What it is
Bill to let Catalonia call a referendum on its future
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 3 February 2014. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (Convergència i Unió) Grupo Parlamentario de IU, ICV-EUiA, CHA: La Izquierda Plural Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.
Official title: Organic private member's bill to delegate to the Generalitat of Catalonia the competence to authorize, call and hold a referendum on the political future of Catalonia.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000143· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would delegate to the Generalitat de Catalunya the power to authorize, call and hold a consultative referendum on Catalonia's collective political future, on terms agreed with the Spanish Government.
- The referendum would have to be called and held before the end of 2014, and could not coincide with election periods or with a date of high symbolic-political significance.
- The Government of the Generalitat would call the referendum. The procedure and its safeguards would follow the legislation on referendums and elections and, where applicable, the decree calling the referendum.
- Several parliamentary groups in the Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) introduced the bill after the Parliament of Catalonia approved it on January 16, 2014. The House Bureau admitted it for processing on February 11, 2014. It is not an approved law.
Who it affects
- Catalan citizens: They could be called to vote in a consultative referendum on Catalonia's collective political future.
- The Generalitat de Catalunya: It would receive the power to authorize, call and hold the referendum.
- The Spanish Government: It would have to agree with the Generalitat on the terms of the referendum.
Words worth knowing
- Proposición de Ley Orgánica
- A bill introduced by parliamentary groups (not the Government) to be passed as an organic law, a special type of Spanish law that requires a qualified majority in the Congress of Deputies.
- Referéndum consultivo
- A consultative referendum: a vote where citizens give their opinion on an issue, without the result being binding by itself.
- Delegación de competencia
- Delegation of powers: the State lets another institution, here the Generalitat, exercise a function that is normally its own.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is withdrawn.
- Introduced3 February 2014Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted11 February 2014The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
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?
Whoever introduced it withdrew it, or it was merged into another one. It goes no further.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000143
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- 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.