What it is
Organic Private member's bill amending Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime.
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 16 October 2010.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000254· 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.
- Introduced16 October 2010Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted19 October 2010The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments15 November 2010Groups propose changes.
- Committee9 December 2010A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary17 December 2010All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate21 December 2010The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE19 January 2011It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 14 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 122/000254
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.