What it is
Organic Government bill reforming Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary.
Plenary step 5 of 7 · UnfinishedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 30 October 1998. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000148· 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 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced30 October 1998Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted10 November 1998The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments16 November 1998Groups propose changes.
- Committee23 February 1999A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary28 July 1999All 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 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?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It was presented again:
- XII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary.
- XII Legislature, Senate Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
- VI Legislature, Senate Organic Government bill reforming Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000148
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.