Skip to content

Where are you from?

Choose your province and we will tell you how the deputies and senators you elected vote, one by one.

 

We remember it in this browser. If you create an account, we keep it there.
Sign in

Type a law, a topic, a person or a province.

What it is

Bill would let people with disabilities serve as jurors

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 22 December 2016. Introduced by: Senado.

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.

Follow this law

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000001· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would change the requirements to be a juror: people with disabilities could not be excluded for that reason, and the Justice Administration would have to provide them with support and reasonable adjustments so they can perform the role.
  2. It would allow people over sixty-five and people with disabilities to be excused from serving as jurors if they wish.
  3. It would require juror candidates to state in the questionnaire any disability-related circumstances and to request the support and reasonable adjustments they need, attaching documentary proof if they consider it appropriate.
  4. It would add a provision requiring the competent Public Administrations to provide the necessary support in the courts so that people with disabilities can exercise their right to serve as jurors. The law would take effect two months after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • People with disabilities: They could no longer be excluded from jury service and would be entitled to support and adjustments.
  • People over sixty-five: They could be excused from serving as jurors.
  • Juror candidates with disabilities: They would declare their circumstances in the questionnaire and could request support.
  • Public Administrations: They would have to provide the necessary support in the courts.

Words worth knowing

Tribunal del Jurado
Spanish jury court: ordinary citizens chosen by lottery decide, together with a judge, whether the accused is guilty.
Ajustes razonables
Reasonable adjustments: changes made so a person with a disability can do something on equal terms.
Ley Orgánica
Organic law: a type of Spanish law reserved for major matters such as fundamental rights; it requires a special majority in the Congress.
Proposición de Ley
A bill: a proposed law that has not yet been passed and is still going through Parliament.

It summarizes the text passed by the full Congreso. 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced22 December 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted27 December 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments5 January 2017Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee8 March 2017A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary20 September 2017All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate28 September 2017The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE29 November 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sept 201711. 22 December 2016: Presentación22. 27 December 2016: Comisión de Justicia Publicación desde 27/12/2016 hasta 05/01/201733. 27 December 2016: Calificación44. 5 January 2017: Comisión de Justicia Enmiendas desde 05/01/2017 hasta 08/03/201755. 8 March 2017: Comisión de Justicia Informe desde 08/03/2017 hasta 28/06/201766. 28 June 2017: Comisión de Justicia Dictamen desde 28/06/2017 hasta 20/09/201777. 20 September 2017: Pleno Aprobación desde 20/09/2017 hasta 28/09/201788. 28 September 2017: Senado desde 28/09/2017 hasta 29/11/201799. 29 November 2017: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 29/11/2017 hasta 09/01/2018

28 September 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 342 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.

Voted on: Overall vote on the Organic Private member's bill for the amendment of Organic Law 5/1995, of 22 May, of the Jury Court, to guarantee the participation of persons with disabilities without exclusions, due to its organic nature.

This law had 2 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 14 of sitting 75· updated 10 Nov

Each dot is a seat. Tap one, or use the arrow keys, to see who it is.

Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.

Or see how most of each province voted
More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em, GER and Popular en el Congreso. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

  • In favour: 52
  • Against: 0
Result by parliamentary group
GroupSeatsHow it voted
Socialista84
83 in favour · 1 abst.
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)5
5 in favour
Mixto19
17 in favour · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos32
31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em67
66 in favour · 1 did not vote
GER9
9 in favour
Popular en el Congreso134
131 in favour · 3 did not vote

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?

  • 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.

Read the full method · Report an error