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What it is

Men and women have equal rights to inherit noble titles

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 27 July 2005.

Official title: Private member's bill on the equality of men and women in the order of succession of noble titles.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000162· updated 11 Nov

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  1. Men and women have the same right to succeed to Grandees of Spain and noble titles. No one can be preferred because of their sex.
  2. Provisions in a title's grant letter that exclude women or prefer men stop having legal effect. Judges will apply the normal order of succession, with no preference by sex.
  3. Title transfers already made under the old rules remain valid. The new law applies to cases pending on July 27, 2005 and to those filed from that date, except those with a final judgment.
  4. The law takes effect twenty days after its full publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • People entitled to inherit a noble title or a Grandeeship of Spain: They can succeed with equal rights, with no preference for being a man or a woman.
  • Those requesting rehabilitation of a vacant title: They must prove kinship with the last legal holder, respecting earlier transfers.
  • Parties in title cases pending on July 27, 2005: The new law applies to them and they have five days to state their arguments.
  • Judges and courts: They must complete each title's order of succession applying the new equality rules.

Words worth knowing

Título nobiliario
An inherited honorary distinction, such as marquis or count. It gives no privileges, only the right to use it.
Grandeza de España
The highest honorary distinction of the Spanish nobility, which may be attached to a title or stand alone.
Rehabilitación
Restoring a title that is vacant or has no legal holder.
Sentencia firme
A court ruling that can no longer be appealed.

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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. Introduced27 July 2005Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted31 August 2005The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendments27 October 2005Groups propose changes.
  4. Committee14 December 2005A committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senate29 June 2006The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE17 October 2006It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 15 official steps on a timeline
Sept 2005Dec 2005Mar 2006Jun 2006Sept 200611. 27 July 2005: Presentación22. 31 August 2005: Mesa del Congreso Requerimiento de antecedentes desde 31/08/2005 hasta 14/10/200533. 31 August 2005: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 31/08/2005 hasta 05/09/200544. 31 August 2005: Calificación55. 5 September 2005: Gobierno Contestación desde 05/09/2005 hasta 13/10/200566. 14 October 2005: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 14/10/2005 hasta 18/10/200577. 18 October 2005: Mesa del Congreso Acuerdo subsiguiente a la toma en consideración desde 18/10/2005 hasta 25/10/200588. 25 October 2005: Comisión de Justicia Publicación desde 25/10/2005 hasta 27/10/200599. 27 October 2005: Comisión de Justicia Enmiendas desde 27/10/2005 hasta 06/12/20051010. 6 December 2005: Comisión de Justicia Mesa - Calificación desde 06/12/2005 hasta 14/12/20051111. 14 December 2005: Comisión de Justicia Debate de totalidad desde 14/12/2005 hasta 15/12/20051212. 15 December 2005: Comisión de Justicia Informe desde 15/12/2005 hasta 27/06/20061313. 27 June 2006: Comisión de Justicia Aprobación con competencia legislativa plena desde 27/06/2006 hasta 29/06/20061414. 29 June 2006: Senado desde 29/06/2006 hasta 17/10/20061515. 17 October 2006: Concluido - (Aprobado con modificaciones) desde 17/10/2006 hasta 21/11/2006

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: Law 33/2006, of October 30, on the equality of men and women in the order of succession of noble titles

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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