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What it is

Civil Guard gets the same rights and duties as military members

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 21 July 2011. Introduced by: Pleno del Congreso.

Official title: Government bill for an Organic Law for the application to the Civil Guard of article 13.1 of Organic Law 9/2011, of July 27, on the rights and duties of members of the Armed Forces.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000143· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The Civil Guard, as an armed institute with a military nature, becomes subject to the rules in Article 13.1 of 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. 9/2011 on the rights and duties of members of the Armed Forces.
  2. Section 1 of Article 8 of Organic Law 11/2007, which regulated the rights and duties of Civil Guard members, is repealed.
  3. The law takes effect three months after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • Civil Guard members: They now fall under the rights and duties set for members of the Armed Forces.
  • The Armed Forces: Their rights and duties rules now extend to the Civil Guard.

Words worth knowing

Ley orgánica (organic law)
A stronger type of Spanish law, used for major matters, that requires a special majority to pass.
Derogar (repeal)
To cancel a rule or part of it, so it is no longer valid.
Instituto armado (armed institute)
The official name of the Civil Guard corps.
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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

  1. Introduced21 July 2011Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted21 July 2011The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOE21 July 2011It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 3 official steps on a timeline
Jul 201111. 21 July 2011: Presentación22. 21 July 2011: Calificación33. 21 July 2011: Concluido - (Aprobado sin modificaciones) desde 21/07/2011 hasta 13/09/2011

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.

Published in the BOE: Organic Law 11/2011, of 1 August, for the application to the Civil Guard of article 13.1 of Organic Law 9/2011, of 27 July, on the rights and duties of members of the Armed Forces.

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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