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What it is

Proposal so people with disabilities can serve as jurors

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 14 April 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (Democràcia i Llibertat).

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending the Organic Law of the Jury Court to guarantee the participation of persons with disabilities without exclusions.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000031· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill starts from the fact that the current Jury Court law excludes people with disabilities from serving as jurors, because it requires not being physically, mentally or sensorily impaired. Its authors argue this violates the Constitution and the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
  2. The bill would change the requirements to be a juror: instead of excluding people with disabilities, it would be enough to have sufficient aptitude, and the justice system would have to provide the necessary supports and reasonable accommodations.
  3. The bill would amend the article on returning the questionnaire, so that juror candidates could state any disability-related circumstances they have and request the supports and accommodations they need to perform this role.

Who it affects

  • People with disabilities who want to serve as jurors: They would no longer be excluded and could request supports and accommodations to perform the role.
  • Designated juror candidates: They could state their disability-related circumstances on the questionnaire and request the supports they need.
  • The justice system (Administración de Justicia): It would have to provide supports and reasonable accommodations so people with disabilities can serve as jurors.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de Ley Orgánica
A bill introduced by a parliamentary group to become an organic law. It is not an approved law yet.
Tribunal del Jurado
Jury Court: a court where ordinary citizens, chosen at random, decide together with judges whether a defendant is guilty.
Ajustes razonables
Reasonable accommodations: changes or adaptations made so a person with a disability can do something on equal terms.
Cuestionario
The form that juror candidates must fill out and return to confirm whether they can serve as jurors.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced14 April 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted19 April 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Apr 2016Apr 2016Apr 2016May 201611. 14 April 2016: Presentación22. 19 April 2016: Mesa del Congreso Requerimiento de antecedentes desde 19/04/2016 hasta 03/05/201633. 19 April 2016: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 19/04/2016 hasta 22/04/201644. 19 April 2016: Calificación55. 22 April 2016: Gobierno Contestación desde 22/04/2016 hasta 03/05/201666. 3 May 2016: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 03/05/2016 hasta 20/05/2016

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?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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.

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