What it is
Private member's bill for an Organic Law amending Organic Law 2/1979, of 3 October, on the Constitutional Court, to establish a prior appeal of unconstitutionality for Organic Law bills on Statutes of Autonomy or their amendment.
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 6 July 2015. Introduced by: Comisión Constitucional.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000207· 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.
- Introduced6 July 2015Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted6 July 2015The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
- Committee6 July 2015A committee goes through the text in detail.
- Plenary8 July 2015All 350 deputies vote.
- Senate16 July 2015The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOE10 September 2015It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
16 July 2015
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Joint vote on the Organic bill amending Organic Law 2/1979, of 3 October, on the Constitutional Court, to establish the prior appeal of unconstitutionality for Organic bills on Statutes of Autonomy or their amendment, as it has an organic character.
This law had 7 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 30 of sitting 280· 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 in favour 7 yes · 1 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 12 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 7 yes · 1 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 15 yes · 11 no
- Bizkaia More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Burgos More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Gipuzkoa Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Girona More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Granada More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Lugo More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 31 yes · 3 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 10 yes · 0 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 5 yes · 1 no
- Salamanca More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 5 yes · 1 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 10 yes · 1 no
- Soria More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 13 yes · 2 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 6 yes · 1 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Socialista, GUPyD and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, GC-CiU and GIP. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 48 most voted in favour; in 2, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 48
- Against: 2
- Tie: 2
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 109 | 99 in favour · 10 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 4 against · 1 did not vote |
| Mixto | 19 | 2 in favour · 10 against · 7 did not vote |
| GC-CiU | 16 | 14 against · 2 did not vote |
| GIP | 11 | 9 against · 2 did not vote |
| GUPyD | 5 | 5 in favour |
| Popular en el Congreso | 185 | 181 in favour · 4 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:
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000207
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 30 of sitting 280
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.