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What it is

Special regime for Madrid as Spain's capital city

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 30 December 2005. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Official title: Government bill on the capital status and special regime of Madrid.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000072· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The Law regulates the special regime of Madrid as the capital of the State and seat of the general institutions, without prejudice to the powers of the Community of Madrid. For matters not covered, basic state local government legislation and state and regional legislation apply.
  2. It creates the Interadministrative Commission on Capital Status, a cooperation body made up of an equal number of members from the State, the Community of Madrid and the City of Madrid, chaired by the State. Its scope includes public security linked to capital status, official state events and protocol.
  3. It organizes municipal government along parliamentary lines: the Pleno The body made up of the Mayor and all Councillors that decides the City Council's most important matters. as the body with the highest political representation, the Mayor as the driver of municipal policy, and the Junta de Gobierno The City Council's executive body, which manages day-to-day affairs and answers to the Pleno. as the executive body for political and administrative direction. The Mayor may propose that the Pleno elect a President and Vice President of the Pleno from among the Councillors.
  4. The City Council receives powers over mobility, public security and infrastructure. It can immobilize or tow vehicles, conduct alcohol and drug tests, restrict or close traffic when safety requires it, and take part in managing state infrastructure located in the city.
  5. It speeds up the procedure for approving municipal rules: the Junta de Gobierno approves the draft and opens a public comment period if it affects citizens, and the Pleno approves it in a single act after the relevant Committee issues its opinion. The same procedure applies to the Budget, with its own special features.
  6. The Mayor and the Junta de Gobierno may impose coercive fines of up to €3,000 to enforce their decisions, repeated every 15 days as needed. The Law enters into force twenty days after its publication in the official state gazette.

Who it affects

  • Residents of Madrid: They are affected by how the City Council is organized, by municipal rules, traffic and parking, and they can take part by filing comments and citizen initiatives.
  • Councillors and governing bodies of the Madrid City Council: Their powers are redistributed among the Pleno, the Mayor and the Junta de Gobierno.
  • Drivers: Rules on traffic, parking, noise and emissions are tightened, with possible vehicle immobilization and towing.
  • The State, the Community of Madrid and the Madrid City Council: They must cooperate through the Interadministrative Commission on Capital Status in matters tied to capital status.

Words worth knowing

Pleno
The body made up of the Mayor and all Councillors that decides the City Council's most important matters.
Junta de Gobierno
The City Council's executive body, which manages day-to-day affairs and answers to the Pleno.
Multa coercitiva (coercive fine)
A fine repeated every 15 days to force someone to comply with an administration's order; it is not a penalty for an offense.
Encomienda de gestión (management commission)
A mechanism by which one administration assigns another to carry out material or technical tasks within its powers.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced30 December 2005Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted24 January 2006The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments27 January 2006Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee15 March 2006A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenary26 April 2006All 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate11 May 2006The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE21 June 2006It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 9 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2005Jan 2006Feb 2006Mar 2006Apr 2006May 200611. 30 December 2005: Presentación22. 24 January 2006: Comisión de Administraciones Públicas Publicación desde 24/01/2006 hasta 27/01/200633. 24 January 2006: Calificación44. 27 January 2006: Comisión de Administraciones Públicas Enmiendas desde 27/01/2006 hasta 15/03/200655. 15 March 2006: Comisión de Administraciones Públicas Informe desde 15/03/2006 hasta 19/04/200666. 19 April 2006: Comisión de Administraciones Públicas Dictamen desde 19/04/2006 hasta 26/04/200677. 26 April 2006: Pleno Aprobación desde 26/04/2006 hasta 11/05/200688. 11 May 2006: Senado desde 11/05/2006 hasta 21/06/200699. 21 June 2006: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 21/06/2006 hasta 05/09/2006

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?

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:

Published in the BOE: Act 22/2006, of July 4, on the Capital status and Special Regime of Madrid.

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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