What it is
Private member's organic bill on the suspension of the implementation schedule of Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9, for the improvement of educational quality.
Type of initiative: legislative function. It was introduced on 14 January 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000001· 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 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced14 January 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted2 February 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments15 April 2016Groups 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 9 official steps on a timeline
5 April 2016
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Private Member's Bill of the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the suspension of the calendar for the implementation of Organic Law 8/2013, of 9 December, for the improvement of educational quality (Organic).
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 6· 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 4 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Albacete More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 6 yes · 3 no · 2 abst.
- Almería Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Ávila More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 23 yes · 4 no · 4 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 7 yes · 1 no
- Burgos Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 5 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Cantabria Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Castellón/Castelló Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Granada Tie 3 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- León Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Lleida More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Lugo Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 16 yes · 11 no · 7 abst.
- Málaga More votes in favour 5 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 3 yes · 4 no · 3 abst.
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Ourense Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Palencia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Salamanca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Segovia Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 7 yes · 3 no · 2 abst.
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 4 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Teruel More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 8 yes · 5 no · 2 abst.
- Valladolid Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Zamora More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
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-dl, GER and Gp-ec-em. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 27 most voted in favour; in 11, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 27
- Against: 11
- Tie: 14
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 89 | 88 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 14 | 9 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. · 2 did not vote |
| Ciudadanos | 40 | 38 abst. · 2 did not vote |
| Gc-dl | 8 | 8 in favour |
| GER | 9 | 9 in favour |
| Gp-ec-em | 65 | 65 in favour |
| Popular en el Congreso | 119 | 1 in favour · 111 against · 1 abst. · 6 did not vote |
What happens next
What happens now?
The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.
It was presented again:
- XII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Proposal to halt the rollout of the LOMCE education law
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000001
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 6
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.