What it is
Non-legislative motion regarding guaranteeing the freedom of families to choose the type of education and the educational center they want for their children.
It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 17 September 2018. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000769· 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.
- Introduced17 September 2018Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted25 September 2018The 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.
- Plenaryno dateAll 350 deputies vote.
- Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
- BOEno dateIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 2 official steps on a timeline
16 October 2018
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Rest of the Non-legislative motion.
This law had 2 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 148· 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
- A Coruña Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Albacete Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 7 yes · 5 no
- Almería More votes in favour 4 yes · 2 no
- Araba/Álava More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Asturias Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Badajoz Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes against 7 yes · 23 no
- Bizkaia More votes against 1 yes · 7 no
- Burgos Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes against 4 yes · 5 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 5 no
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 6 no
- Granada More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Huelva More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Huesca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Illes Balears Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- La Rioja Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Las Palmas Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- León Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Lleida More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Lugo Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 21 yes · 14 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 6 yes · 5 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 7 yes · 3 no
- Navarra More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Pontevedra More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Salamanca More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Sevilla More votes against 5 yes · 6 no
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Toledo Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Valencia/València Tie 8 yes · 8 no
- Valladolid More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Gcup-ec-em and GER. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 21 most voted in favour; in 16, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 21
- Against: 16
- Tie: 15
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 84 | 84 against |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 against |
| Mixto | 19 | 3 in favour · 14 against · 2 did not vote |
| Ciudadanos | 32 | 31 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| Gcup-ec-em | 67 | 65 against · 2 did not vote |
| GER | 9 | 9 against |
| Popular en el Congreso | 134 | 132 in favour · 2 against |
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 162/000769
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 148
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.