What it is
Government bill on the Organic Law amending the Organic Law on the Judiciary and the Penal Code.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 17 November 2003. Introduced by: Mesa.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000175· 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.
- Introduced17 November 2003Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted17 November 2003The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
- Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary17 November 2003All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate20 November 2003The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE18 December 2003It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 5 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.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000175
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.