) desde 28/03/2017 hasta 31/03/2017

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

What happens next

What happens now?

Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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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