What it is
Private member's bill to reform the consolidated text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 339/1990, of 2 March.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 27 March 1996. Introduced by: Grupo Socialista del Congreso.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000002· 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.
- Introduced27 March 1996Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted9 April 1996The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments30 May 1996Groups propose changes.
- Committee27 June 1996A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate12 November 1996The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE13 March 1997It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 12 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.
It was presented again:
- VII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Rejected Government bill amending the consolidated text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles, and Road Safety, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 339/1990, of March 2.
- VII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Withdrawn Private member's bill reforming the Consolidated Text of the Law on traffic, circulation of motor vehicles and road safety, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 339/1990, of 2 March.
- VII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed Government bill reforming the Consolidated Text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 339/1990, of 2 March.
- VII Legislature, Senate Government bill reforming the Consolidated Text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 339/1990, of 2 March.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000002
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.