What it is
Government bill to reform the Law of June 8, 1957, on the Civil Registry, regarding incapacitations, guardianship positions, and administrators of protected assets, and Law 41/2003, of November 18, on the asset protection of persons with disabilities and the amendment of the Civil Code, the Law of Civil Procedure, and tax regulations for this purpose.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 13 June 2008. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000005· 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.
- Introduced13 June 2008Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted17 June 2008The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments20 June 2008Groups propose changes.
- Committee1 October 2008A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senate19 November 2008The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE12 March 2009It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 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:
Presented before in:
- VIII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Government bill for the reform of the Law of 8 June 1957, on the Civil Registry, in the matter of incapacitations, guardianship positions and administrators of protected assets and of Law 41/2003, of 18 November, on the patrimonial protection of persons with disabilities and of amendment of the Civil Code, the Law of Civil Procedure and the tax regulations with this purpose.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000005
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.