At the initial draft stage, it had been stipulated that the then kazoku could retain the peerages only while they were alive, however, the House of Representatives decided the principle of the immediate abolition (called "Ashida amendment").
当初の草案の段階では、現存する華族一代の間はその栄爵を認めるという形であったが、衆議院で即時廃止の方針が決まった（芦田修正）。