What it is

Bill amending Law 26/2007, of October 23, on Environmental Liability.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 22 January 2014. Introduced by: Gobierno.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000077· 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced22 January 2014Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted28 January 2014The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments31 January 2014Groups propose changes.
Committee12 March 2014A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
Senate13 May 2014The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE25 June 2014It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 10 official steps on a timeline

20 March 2014

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 137 yes · 170 no · 2 abst.

Voted on: Request by the Socialist Parliamentary Group for the Plenary to take up the Government bill amending Law 26/2007, of October 23, on Environmental Liability.

This law had 2 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 23 of sitting 178· 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

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, GIP and GUPyD. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 9 most voted in favour; in 37, against.

Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.

In favour: 9
Against: 37
Tie: 6

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	94 in favour · 16 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	18	11 in favour · 7 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	12 in favour · 4 did not vote
GIP	11	9 in favour · 2 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	185	1 in favour · 170 against · 2 abst. · 12 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It is law, or will be once published in the BOE. It comes into force on the date its own text sets.

The same initiative in the other chamber:

X Legislature, Senate Bill amending Law 26/2007, of October 23, on Environmental Liability.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000077
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 23 of sitting 178
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.

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