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What it is

Bill proposes removing reviewable life imprisonment from the Criminal Code

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 10 June 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Official title: Private member's bill amending Organic Law 10/1995 of 23 November, the Penal Code.

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

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill, introduced by the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV), seeks to remove reviewable life imprisonment from the Criminal Code. Its authors consider it unconstitutional and contrary to the constitutional mandate that sentences aim at rehabilitation and social reintegration.
  2. The text proposes deleting several provisions of the Criminal Code linked to this sentence, such as letter a) of Article 33, section 4 of Article 70, letter e) of Article 76, and Articles 78 bis, 92 and 140.
  3. It also proposes changing the maximum penalties for several serious crimes, such as killing the King or Queen (prison of 30 to 35 years) or killing a foreign Head of State (prison of 20 to 25 years), instead of reviewable life imprisonment.
  4. The bill would set limits for classifying a convicted person in the third degree: in general, after serving 15 years of actual imprisonment, or 20 years for very serious crimes. In addition, the person could not enjoy leave permits until serving 8 or 12 years depending on the case.

Who it affects

  • People convicted of serious crimes: People convicted of very serious crimes, because the deadlines to access the third degree and leave permits would change.
  • Perpetrators of crimes against the Crown or protected persons: Those who commit crimes such as killing the King or Queen or a foreign Head of State, because they would receive prison sentences with a maximum limit instead of reviewable life imprisonment.
  • Judicial and prison authorities: Courts, the Public Prosecutor's Office and Prison Institutions, because the rules for classifying inmates and granting leave permits would change.

Words worth knowing

Prisión permanente revisable
A prison sentence with no fixed end date that can only be reviewed after many years; critics see it as disguised life imprisonment.
Tercer grado
The final stage of serving a sentence, when an inmate can work or live outside prison under supervision.
Proposición de Ley Orgánica
A text introduced by parliamentary groups to amend a law affecting fundamental rights; it is not law until passed.

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. Introduced10 June 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted20 June 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
Jun 2019Jul 2019Aug 201911. 10 June 2019: Presentación22. 20 June 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 20/06/2019 hasta 25/06/201933. 20 June 2019: Calificación44. 25 June 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 25/06/2019 hasta 24/09/201955. 24 September 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 24/09/2019 hasta 23/10/2019

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.

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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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