What it is
Bill would require checking how rules affect rural Spain
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 30 May 2025. Introduced by: Senado.
Official title: Private member's bill on the Rural Guarantee Mechanism.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 124/000029· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would require the Government and the State Administration to assess the impact of their policies and rules on rural territory and society, and would add a new Title IV to Law 27/2022 to develop this.
- Government bills, general provisions, plans and programs would have to include a demographic impact report analyzing their effects on rural areas and proposing measures to offset any harm.
- When drafting laws and regulations, the demographic and territorial impact would have to be assessed in terms of preserving rural areas and fighting depopulation.
- The Government would have 12 months from the law's entry into force to approve the implementing rules, and the State Agency for the Evaluation of Public Policies the same period to define the indicators.
Who it affects
- The Government and the State Administration, which would have to assess the rural impact of their rules and policies.: New assessment and reporting duties.
- The State Agency for the Evaluation of Public Policies, which would define the demographic impact indicators.: New task with a 12-month deadline.
- Rural areas and their residents, whose effects would be considered when making laws.: Beneficiaries of the new rural perspective.
Words worth knowing
- Mecanismo Rural de Garantía (MRG)
- Rural Guarantee Mechanism: a system requiring the Government to check how its policies and rules affect rural areas.
- Informe de impacto demográfico
- Demographic impact report: a document analyzing a rule's effects on rural areas and proposing measures to reduce harm.
- Proposición de ley
- A bill: a proposed law that still needs to be debated and passed by the Congress and the Senate.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced30 May 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted10 June 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments13 June 2025Groups 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 124/000029
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.