What it is

Private member's bill for the improvement of the situation of orphanhood of the daughters and sons of victims of gender violence and other forms of violence against women.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 6 March 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000079· 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.

Introduced6 March 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted14 March 2017The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments25 May 2017Groups propose changes.
Committee2 November 2017A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
Senate14 November 2018The Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE21 February 2019It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 14 official steps on a timeline

21 February 2019

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 334 yes · 1 no

Voted on: Remaining amendments.

This law had 3 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 28 of sitting 173· 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, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-em, GER and Popular en el Congreso. 1 deputy 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	84	81 in favour · 3 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	18 in favour · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	30 in favour · 2 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	60 in favour · 1 against · 6 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	132 in favour · 2 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:

XII Legislature, Senate Private member's bill for the improvement of the situation of orphanhood of the daughters and sons of victims of gender violence and other forms of violence against women.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000079
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 28 of sitting 173
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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Private member's bill for the improvement of the situation of orphanhood of the daughters and sons of victims of gender violence and other forms of violence against women. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original