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What it is

VOX proposal to repeal the 2007 Historical Memory Law

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 16 September 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Official title: Private member's bill regarding the repeal of Law 52/2007, of 26 December, recognizing and expanding rights and establishing measures in favor of those who suffered persecution or violence during the civil war and the dictatorship.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000050· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would fully repeal Law 52/2007 of December 26, which recognizes and expands rights for those who suffered persecution or violence during the civil war and the dictatorship. It is the only article in the text.
  2. The authors argue that Law 52/2007 attacks ideological freedom, because in their view it labels good and bad sides in the history of Spain and forces everyone to share that interpretation.
  3. They also claim that Spanish democracy was already complete after the 1978 Constitution, approved with broad consensus, and that Law 52/2007 reopens wounds that were already closed.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • Victims of the civil war and the dictatorship: They would lose legal recognition if the proposal is passed.
  • Former international brigade members: They would lose the special path to Spanish citizenship that Law 52/2007 gave them.
  • Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) and the Government: They are the ones who would decide whether this repeal is approved.

Words worth knowing

Derogar
To repeal, that is, to remove a law from the legal system so it is no longer valid.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by members of parliament (not by the Government) to be debated and voted on in Congress. It is not a law until approved.
Exposición de motivos
The opening section of a legal text that explains the reasons behind the proposal.

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. Introduced16 September 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted23 September 2019The 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 4 official steps on a timeline
Sept 201911. 16 September 2019: Presentación22. 23 September 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 23/09/2019 hasta 24/09/201933. 23 September 2019: Calificación44. 24 September 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 24/09/2019 hasta 23/10/2019

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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