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Bill would waive interest on Lorca earthquake aid repayments

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 30 October 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Official title: Private member's bill amending article 8.3 of Royal Decree-Law 6/2011, of 13 May, adopting urgent measures to repair the damage caused by the seismic movements that occurred on 11 May 2011 in Lorca, Murcia.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000296· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would amend Article 8.3 of royal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses. 6/2011, which regulated aid to repair the damage from the 2011 Lorca earthquake.
  2. Aid that could not be documented would have to be returned, but the bill proposes that it would not generate interest or late-payment penalties.
  3. According to the explanatory statement, more than 2,000 families in Lorca would have to return aid, with an estimated extra cost of €456,000 in interest for the seven years that have passed.
  4. The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette, except for measures affecting the current budget, which would wait until the next fiscal year.

Who it affects

  • Families affected by the Lorca earthquake who must return all or part of the aid they received: They would no longer pay the interest and surcharges accumulated since the grant was paid
  • Recipients who lost their invoices or whose construction company has disappeared: They could return the aid without interest or penalties for being unable to document it
  • Recipients who withdrew from the grant or who receive the insurance consortium's compensation: They would be covered by the proposed solution

Words worth knowing

Justificación
Showing with invoices and receipts that the aid money was spent as planned
Reintegro
Returning public aid when the conditions to keep it are not met
Condonación
Forgiveness of a debt, in this case of the interest owed
Proposición de ley
A bill: a text that proposes a law and still needs to be debated and passed by the Congress; it is not in force
royal decree-law
A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
decree-law
A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.

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. Introduced30 October 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted13 November 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 6 official steps on a timeline
Oct 2018Nov 2018Dec 2018Jan 2019Feb 201911. 30 October 2018: Presentación22. 13 November 2018: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 13/11/2018 hasta 16/11/201833. 13 November 2018: Calificación44. 16 November 2018: Gobierno Contestación desde 16/11/2018 hasta 27/12/201855. 27 December 2018: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 27/12/2018 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 was presented again:

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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