What it is
Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending the Criminal Procedure Law regarding the improvement of investigative action related to the illegal trafficking of drugs and other related illicit activities.
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 1 April 1997. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000070· 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 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is withdrawn.
- Introduced1 April 1997Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted2 April 1997The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments2 January 1998Groups propose changes.
- Committee28 February 1998A 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 10 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?
Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000070
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.