What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the situation of discrimination of LGTBI people, especially women.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a motion. It was introduced on 9 March 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000020· 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.

Introduced9 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.
Plenary14 March 2017All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE14 March 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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14 March 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 205 yes · 1 no · 129 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation from the Confederal of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea Parliamentary Group on the situation of discrimination of LGBTI people, especially women. Voted on the terms of the transitory amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Confederal of Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea Parliamentary Group, the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group, and the Esquerra Republicana Parliamentary Group.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 35· 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 and GER. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 27 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 27
Against: 0
Abstained: 13
Tie: 12

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	83 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Mixto	19	15 in favour · 1 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	63 in favour · 4 did not vote
GER	9	8 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	1 against · 128 abst. · 5 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 173/000020
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 35
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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Motion following an urgent interpellation on the situation of discrimination of LGTBI people, especially women. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original