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What it is

Protecting historic heritage from vandalism attacks

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 4 April 2023. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill for the protection of Historical Heritage against vandalism.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000317· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would add two new violations to the Spanish Historical Heritage Law: damaging protected movable property through negligence, and intentionally putting such property at risk of deterioration or loss. A dangerous, unauthorized approach to the property, or repeatedly invading its exclusion zone, would also count as risk.
  2. When the damage can be valued in money, the fine would be one to four times the value of the damage caused. If that amount is lower than the fixed fines provided, those fixed fines would apply.
  3. The bill would raise the fine caps: up to €60,101.21 for some violations and up to €150,253.03 for others, depending on the type of violation.
  4. The bill would allow temporarily restricting access to state-owned Archives, Libraries and Museums, especially for people sanctioned for damaging or endangering protected property, or convicted of the crime of damaging historic heritage under the Criminal Code.

Who it affects

  • People who damage or endanger historic heritage property: They could face higher fines and temporary exclusion from state archives, libraries and museums.
  • State-owned archives, libraries and museums: They could temporarily restrict access for certain people to protect the property they hold.
  • The general public: Access to state archives, libraries and museums remains guaranteed, except for restrictions needed for conservation.

Words worth knowing

Bienes muebles
Movable property: objects that can be moved, such as paintings or sculptures, unlike buildings or monuments.
Doloso
Done on purpose, with intent to cause the damage.
Imprudencia grave, menos grave o leve
Levels of negligence that cause the damage, from most to least serious.
Proposición de ley
A bill: a text proposed by members of Congress to become a law. It is not approved yet.

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. Introduced4 April 2023Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted11 April 2023The 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
Apr 202311. 4 April 2023: Presentación22. 11 April 2023: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 11/04/2023 hasta 14/04/202333. 11 April 2023: Calificación44. 14 April 2023: Gobierno Contestación desde 14/04/2023 hasta 24/05/202355. 24 May 2023: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 24/05/2023 hasta 30/05/202366. 30 May 2023: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 30/05/2023 hasta 16/06/2023

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?

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  • 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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