What it is
The bill would set new rules for Spanish State civil servants
Committee step 4 of 7· LapsedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 17 July 2024. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Official title: Government bill on the Public Service of the State Administration.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000031· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would organize the civil service rules for the State Administration and set guiding principles such as equality, merit and ability, talent attraction, job stability, ongoing training and transparency.
- It would create the B professional classification group, open to people with an advanced vocational training degree, while keeping the structure of cuerpos and escalas (career bodies).
- It would replace the current temporary assignment figure (comisión de servicios) with a new one, temporary job provision, lasting at most twelve months, within which the job must be filled permanently.
- It would eliminate figures such as forced leave, incentivized voluntary leave and job expectation, and would regulate the administrative situations of civil servants, including leave for gender violence and terrorist violence victims.
- It would reform supplementary pay: it would create a career allowance and turn the current productivity allowance into a performance allowance, guaranteeing equal pay between women and men.
- It would regulate remote work as a distance work mode that must be expressly authorized, is temporary, voluntary and reversible, and is not a right of the employee.
- It would set rights such as 22 working days of paid vacation a year, with extra days based on years of service, and would list civil servants' leave entitlements, including six days a year for personal matters.
- It would unify the disciplinary regime in a single text, classify offenses as very serious, serious and minor, and provide that sanctions are recorded in the Personnel Registry and can be erased once the limitation period passes.
Who it affects
- State career civil servants: Their career development, job assignment, administrative situations, pay and disciplinary regime would change.
- Interim, special-trust and labor staff: Their requirements, duties and pay would be specified; interim staff would face maximum appointment periods and special-trust staff would need the same degree as the comparable civil servant group.
- People seeking a government job: Access requirements would be regulated, including the new B group for advanced vocational training graduates.
- Women public employees: Equality plans, the protocol against sexual harassment and protections for gender violence victims would be strengthened.
- Labor unions: Social dialogue and collective bargaining of working conditions would be guaranteed.
Words worth knowing
- Provisión de puestos (job assignment)
- The system for assigning each civil servant a specific job, through competitive review or free designation.
- Situación administrativa (administrative situation)
- Each civil servant's standing toward the Administration, for example active duty, special services or leave.
- Excedencia (leave of absence)
- A situation where the civil servant stops working and receiving pay but keeps part of their rights.
- Complemento de destino (job-level allowance)
- The part of the salary that depends on the responsibility level of the job held.
- Grado personal (personal grade)
- A level the civil servant consolidates over time, guaranteeing at least that pay level even when changing jobs.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is lapsed.
- Introduced17 July 2024Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted23 July 2024The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments26 July 2024Groups propose changes.
- Committee20 February 2025A 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
13 March 2025
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Vote on the request by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress for the Plenary of the Chamber to take over the deliberation and final vote on the Government bill on the Civil Service of the State Administration.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 21 of sitting 98· updated 10 Nov
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Your province
How did the deputies from your province vote?
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Or see how most of each province voted
- A Coruña More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 12 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Asturias More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 28 yes · 1 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Burgos More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 9 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 4 abst.
- Girona More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Granada More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 34 yes · 0 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 11 yes · 0 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 10 yes · 0 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- Salamanca More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 12 yes · 0 no
- Soria More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Teruel More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 15 yes · 0 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Mixto, Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.
By province: in 50 most voted in favour; in 0, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 50
- Against: 0
- Abstained: 1
- Tie: 1
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Euskal Herria Bildu | 6 | 5 abst. · 1 did not vote |
| Plurinacional SUMAR | 27 | 27 in favour |
| Republicano | 7 | 6 in favour · 1 against |
| Socialista | 120 | 118 in favour · 2 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 4 abst. · 1 did not vote |
| Junts per Catalunya | 7 | 7 abst. |
| Mixto | 8 | 6 in favour · 2 did not vote |
| Popular en el Congreso | 137 | 136 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| VOX | 33 | 33 in favour |
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.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000031
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.
Retrieved 12 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 21 of sitting 98
The count and every seat’s vote.
Retrieved 10 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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.