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What it is

Bill to let people with disabilities 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 28 September 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Official title: Organic Private member's bill to amend Organic Law 5/1995, of May 22, on the Jury Court, to guarantee the participation of persons with disabilities without exclusions.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000032· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would remove the requirement that barred people with physical, mental or sensory disabilities from serving as jurors. Instead, it would require assessing aptitude and having the Justice Administration provide the support and reasonable adjustments needed.
  2. The new wording of Article 20 would let juror candidates state on the questionnaire any personal circumstances related to a disability and request the support and adjustments they need.
  3. The bill argues that the current law violates the Constitution and the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which Spain ratified.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • People with disabilities: They could serve as jurors without being excluded, and receive the support and adjustments they need.
  • Juror candidates: They could declare disability-related circumstances on the questionnaire and request support.
  • The Justice Administration: It would have to provide support and make reasonable adjustments so people with disabilities can serve as jurors.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de Ley Orgánica
A bill introduced by members of Congress to amend a law affecting fundamental rights. It is not a law until it passes the legislative process.
Ajustes razonables (reasonable adjustments)
Specific changes or adaptations so a person with a disability can do something on equal terms.
Tribunal del Jurado (Jury Court)
A court where ordinary citizens, chosen at random, decide together with a judge whether a defendant is guilty or not.

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. Introduced28 September 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted4 October 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
Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 201811. 28 September 2016: Presentación22. 4 October 2016: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 04/10/2016 hasta 07/10/201633. 4 October 2016: Calificación44. 7 October 2016: Gobierno Contestación desde 07/10/2016 hasta 16/11/201655. 16 November 2016: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 16/11/2016 hasta 05/03/201966. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

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.

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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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