The Regional Council arises from Royal Decree-Law 30/1978, signed by King Juan Carlos I on September 29, 1978.
[3] Its work is defined in coordination and collaboration with the Provincial Council of Murcia and was created in the process of drafting the Spanish Constitution of 1978.
It was initially formed with twelve parliamentarians, twelve representatives of the territory, and a representative of the Provincial Council; its president was Antonio Pérez Crespo.
The functions defined for this council were: In the exercise of these functions they request to adhere to the autonomous process according to article 143 of the Constitution on June 14, 1980, in a session held in the Town Hall of Totana.
The activity of this pre-autonomous entity was recorded in the Official Bulletin of the Regional Council of Murcia, which was published for the first time on December 31, 1979.