What it is
Bill to postpone 2020 vacation days until April 2021
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 22 December 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plural.
Official title: Private member's bill to exceptionally extend, and in the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, the time period in which pending vacation days and available days corresponding to the year 2020 can be taken.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000119· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would allow workers to postpone taking their 2020 vacation and pending days off until April 30, 2021. Normally those days expire on December 31.
- It would also cover pending days off (such as 'moscosos' or personal days) and accumulated overtime hours not yet compensated with rest time.
- The postponement requires an agreement between the employer or administration and the worker, and it must be put in writing, using a minimum form attached to the bill.
- It would allow instructions to be issued for public employees and for staff with their own special rules, such as military and law enforcement personnel, as well as artists and athletes.
Who it affects
- Employees of private companies: They could agree with their employer to take their 2020 vacation and pending days later.
- Public employees and civil servants: They are included in the bill's scope, and ministries or administrations could issue instructions to organize services.
- Staff with special rules (defense, interior, justice, etc.): Their authorities could issue instructions on the essential nature of their services and their organization.
- Artists and athletes: The Ministry of Labor could issue specific rules for these groups.
Words worth knowing
- Días moscosos
- Days off that a worker accumulates, for example when public holidays fall on a weekend.
- Negociación colectiva
- Collective bargaining: agreements negotiated between worker representatives and employers, usually in collective agreements.
- Proposición de ley
- A bill introduced by members of the Spanish Congress. Until it is passed, it is not a law and cannot be applied.
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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.
- Introduced22 December 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted13 January 2021The 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 122/000119
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.