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What it is

Bill would extend the special deadline for notifying the Public Prosecutor

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 25 September 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill to amend Law 42/2015, of October 5, reforming Law 1/2000, of January 7, on Civil Procedure, to guarantee the effectiveness of the acts of communication of the Public Prosecutor's Office.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000129· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would extend until January 1, 2020 the special regime for notifications to the Public Prosecutor's Office: the deadline in Article 151.2 of the Civil Procedure Act would be ten calendar days instead of the ordinary deadline.
  2. The explanatory preamble justifies the extension by the particularities of the Public Prosecutor's Office when handling cases and by the differences in case management among prosecutor's offices in different territories.
  3. The bill would enter into force on January 1, 2018.

Who it affects

  • Public Prosecutor's Office (Ministerio Fiscal): It would have ten calendar days for court notifications until January 1, 2020.
  • Courts: They would keep applying the special deadline when notifying the Public Prosecutor's Office.
  • State Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General del Estado): It requested the extension because of the difficulties of digital justice.

Words worth knowing

Actos de comunicación
Notifications and notices that a court sends to the parties in a case.
Ministerio Fiscal
The public body that appears in court to defend the law and citizens' rights.
Días naturales
Calendar days, including weekends and holidays.
Proposición de ley
A bill proposing a change to a law, not yet an approved law.

It summarizes the text passed by the full Congreso. 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced25 September 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted28 September 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments21 November 2017Groups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary22 November 2017All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate23 November 2017The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE13 December 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 10 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2017Oct 2017Nov 201711. 25 September 2017: Presentación22. 28 September 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 28/09/2017 hasta 06/10/201733. 28 September 2017: Calificación44. 6 October 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 06/10/2017 hasta 10/11/201755. 10 November 2017: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 10/11/2017 hasta 21/11/201766. 21 November 2017: Mesa del Congreso Acuerdo subsiguiente a la toma en consideración desde 21/11/2017 hasta 21/11/2017 Nota: Acuerdo condicionado a la toma en consideración de la iniciativa77. 21 November 2017: Pleno Enmiendas desde 21/11/2017 hasta 22/11/201788. 22 November 2017: Pleno Aprobación desde 22/11/2017 hasta 23/11/201799. 23 November 2017: Senado desde 23/11/2017 hasta 13/12/20171010. 13 December 2017: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 13/12/2017 hasta 30/01/2018

23 November 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 217 yes · 0 no · 113 abst.

Voted on: Overall vote on the Private member's bill to amend Law 42/2015, of October 5, reforming Law 1/2000, of January 7, on Civil Procedure, to guarantee the effectiveness of the acts of communication of the Public Prosecutor's Office, as it is processed in single reading.

This law had 6 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 16 of sitting 89· updated 10 Nov

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The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV) and Popular en el Congreso. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 46 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

  • In favour: 46
  • Against: 0
  • Abstained: 4
  • Tie: 2
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Socialista84
81 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)5
5 in favour
Mixto19
4 in favour · 13 abst. · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos32
31 abst. · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em67
61 abst. · 6 did not vote
GER9
8 abst. · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso134
127 in favour · 7 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:

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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