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What it is

Bill to make municipal emergency aid faster and simpler

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 17 May 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Plural.

Official title: Private member's bill for urgent municipal aid due to social emergency.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000222· updated 11 Nov

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  1. The bill would speed up the urgent aid that town councils and provincial councils give to the most vulnerable people, because now it can take up to two months due to red tape.
  2. To do this, it would add an exception to the General Subsidies Law: emergency and urgent social aid from local social services to cover basic needs would no longer count as subsidies, which cuts paperwork.
  3. It would also change the word 'minusválidos' (disabled, in an outdated term) to 'personas con discapacidad' (persons with disabilities) in that same law.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

  • People in situations of vulnerability or social exclusion: They would receive urgent aid from their local councils sooner.
  • Town councils and provincial councils: They would face less bureaucracy when processing this aid.
  • Persons with disabilities: The law would use a respectful term instead of the outdated one.

Words worth knowing

Subvención (subsidy)
Public money given to someone for a specific purpose, usually with many procedures and controls.
Ley General de Subvenciones (General Subsidies Law)
The law that regulates how public aid is granted in Spain.
LBRL
Law that organizes the duties of town councils, such as social services.
Entidades Locales (local entities)
Town councils and other local administrations, such as provincial councils.

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. Introduced17 May 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted24 May 2022The 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
Jun 2022Sept 2022Dec 2022Mar 202311. 17 May 2022: Presentación22. 24 May 2022: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 24/05/2022 hasta 27/05/202233. 24 May 2022: Calificación44. 27 May 2022: Gobierno Contestación desde 27/05/2022 hasta 02/09/202255. 2 September 2022: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 02/09/2022 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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