What it is
Private member's bill on Television Without Frontiers (corresponds to file number 120/000007/0000 of the IX Legislature).
Type of initiative: iniciativa legislativa popular. It was introduced on 13 December 2011. Introduced by: Doña Mercè Teodoro i Peris y otros.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 120/000001· updated 11 Nov
We do not have a summary of this text yet, so we do not tell you what it changes: only what the official page says. Read the official page
Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is rejected.
- Introduced13 December 2011Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted21 December 2011The 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 reachedThe deputies vote, usually in the plenary; some laws are passed by a committee without going to it.
- Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEnot reachedThe King gives royal assent and it is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It comes into force on the date it sets, or after 20 days if it sets none.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
11 September 2012
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Private member's bill on Television Without Frontiers (corresponds to file number 120/000007/0000 of the IX Legislature).
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 51· updated 10 Nov
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Your province
How did the deputies from your province vote?
And your senators: the Senate does not link its votes to this law in its open data, so we cannot put them side by side here.
Or see how most of each province voted
- A Coruña More votes against 2 yes · 5 no
- Albacete More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 4 yes · 8 no
- Almería More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Asturias Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Ávila More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 12 yes · 7 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 6 yes · 1 no
- Burgos More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Cáceres Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes against 3 yes · 5 no
- Cantabria More votes against 1 yes · 4 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 4 yes · 1 no
- Girona More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Granada More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Huelva More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Huesca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 3 yes · 5 no
- Jaén Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- La Rioja More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Las Palmas More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- León More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Lugo More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Madrid More votes against 11 yes · 20 no
- Málaga More votes against 4 yes · 6 no
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 2 yes · 8 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Ourense More votes against 0 yes · 3 no
- Palencia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Salamanca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Segovia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 7 yes · 4 no
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Teruel More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Toledo More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 6 yes · 9 no
- Valladolid More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Zamora More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU and GIP. Against, most of GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 9 most voted in favour; in 38, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 9
- Against: 38
- Tie: 5
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 110 | 105 in favour · 5 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 in favour |
| Mixto | 18 | 9 in favour · 2 against · 7 did not vote |
| GC-CiU | 16 | 5 in favour · 11 did not vote |
| GIP | 11 | 9 in favour · 2 did not vote |
| GUPyD | 5 | 5 against |
| Popular en el Congreso | 185 | 178 against · 7 did not vote |
What happens next
What happens now?
It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 120/000001
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 51
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 only say “passed” or “rejected” when the majority needed is certain; otherwise we say which side had more votes.