What it is
Bill proposes prison for harassing vulnerable people to push them from their homes
Admitted step 2 of 7· LapsedIt is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 24 June 2024. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.
Official title: Private member's organic bill to reform the Penal Code.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000115· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill responds to the rise of parapolice groups that pressure vulnerable people and families to leave their homes, with no court order or legal safeguards. The text calls this a serious security problem.
- The bill would create a new crime: harassing, stalking, discriminating against or intimidating vulnerable people to make them leave their home, for profit. The penalty would be one to four years in prison.
- Organizations, whether formally set up or not, that carry out this activity would be considered unlawful associations. Penalties would apply on top of any other crimes committed.
- The rule would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).
Who it affects
- Vulnerable people and families living in a home: They would be the people protected by the new crime.
- Anyone who harasses or stalks these people to make them leave their home, for profit: They would face one to four years in prison.
- Organizations dedicated to this activity: They would be considered unlawful associations.
Words worth knowing
- Proposición de Ley Orgánica
- A bill that a parliamentary group submits so it can become law. It is not approved yet.
- Parapoliciales
- Groups that act as if they were police, but are not and have no legal power.
- Morada
- The home where a person usually lives.
- Asociación ilícita
- An organized group that the law declares banned and criminal.
- Ánimo de lucro
- Doing something to make money or profit.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is lapsed.
- Introduced24 June 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted2 July 2024The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
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?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000115
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 12 November 2026
- 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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.