What it is

Private member's bill on stolen babies in the Spanish State.

Committee step 4 of 7 · Unfinished

Type of initiative: legislative function. It was introduced on 25 September 2018. Introduced by: Beitialarrangoitia Lizarralde, Marian (GMx) Bataller i Ruiz, Enric (GMx) Guillaumes i Ràfols, Feliu-Joan (GMx) Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000275· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is unfinished.

Introduced25 September 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted28 September 2018The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments7 December 2018Groups propose changes.
Committee27 February 2019A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 10 official steps on a timeline

20 November 2018

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 346 yes · 0 no

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Socialist Parliamentary Group and Mr. Guillaumes and Bataller and Mrs. Beitialarrangoitia (Mixed Group), on stolen babies in the Spanish State.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 159· 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, GER and Popular en el Congreso.

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	84 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	19 in favour
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 in favour · 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 was presented again:

XIV Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Bill proposes searching for and compensating victims of stolen babies

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000275
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 159
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 on stolen babies in the Spanish State. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original