What it is
Government bill for an Organic Law reforming Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 26 June 2009. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000032· 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.
- Introduced26 June 2009Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted29 June 2009The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments1 July 2009Groups propose changes.
- Committee21 July 2009A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary26 October 2009All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate29 October 2009The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE26 November 2009It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 12 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.
It was presented again:
- XII Legislature, Senate Organic Private member's bill amending Organic Act 4/2000, of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
- IX Legislature, Senate Government bill for an Organic Law reforming Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.
Presented before in:
- VII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed Reform of the law on foreign nationals' rights in Spain
- VII Legislature, Senate Government bill for an Organic Law reforming Organic Law 4/2000, of January 11, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000032
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.