What it is

Private member's bill amending Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary, so that knowledge of the co-official language and the own law of the destination Autonomous Community is considered a requirement for the provision of services in the judicial field (Organic).

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Rejected

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 13 June 2013. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Catalán (Convergència i Unió).

Follow this law

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000109· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is rejected.

Introduced13 June 2013Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted18 June 2013The 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 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 6 official steps on a timeline

24 September 2013

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 136 yes · 178 no

Voted on: Private member's bill amending Organic Law 6/1985, of July 1, on the Judiciary, so that knowledge of the co-official language and the own law of the destination Autonomous Community is considered a requirement for the provision of services in the judicial field (Organic).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 131· 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 and GC-CiU. Against, most of GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 7 most voted in favour; in 38, against.

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

In favour: 7
Against: 38
Tie: 7

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	104 in favour · 6 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	12 in favour · 2 against · 4 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	16 in favour
GIP	11	11 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 against
Popular en el Congreso	185	171 against · 14 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 122/000109
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 131
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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