What it is
Government organic bill amending Title VIII of Book II of the Penal Code approved by Organic Law 10/1995, of November 23.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 13 October 1997. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000087· updated 11 Nov
We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page
Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced13 October 1997Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted14 October 1997The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments17 October 1997Groups propose changes.
- Committee10 February 1998A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary6 October 1998All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate17 December 1998The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE15 April 1999It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 11 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?
It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000087
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 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.