What it is
Organic Government bill amending Organic Law 10/1995, of 23 November, on the Penal Code.
Committee step 4 of 7 · UnfinishedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 20 December 2006. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000119· 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 unfinished.
- Introduced20 December 2006Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted9 January 2007The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments15 January 2007Groups propose changes.
- Committee6 June 2007A 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 7 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?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It was presented again:
- IX Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed Reform of the Criminal Code: new penalties, crimes and corporate liability
- X Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed Criminal Code reform: reviewable life prison, minor offenses and asset forfeiture
Presented before in:
- VII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed Organic Government bill amending Organic Law 10/1995, of 23 November, on the Penal Code.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000119
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.