What it is

Proposal to halt the rollout of the education law

Amendments step 3 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 20 July 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: 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.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000001· updated 11 Nov

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The bill would suspend the rollout calendar of the LOMCE and also the entry into force of the rules that develop it and that are not yet actually in effect.
The Government would have to negotiate with regional governments, the education community, social partners and political parties, and then send Parliament a new basic education law that repeals the LOMCE.
The Government would be allowed to issue the rules needed to carry out and develop this law.
The law would take effect on the day it is published in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

Students and schools: The LOMCE rollout calendar would stop being applied.
Autonomous communities: They would not have to comply with LOMCE implementing rules not yet in force.
The Government: It would have to negotiate a new education agreement and submit a law repealing the LOMCE.

Words worth knowing

LOMCE: Ley Orgánica 8/2013, de 9 de diciembre, para la Mejora de la Calidad Educativa. The education law this bill seeks to halt.
Proposición de ley: A bill introduced by a parliamentary group. It is not an approved law until it goes through the legislative process.
Disposición final: Final provision of a law, which regulates how it is applied, developed or when it takes effect.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.

Introduced20 July 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted6 September 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments25 November 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.

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15 November 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 208 yes · 133 no · 2 abst.

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the suspension of the implementation schedule of Organic Law 8/2013, of December 9, for the Improvement of Educational Quality (Organic).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 14· updated 10 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 27 most voted in favour; in 13, against.

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

In favour: 27
Against: 13
Tie: 12

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	82 in favour · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	15 in favour · 1 against · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	32 in favour
Gcup-ec-em	67	66 in favour · 1 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	132 against · 2 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 has not been presented again yet.

Presented before in:

XI Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished 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.

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 14
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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Proposal to halt the rollout of the LOMCELOMCE Ley Orgánica 8/2013, de 9 de diciembre, para la Mejora de la Calidad Educativa. The education law this bill seeks to halt. education law