What it is

Non-legislative motion on measures to halt the application and development of LOMCE (Organic Law 8/2013 of 9 December, for the improvement of educational quality), with the aim of repealing it and repealing Royal Decree 310/2016, regulating the final evaluations of ESO and Bachillerato.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 15 September 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000113· 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.

Introduced15 September 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted20 September 2016The 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.
Plenary21 September 2016All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE4 October 2016It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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4 October 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 175 yes · 133 no · 34 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion of the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Homs), on measures to halt the application and development of LOMCE (Organic Law 8/2013, of 9 December, for the improvement of educational quality), with the aim of repealing it and repealing Royal Decree 310/2016, which regulates the final examinations of ESO and Bachillerato. Voted in the terms of the transitory amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Confederal Parliamentary Group of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea, the Republican Left Parliamentary Group, the Basque Parliamentary Group (EAJ-PNV) and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Homs, Mr. Bataller and Mr. Matute).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 7· 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, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 18 most voted in favour; in 15, against.

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

In favour: 18
Against: 15
Tie: 19

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	80 in favour · 1 abst. · 3 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	31 abst. · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	67 in favour
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?

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 162/000113
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 7
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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