What it is
Private member's bill declaring Alacant, Castelló, and València as co-official names for the provinces that make up the Valencian Community.
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 23 January 1998. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000128· 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.
- Introduced23 January 1998Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted3 February 1998The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments4 December 1998Groups propose changes.
- Committee16 February 1999A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate28 April 1999The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE16 June 1999It 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.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000128
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.