What it is
Private member's bill for the amendment of the Civil Code in matters of nationality.
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 9 May 2002. Introduced by: Comisión de Justicia e Interior.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000216· 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.
- Introduced9 May 2002Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted9 May 2002The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
- Committee9 May 2002A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary20 May 2002All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate23 May 2002The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE25 September 2002It 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:
- VII Legislature, Senate Private member's bill for the amendment of the Civil Code in matters of nationality.
Presented before in:
- VI Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Rejected Private member's bill for the amendment of the Civil Code in matters of nationality.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000216
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.