What it is
Government bill for an Organic Law to amend Organic Law 1/1979, of 26 September, General Penitentiary.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 5 May 2003. 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced5 May 2003Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted6 May 2003The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments9 May 2003Groups propose changes.
- Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary27 May 2003All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate29 May 2003The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE18 June 2003It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 8 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:
- XV Legislature, Senate Private member's bill to amend Organic Law 1/1979, of 26 September, General Penitentiary.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
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.