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What it is

Proposal to let several Ministries share a Subsecretaría Body within each Ministry that manages common services such as staff and budget. and technical office

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 25 February 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Official title: Private member's bill amending Law 40/2015, of 1 October, on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000038· updated 11 Nov

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  1. Current law requires every Ministry to have its own Subsecretaría and Secretaría General Técnica Body under the Subsecretaría that provides technical support to the Ministry.. The bill would change that so several Ministries could share these bodies.
  2. The VOX group, which sponsors the bill, argues that the current structure of 22 Ministries has grown the administrative apparatus and public spending.
  3. The specific change: Article 58.2 would say Ministries will have a Subsecretaría only "where applicable", and these bodies could provide shared common services for several departments when efficiency and spending savings justify it.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (official gazette).

Who it affects

  • The Ministries: Could share management bodies with other Ministries instead of having their own by default.
  • The General State Administration (Administración General del Estado): Could reduce the number of senior posts and spending on administrative structure.
  • The Government: Would decide whether common services are grouped across departments.

Words worth knowing

Subsecretaría
Body within each Ministry that manages common services such as staff and budget.
Secretaría General Técnica
Body under the Subsecretaría that provides technical support to the Ministry.
Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by a parliamentary group. It is not a law until approved.

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. Introduced25 February 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted3 March 2020The 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
Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 202211. 25 February 2020: Presentación22. 3 March 2020: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 03/03/2020 hasta 06/03/202033. 3 March 2020: Calificación44. 6 March 2020: Gobierno Contestación desde 06/03/2020 hasta 08/05/202055. 8 May 2020: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 08/05/2020 hasta 30/05/202366. 30 May 2023: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 30/05/2023 hasta 16/06/2023

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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