What it is
Bill to restore full Social Security rebates for birth and childcare leave
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 3 March 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.
Official title: Private member's bill for the recovery of the full reduction of employer Social Security contributions in cases of leave for birth and care of a minor.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000171· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would amend royal decree-law A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses. 1/2023 so that companies once again get a 100% rebate on their Social Security contributions when a worker is on birth and childcare, pregnancy risk or breastfeeding leave and is replaced by another person. It would also apply to worker-members of cooperatives replaced by unemployed people.
- The text explains that since September 1, 2023, that full rebate was replaced by a fixed one of 366 euros per month, which according to the bill leaves companies paying the difference themselves.
- If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).
Who it affects
- Companies with workers on maternity, paternity, pregnancy risk or breastfeeding leave: They would no longer pay the difference between their actual contribution and the current fixed rebate when they replace a worker on birth or childcare leave.
- Worker-members of cooperatives replaced by unemployed people: They would get a 100% rebate on employer Social Security contributions during leave and replacement periods.
- Unemployed people hired to replace the worker on leave: They could be hired under a replacement contract for as long as the leave of the usual worker lasts.
Words worth knowing
- Cuota empresarial de la Seguridad Social
- The money the employer pays to Social Security for each worker.
- Bonificación
- A discount or waiver on those contributions.
- Contrato de interinidad
- A temporary contract to replace a worker who has the right to return to their job.
- Base de cotización
- The amount on which Social Security contributions are calculated.
- Proposición de ley
- A bill: a text proposing a law that still must be debated and passed by Congress; it is not in force.
- royal decree-law
- A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
- decree-law
- A rule with the force of law that the Government passes because it is urgent. It applies from its publication, but the Congreso must validate it within 30 days or it lapses.
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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.
- Introduced3 March 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted11 March 2025The 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 5 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 122/000171
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
- 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.