The bill that seeks to enable a gateway for licensed professionals to transfer their accumulated economic rights to Social Security, integrating into the Special Regime for Self-Employed Workers (RETA), has taken a new step this Tuesday in Congress with the validation of the report from the committee, exactly one year after the Chamber admitted the text for processing.
Driven by the PSOE, this legislative initiative has as its main purpose that mutualists be included in the RETA starting in 2027. The proposal was taken into consideration in May 2025 with the support of the PP and managed to overcome a total amendment by Vox. However, almost twelve months later, the detailed debate of its articles was still pending, first in a closed-door committee and, subsequently, in a public commission.
The spokesperson for Justice of Sumar in Congress, Enrique Santiago, announced this Tuesday that, once the report of the committee has been ratified, a date has already been set for the holding of that commission: next May 20.
The PSOE is left alone supporting the report
For the report to move forward in committee, a majority was essential to enable it, and according to parliamentary sources, all groups have opted for abstention except for the PSOE, which voted in favor, allowing the initiative to continue its processing towards the commission. The strategy involves letting the text progress while keeping negotiations open in this phase or even in the Plenary.
Enrique Santiago has underlined that, with this law, it will be guaranteed that any registered professional can access a dignified retirement pension in the Social Security system, at least the minimum recognized by Social Security itself.
The IU deputy integrated into Sumar has acknowledged that, despite the project's unblocking, there is still not enough agreement to move forward with an amendment from his group that aims to improve the benefits of those who are already retired and receive pensions of "misery" of 400 euros in the best of cases.
"Our parliamentary group will continue working so that this reality ends, so that pensioners can also have their retirement pension improved, at least to reach a minimum pension in accordance with the criteria that exist for any worker," he added.