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What it is

Bill to equalize sports prizes for women and men

Committee step 4 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 12 November 2018. Introduced by: Senado.

Official title: Private member's bill for the elimination of inequalities between men and women in the prizes of sports competitions.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000010· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would amend organic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes. 3/2007 on the effective equality of women and men to add a new rule: prizes in sports competitions, professional or not, organized, financed, subsidized or sponsored by public administrations or public entities linked to them, would have to be equal for women and men in the same discipline, modality and sports category.
  2. Competitions whose organization had already started before the law takes effect would be governed by the rules in force when that process started, so the new rule would not apply to them.
  3. Any rules of equal or lower rank that conflict with this law would be repealed.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado), and it is enacted under the State's exclusive power over the basic conditions that guarantee equality for all Spaniards.

Who it affects

  • Female athletes, who would be guaranteed prizes equal to men's in the same disciplines, modalities and categories.: benefit
  • Public administrations and public entities linked to or dependent on them that organize, finance, subsidize or sponsor sports competitions.: obligation
  • Organizers of professional and non-professional sports competitions that receive public support.: obligation

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley
A bill sent by the Senate to the Congress of Deputies. It is not an approved law yet.
Ley Orgánica (Organic Law)
A type of Spanish law reserved for major matters, such as fundamental rights. It requires a stricter vote to pass.
Derogar (repeal)
To cancel a previous rule that conflicts with the new law.
Disposición transitoria (transitional provision)
A rule explaining how the new law applies to situations that already existed before it takes effect.
organic law
A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

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 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced12 November 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted20 November 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments23 November 2018Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee27 February 2019A 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
Nov 2018Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 201911. 12 November 2018: Presentación22. 20 November 2018: Comisión de Igualdad Publicación desde 20/11/2018 hasta 23/11/201833. 20 November 2018: Calificación44. 23 November 2018: Comisión de Igualdad Enmiendas desde 23/11/2018 hasta 27/02/201955. 27 February 2019: Comisión de Igualdad Informe desde 27/02/2019 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:

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.

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