What it is
Bill proposes creating a General Council of Journalists' Associations
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 7 November 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Official title: Private member's bill to create the General Council of Official Associations of Journalists.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000301· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would create the General Council of Official Journalists' Associations as a public law corporation, meaning a body with its own legal personality and full capacity to act under the law.
- The Council would deal with the State Administration through the Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Equality.
- Within two months of the law taking effect, a Provisional Governing Commission would be formed with one representative from each existing association. It would have six months to draft provisional bylaws, which the Ministry would review and, where appropriate, publish in the Official State Gazette.
- The Council would be formally constituted once its governing bodies are set up under those provisional bylaws. Within a year, it would draft the final bylaws, to be approved by the Government at the proposal of the Ministry.
Who it affects
- Journalists who are members of professional associations and the existing associations: They would gain a common body, the General Council, that would group them together.
- The Ministry of the Presidency, Relations with the Courts and Equality: It would be the channel between the Council and the State, and would review the provisional bylaws.
- The Government: It would approve the Council's final bylaws.
Words worth knowing
- Corporación de derecho público
- Official body created by law that groups professionals in a field and has legal capacity to act.
- Colegio profesional
- Professional association that membership is required to join in order to practice a profession, such as journalism.
- Comisión Gestora
- Temporary group in charge of setting up an organization until it runs normally.
- Estatutos
- Internal rules stating how an organization is structured and runs.
- Proposición de ley
- A bill: a text proposing a law that still must be debated and passed by the Congress; it is not in force.
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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.
- Introduced7 November 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted13 November 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 122/000301
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.
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