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What it is

Bill to suspend public funding of parties whose members are convicted of serious crimes

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 11 October 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill to amend Organic Law 8/2007, of 4 July, on the financing of political parties, to suspend or limit state financing of political parties (Organic).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000283· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would allow the Government to temporarily suspend or partially reduce the public money a political party receives. This would only apply if the party includes people convicted of very serious crimes and has not taken steps to expel them.
  2. The crimes that would trigger the measure are those listed in Titles XXI to XXIV of the Criminal Code: crimes against the Constitution, against public order (such as terrorism), treason, and serious crimes against the international community.
  3. The measure could be started at the proposal of the Minister of the Interior or at the request of the Congress or the Senate. If the party has expelled the convicted person or has started the process to do so, its funding could not be reduced or suspended.
  4. The Council of Ministers' decision could be appealed before the courts. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the official state gazette, except for measures that affect the budget.

Who it affects

  • Political parties: Could see their state public funding suspended or reduced if their leaders, candidates, elected officials or members include people convicted of very serious crimes and they are not expelled.
  • Minister of the Interior: Could propose suspending or limiting a party's funding.
  • Council of Ministers (Consejo de Ministros): Could adopt the measure, which can also be appealed before the courts.
  • Congress and Senate: Could request the measure, following the procedure set by each House's Board.

Words worth knowing

Consejo de Ministros
The Spanish Government meeting as a body, made up of the prime minister and the ministers.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by a parliamentary group. It is not an approved law: it must pass through the Congress and the Senate.
Ley Orgánica
A type of Spanish law reserved for very important matters, such as fundamental rights. It requires an absolute majority in the Congress to pass.
Código Penal
The law that defines crimes and the penalties for each one.

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 unfinished.

  1. Introduced11 October 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted16 October 2018The 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
Oct 2018Nov 2018Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 201911. 11 October 2018: Presentación22. 16 October 2018: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 16/10/2018 hasta 19/10/201833. 16 October 2018: Calificación44. 19 October 2018: Gobierno Contestación desde 19/10/2018 hasta 27/11/201855. 27 November 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 27/11/2018 hasta 05/03/201966. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

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?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It was presented again:

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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