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What it is

Proposal to expand cases of revisable permanent prison

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 2 January 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's organic bill to amend Organic Law 10/1995, of 23 November, the Penal Code, to expand the cases of reviewable life imprisonment.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000315· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would expand revisable permanent prison to more serious crimes, such as kidnapping or illegal detention followed by murder. It also mentions murder followed by hiding the body.
  2. It would amend Article 140 of the Criminal Code so that revisable permanent prison could apply when a murder follows a sexual offense, illegal detention, or kidnapping committed against the victim.
  3. It would add a new case: when the offender hides or destroys the body to hinder the investigation. In that case, revisable permanent prison could also be imposed.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the official state gazette, except for measures affecting the budget.

Who it affects

  • People convicted of very serious murders with these circumstances: They could receive revisable permanent prison instead of a temporary sentence.
  • Victims' families: The bill states that hiding the body causes them special suffering, which is why it is included as a case.
  • Judges and courts: They would have more situations in which to apply this sentence.

Words worth knowing

Prisión permanente revisable
Revisable permanent prison: a prison sentence with no fixed end, reviewed periodically to decide whether the person can be released.
Proposición de Ley Orgánica
An organic bill: a text proposing to change a law, introduced by a parliamentary group. It is not law until passed.
Exposición de motivos
Statement of reasons: the opening part of the text explaining why the change is proposed.

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. Introduced2 January 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted9 January 2019The 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 5 official steps on a timeline
Jan 2019Feb 201911. 2 January 2019: Presentación22. 9 January 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 09/01/2019 hasta 11/01/201933. 9 January 2019: Calificación44. 11 January 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 11/01/2019 hasta 05/03/201955. 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 has not been presented again yet.

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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