What it is
Bill to include party group accounts in the party's own accounts
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 27 February 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.
Official title: Private member's bill to reform Organic Law 8/2007, of July 4, on the financing of political parties (Organic).
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000193· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would require the accounts of parliamentary groups and local government groups to be included in the consolidated annual accounts of political parties, extending transparency to all their economic resources.
- The groups would keep reporting under their own rules or specific legislation, which must respect the general principles of the law. Including their accounts would not remove or reduce those reporting mechanisms.
- Groups in local corporations with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants would be exempt from mandatory inclusion.
- Parties would have one year to adapt their bylaws and internal rules to the new law, which would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.
Who it affects
- Political parties, which would have to include the accounts of their parliamentary and local groups in their consolidated accounts and adapt their bylaws within one year.: affected
- Parliamentary groups in the Cortes Generales, in regional assemblies and in the Juntas Generales of the Basque Historical Territories, whose accounts would be included in the party's accounts.: affected
- Groups in local corporations, except those in municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants.: affected
Words worth knowing
- Cuentas anuales consolidadas (consolidated annual accounts)
- A single document showing the finances of the party and all its groups, as if they were one entity.
- Rendición de cuentas (accountability)
- The duty to explain and justify how money is spent and received.
- Proposición de ley (bill)
- A text introduced by members of Congress to become law. It is not approved yet.
- Ley Orgánica (Organic Law)
- A type of Spanish law reserved for major matters, such as fundamental rights, requiring a special vote in Congress.
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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 unfinished.
- Introduced27 February 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted6 March 2018The 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?
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?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000193
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.