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What it is

Proposal to change how budget stability targets are approved

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 19 July 2019. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Private member's bill for an Organic Law reforming Organic Law 2/2012, of April 27, on Budgetary Stability and Financial Sustainability.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000032· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would change section 6 of Article 15 of organic law A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes. 2/2012. If the Congress of Deputies approves the budget stability and public debt targets and the Senate rejects them, the targets would go back to the Congress, which would approve them if it ratifies them by simple majority.
  2. The explanatory statement says the current procedure gives the Senate blocking power and could put at risk Spain's budget commitments to the European Union.
  3. The Constitution does not require the Senate's involvement. The reform seeks coherence with how the General State Budgets are passed, where the Congress has the leading role.
  4. The reform does not touch the participation of the Autonomous Communities: the prior report of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council and the National Commission of Local Administration remains in place.

Who it affects

  • Congress of Deputies (Congreso de los Diputados): Could ratify the targets by simple majority if the Senate rejects them.
  • Senate (Senado): Would lose the power to definitively block the targets, though it still votes on them.
  • Government (Gobierno): Would have to send a new proposal within one month if the targets are rejected.
  • Autonomous Communities (Comunidades Autónomas): Keep their participation through the report of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council.

Words worth knowing

Estabilidad presupuestaria (budget stability)
The rule that public administrations' revenues and spending must be balanced.
Mayoría simple (simple majority)
Winning with more yes votes than no votes, without needing a special majority.
Proposición de Ley Orgánica (bill for an organic law)
A text introduced by members of parliament to change a law affecting rights and the structure of the State. It is not a law until passed.
organic law
A law on fundamental rights, the electoral system or other matters the Constitution reserves. It needs an absolute majority in the Congreso: 176 votes.

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. Introduced19 July 2019Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted25 July 2019The 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
Jul 2019Aug 201911. 19 July 2019: Presentación22. 25 July 2019: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 25/07/2019 hasta 30/07/201933. 25 July 2019: Calificación44. 30 July 2019: Gobierno Contestación desde 30/07/2019 hasta 30/08/201955. 30 August 2019: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 30/08/2019 hasta 24/09/201966. 24 September 2019: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 24/09/2019 hasta 23/10/2019

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.

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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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