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What it is

Bill to expand rights and memory for terrorism victims

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 September 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Official title: Private member's bill on the Memory, Dignity, and Reparation of all Victims of Terrorism.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000272· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would recognize as victims of terrorism those who suffered persecution or forced internal displacement, and would give them full reparation through restitution, compensation, rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition.
  2. It would recognize victims and their families rights to memory, honor and dignity, to know the truth about the crimes, and to be informed about the investigation of unresolved terrorist murders.
  3. City councils would have to place memorial plaques at the sites of murders and name streets after local victims, while street names referring to terrorists would be banned.
  4. School curricula would include content on terrorist crimes, especially those committed by ETA, and all records and documents related to the victims would have to be preserved.
  5. Conduct such as failing to place the plaques, naming streets after terrorists or damaging memorial sites would become punishable offenses, with fines from €2,000 to €150,000.
  6. Compensation for victims with no one held liable by a court would be equalized with that of victims with a final conviction, and a future Statute of Victims of Terrorism is planned.

Who it affects

  • Victims of terrorism and their families: They would gain new rights to memory, truth, reparation and information, including those who were persecuted or forcibly displaced.
  • City councils: They would have to place memorial plaques, rename streets after victims and remove references to terrorists, with fines if they fail to comply.
  • Education authorities and teachers: They would have to include content on terrorist crimes in the curriculum and train teachers on the subject.
  • State Attorney General's Office (Fiscalía General del Estado): It would have to submit a detailed yearly report on progress in unresolved terrorism cases.

Words worth knowing

Desplazamiento forzoso interno
Being forced to move home, within Spain, to escape persecution or danger caused by terrorists.
Vecindad civil
A legal status that determines which regional civil law (for example, regional or common law) applies to a person.
Ley Orgánica
A type of Spanish law reserved for major matters, such as fundamental rights, requiring a special vote in Congress.
Texto refundido
A single document that gathers and organizes several laws on the same subject to make them easier to read.

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 September 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted18 September 2018The 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
Sept 2018Dec 201811. 14 September 2018: Presentación22. 18 September 2018: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 18/09/2018 hasta 21/09/201833. 18 September 2018: Calificación44. 21 September 2018: Gobierno Contestación desde 21/09/2018 hasta 29/10/201855. 29 October 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 29/10/2018 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 was presented again:

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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