What it is

Motion following an urgent interpellation on the policies of the Ministry of Development aimed at preventing and tackling the phenomenon of 'squatting'.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a motion. It was introduced on 14 September 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000043· 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.

Introduced14 September 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted19 September 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.
Plenary19 September 2017All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE21 September 2017It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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21 September 2017

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 161 yes · 157 no · 14 abst.

Voted on: Motion following an urgent interpellation by the Parliamentary Group Ciudadanos, on the policies of the Ministry of Development aimed at preventing and tackling the phenomenon of "okupación". Voted on the terms of the compromise amendment submitted by the Parliamentary Groups Popular en el Congreso and Ciudadanos.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 72· 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 Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Socialista, Gcup-ec-em and GER. 9 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 25 most voted in favour; in 12, against.

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

In favour: 25
Against: 12
Tie: 15

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	1 in favour · 83 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 abst.
Mixto	19	3 in favour · 5 against · 9 abst. · 2 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	63 against · 4 did not vote
GER	9	6 against · 3 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	126 in favour · 8 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 173/000043
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 72
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 policies of the Ministry of Development aimed at preventing and tackling the phenomenon of 'squatting'. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original