What it is
Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Article 160 of Organic Law 5/1985, of June 19, on the General Electoral Regime.
BOE step 7 of 7 · PassedIt is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 15 June 2011.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000285· 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.
- Introduced15 June 2011Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted16 June 2011The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments21 June 2011Groups propose changes.
- Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary22 June 2011All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate22 June 2011The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE19 July 2011It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 10 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:
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000285
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.