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What it is

Bill to punish tributes to terrorists and stop their crimes expiring

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 19 July 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular.

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 10/1995, of November 23, the Penal Code, to criminalize tributes to terrorists and to amend the statute of limitations for crimes and penalties in matters of terrorism.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000037· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would amend the Criminal Code to expressly punish those who call for, promote or hold tribute events, public receptions or honors for people convicted of terrorism. The proposed penalty is one to three years in prison and a fine.
  2. It also proposes that terrorism crimes under articles 572 to 577 of the Criminal Code never expire, meaning they could always be prosecuted, no matter how much time has passed and even if they caused no deaths.
  3. Along the same lines, sentences imposed for those terrorism crimes would also never expire.
  4. The law would be passed under the State's exclusive power over criminal legislation and would take effect the day after publication in the Official State Gazette, except for measures with budgetary impact.

Who it affects

  • People convicted of terrorism crimes: Tributes to them could only be held at the risk of sanctions for those organizing or taking part.
  • People who organize or promote tributes to terrorists: They would face one to three years in prison and a fine.
  • Victims of terrorism and their families: The reform aims to prevent acts that humiliate or demean them and to strengthen recognition of victims.
  • Perpetrators of serious terrorism crimes: Their crimes and sentences would never expire, no matter how much time has passed.

Words worth knowing

Prescripción (statute of limitations)
When a crime or a sentence can no longer be prosecuted or enforced because too much time has passed.
Enaltecimiento (glorification)
Praising or presenting someone or something positively, in this case terrorism or terrorists.
Lesa humanidad (crimes against humanity)
Very serious crimes considered attacks against humanity, such as genocide; they never expire.
Proposición de Ley Orgánica (organic law bill)
A text proposing changes to a major law, introduced by a parliamentary group; it is not yet an approved law.

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. Introduced19 July 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted25 July 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
Jul 2019Aug 201911. 19 July 2019: Presentación22. 25 July 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 25/07/2019 hasta 30/07/201933. 25 July 2019: Calificación44. 30 July 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 30/07/2019 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.

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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