What it is
Private member's bill on first and last names and their order.
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 11 March 1999. Introduced by: Comisión de Justicia e Interior.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000260· 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.
- Introduced11 March 1999Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted11 March 1999The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
- Committee11 March 1999A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary21 April 1999All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate13 May 1999The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE21 October 1999It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 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:
- VI Legislature, Senate Private member's bill on first and last names and their order.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000260
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.