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What it is

Proposal to create a fund that pays for universal accessibility

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 20 December 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Private member's bill creating the universal accessibility fund.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000158· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would require every public works project and every public investment in infrastructure or information and communication technologies, paid fully or partly by the State, to set aside at least 1% of the State funds for accessibility and non-discrimination actions, both physical and technological.
  2. To manage that money, each year's State Budget Act would create a specific fund.
  3. A later regulation would decide exactly how those funds are applied.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado), and its economic effects would start when the first budget act including it takes effect.

Who it affects

  • People with disabilities: They would benefit from more accessible public works and investments, both physical and technological.
  • Public administrations: They would have to reserve at least 1% of State funds from each public works project and infrastructure or technology investment for accessibility.
  • Companies and entities that carry out State-funded public works: Their budgets would have to include that 1% item for accessibility.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by a parliamentary group; it is not a law until it passes the legislative process.
Accesibilidad universal (universal accessibility)
Everyone, with or without disabilities, being able to use environments, services and technologies on equal terms.
Por vía reglamentaria (by regulation)
Through technical rules the Government approves to develop and apply a law.

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. Introduced20 December 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted9 January 2018The 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 5 official steps on a timeline
Dec 2017Jan 2018Feb 201811. 20 December 2017: Presentación22. 9 January 2018: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 09/01/2018 hasta 12/01/201833. 9 January 2018: Calificación44. 12 January 2018: Gobierno Contestación desde 12/01/2018 hasta 13/03/201855. 13 March 2018: Concluido - (Decaído) desde 13/03/2018 hasta 07/06/2018

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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