What it is
Law creates the General Council of Official Associations of Psychologists
It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 8 November 2004. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Official title: Government bill creating the General Council of Official Psychologists' Colleges.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000014· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The General Council of Official Associations of Psychologists is created as a public law corporation, with its own legal personality and full capacity to pursue its purposes under the law.
- The Council deals with the State Administration through the Ministry of Education and Science, though it may also deal with another ministry depending on the subject matter.
- Within two months, a Managing Committee is formed with one representative from each existing association. The committee has six months to draft provisional bylaws, which the Ministry of Education and Science will review and publish if they comply with the law.
- The Council is formally constituted once its governing bodies are formed under the provisional bylaws. Within one year it must draft its final bylaws, which the Government will approve.
Who it affects
- Existing Official Associations of Psychologists: Each one provides a representative to the Managing Committee that starts up the General Council.
- Registered psychologists: They gain a General Council that brings together the associations of the Autonomous Communities and of Ceuta and Melilla.
- The Ministry of Education and Science: It is the Council's channel to the State Administration and reviews the provisional bylaws.
- The Government: It approves the Council's final bylaws through the Minister of Education and Science.
Words worth knowing
- Corporación de derecho público (public law corporation)
- An official organization created by law that represents a profession and has its own legal capacity.
- Colegio profesional (professional association)
- An organization that groups together, on a mandatory basis, people who practice the same profession.
- Comisión Gestora (Managing Committee)
- A temporary group in charge of setting up an organization until it runs normally.
- Estatutos (bylaws)
- Rules that set out how an organization is structured and runs.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.
- Introduced8 November 2004Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted15 November 2004The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments19 November 2004Groups propose changes.
- Committee15 December 2004A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate24 February 2005The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE26 April 2005It 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.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
- VIII Legislature, Senate Government bill creating the General Council of Official Psychologists' Colleges.
Published in the BOE: Law 7/2005, of May 13, creating the General Council of Official Colleges of Psychologists.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000014
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- BOE, BOE-A-2005-7873
The law as published.
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.