What it is
Bill would impose harsher penalties for praising terrorism by public officials
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 18 September 2025. Introduced by: Senado.
Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Article 578 of Organic Law 10/1995, of November 23, of the Penal Code.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000034· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would add a new section to Article 578 of the Criminal Code, the offense of glorifying terrorism, to punish those acts more severely when committed by a public authority, a public official or a representative of a political party.
- In that case, the penalties would be those of the previous section in its upper half, plus a fine of three months and one day to twelve months.
- In addition, the person would always be barred from holding public office and from running as a candidate for one to five years.
- If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado). For now it is a bill in progress, not an approved law.
Who it affects
- Public authorities, public officials and representatives of political parties: They could face harsher penalties if they glorify or justify terrorism or humiliate the victims of terrorism.
- Victims of terrorism and their families: The bill aims to protect them from humiliation and contempt by people holding public positions.
Words worth knowing
- Enaltecimiento del terrorismo
- A crime that punishes glorifying or justifying terrorism or its perpetrators, or humiliating and showing contempt for its victims.
- Inhabilitación especial
- A penalty that bars a person from holding public office for a set period.
- Sufragio pasivo
- The right to run as a candidate in elections.
- Proposición de ley
- A text proposed as a law that is not yet approved and may change while it is being processed.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced18 September 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted23 September 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments26 September 2025Groups 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 5 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.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000034
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 only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.