What it is

Non-legislative motion to promote the reduction of late payments in commercial transactions.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 10 March 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000371· 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 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced10 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.
Amendmentsno dateGroups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary17 March 2017All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE6 April 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

6 April 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 335 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, regarding promoting the reduction of late payments in commercial operations. To be voted on in the terms of the transitory amendment submitted by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group and the Esquerra Republicana Parliamentary Group.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 45· 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.

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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, Sin grupo and Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies 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	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	18	15 in favour · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	30 in favour · 2 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	64 in favour · 3 did not vote
GER	9	9 in favour
Sin grupo	1	1 in favour
Popular en el Congreso	134	131 in favour · 3 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 162/000371
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 3 of sitting 45
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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Non-legislative motion to promote the reduction of late payments in commercial transactions. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original