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What it is

Bill would recognize Aldaia's Rollet The name of the irrigation channel and the irrigation community of the huerta (farmland) of Aldaia. court as a traditional court

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It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 13 December 2018. Introduced by: Senado.

Official title: Private member's bill to amend Organic Law 6/1985, of 1 July, on the Judiciary, to recognize the status of customary and traditional court for the Tribunal del Comuner o del Rollet de l'Horta de Aldaia (Valencia/València) (Organic).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000013· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would add a new paragraph to Article 19 of the 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. on the Judiciary to recognize the Tribunal del Rollet de l'Horta d'Aldaia (Valencia) as a customary and traditional court, just as the Water Tribunal of Valencia and the Council of Good Men of Murcia already are.
  2. The text explains that this court handles disputes over water and irrigation among the farmers of the Rollet irrigation community, that its origins are very old, and that its current rules date from 1960. After years without meeting, in 2014 the irrigation community agreed to update its rules and appoint the members of the irrigation jury again.
  3. It describes how the court works: public and oral hearings, in a place open to everyone such as the town square, with one week's advance notice, and rulings with full executive force. It also states that this court is independent from the Water Tribunal of Valencia.

Who it affects

  • Farmers in the Rollet irrigation community of Aldaia: They would have their own court, recognized by law, to resolve irrigation disputes.
  • Members of the Rollet irrigation jury: Their status as a customary and traditional court would be legally recognized.
  • Residents of Aldaia: A historic and cultural heritage of the town would be restored and protected.

Words worth knowing

Tribunal consuetudinario y tradicional (customary and traditional court)
A body that resolves disputes based on local custom and tradition, not on recent written laws.
Jurado de Riegos (irrigation jury)
The person or body that judges irrigation disputes among users of an irrigation channel or community.
Rollet
The name of the irrigation channel and the irrigation community of the huerta (farmland) of Aldaia.
Eficacia ejecutiva (executive force)
The court's decision can be enforced as binding, without needing another trial.
Proposición de Ley (bill)
A text submitted to the Spanish Parliament to be passed as a law; while it is being processed, it is not in force.
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.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

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

  1. Introduced13 December 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted18 December 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments21 December 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
Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 201911. 13 December 2018: Presentación22. 18 December 2018: Comisión de Justicia Publicación desde 18/12/2018 hasta 21/12/201833. 18 December 2018: Calificación44. 21 December 2018: Comisión de Justicia Enmiendas desde 21/12/2018 hasta 27/02/201955. 27 February 2019: Comisión de Justicia 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 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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