What it is
Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending the Penal Code.
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 October 2004.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000110· 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.
- Introduced21 October 2004Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted26 October 2004The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments10 December 2004Groups propose changes.
- Committee28 February 2005A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary5 April 2005All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate21 April 2005The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE8 June 2005It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 15 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 122/000110
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.