What it is
Private member's bill on amending the Civil Code in matters of nationality.
Committee step 4 of 7 · WithdrawnIt is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 20 February 2001. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000102· 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 It reached Committee, and today it is withdrawn.
- Introduced20 February 2001Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted6 March 2001The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments15 February 2002Groups propose changes.
- Committee3 April 2002A 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 11 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.
Presented before in:
- VI Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Rejected Private member's bill on amending the Civil Code in matters of nationality.
- VI Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Rejected Private member's bill on amending the Civil Code in matters of nationality.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000102
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.