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What it is

Proposal to change how RTVE's board is chosen

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 21 February 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Official title: Private member's bill amending the appointment system of the Council of the Spanish Radio and Television Corporation (RTVE).

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000074· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill, introduced by the Ciudadanos parliamentary group, proposes changing how the members of RTVE's board of directors are chosen. It is not an approved law, only an initial text admitted for processing in the Congress.
  2. The bill would have the board made up of nine members elected by the Cortes Generales: five by the Congress of Deputies and four by the Senate, from people with recognized professional qualifications and experience.
  3. Candidates would have to appear at a public hearing before the Congress and the Senate, and their election would require a two-thirds majority of the corresponding chamber. The Congress would pick the RTVE president from among the nine board members, also by two thirds.
  4. The statement of reasons criticizes the major parties for treating RTVE as their property and says a 2012 rule change let the Government appoint the board unilaterally. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.

Who it affects

  • RTVE and its board of directors: How its nine members and its president are chosen would change.
  • Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados) and Senate (Senado): They would elect the board members and need two-thirds majorities.
  • Board candidates: They would have to go through a public hearing before being elected.
  • The public: The bill seeks more independent and plural public television and radio.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley
A bill proposed by parliamentary groups that still must be debated and approved by the Congress and the Senate.
Consejo de Administración
The board that runs RTVE and makes its main decisions.
Mayoría de dos tercios
A two-thirds majority: two out of every three members of the chamber must vote in favor.
Real Decreto-ley
A rule with the force of law that the Government can pass on an urgent basis.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced21 February 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted28 February 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2017Dec 201811. 21 February 2017: Presentación22. 28 February 2017: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 28/02/2017 hasta 03/03/201733. 28 February 2017: Calificación44. 3 March 2017: Gobierno Contestación desde 03/03/2017 hasta 10/04/201755. 10 April 2017: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 10/04/2017 hasta 05/03/201966. 5 March 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 05/03/2019 hasta 27/03/2019

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?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

It has not been presented again yet.

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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