What it is

Non-legislative motion regarding the exercise of legal capacity by people with disabilities on equal terms with others in all aspects of life.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 18 June 2012. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000348· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced18 June 2012Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted26 June 2012The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary29 June 2012All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE11 December 2012It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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11 December 2012

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 307 yes · 0 no · 12 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion relating to the exercise of legal capacity by persons with disabilities on equal terms with others in all aspects of life. In the terms of the transactional amendment presented by the Popular Group in the Congress, the Socialist Group, and the Catalan Group (CiU)

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 75· 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, GUPyD, Sin grupo and Popular en el Congreso. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 52
Against: 0

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	110	102 in favour · 8 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	9 in favour · 4 abst. · 5 did not vote
GC-CiU	16	11 in favour · 5 did not vote
GIP	11	8 abst. · 3 did not vote
GUPyD	5	5 in favour
Sin grupo	1	1 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	184	175 in favour · 9 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.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000348
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 75
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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Non-legislative motion regarding the exercise of legal capacity by people with disabilities on equal terms with others in all aspects of life. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original