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What it is

Bill would ban pardons for rebellion and sedition 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 12 September 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular.

Official title: Private member's bill to amend the Act of 18 June 1870 establishing rules for the exercise of the grace of pardon.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000048· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would add a new section to Article 2 of the 1870 Pardon Law to exclude from pardon anyone convicted of rebellion and sedition, crimes listed in the Criminal Code.
  2. The sponsors justify the change by the age of the 1870 law and by public alarm over the possible granting of pardons for these crimes, which they call very serious attacks on the unity of Spain.
  3. The law would be passed under the State's exclusive power over criminal legislation and would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • People convicted of rebellion or sedition: They could not receive a pardon if the bill is passed.
  • The Government: It would lose the power to grant pardons for these specific crimes.
  • The courts: Their sentences for rebellion and sedition could no longer be changed through a pardon.

Words worth knowing

Indulto (pardon)
A Government decision that fully or partly forgives a penalty imposed by a court.
Rebelión y sedición (rebellion and sedition)
Crimes in the Spanish Criminal Code related to rising up or acting against the State or its institutions.
Proposición de ley (bill)
A text submitted by members of Congress to become law. It is not a law until it is 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. Introduced12 September 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted17 September 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
Sept 2019Sept 2019Sept 2019Oct 201911. 12 September 2019: Presentación22. 17 September 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 17/09/2019 hasta 20/09/201933. 17 September 2019: Calificación44. 20 September 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 20/09/2019 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 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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