What it is
Motion following an urgent interpellation on the balance of the educational policy and the prospects for the start of the current academic year (2017-2018).
Type of initiative: . It was introduced on 21 September 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000045· 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.
- Introduced21 September 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted28 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.
- 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
28 September 2017
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Item 10.
This law had 10 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 75· 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 More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 5 yes · 7 no
- Almería More votes against 2 yes · 4 no
- Araba/Álava Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Asturias Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Ávila More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Badajoz Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 18 yes · 8 no · 4 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Burgos Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cáceres Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 5 yes · 4 no
- Cantabria More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Córdoba Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Cuenca More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Girona More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Granada More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Guadalajara More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- La Rioja Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Las Palmas Tie 4 yes · 4 no
- León Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Lugo Tie 2 yes · 2 no
- Madrid More votes against 15 yes · 20 no
- Málaga More votes against 5 yes · 6 no
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 3 yes · 7 no
- Navarra More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Ourense More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Palencia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 4 yes · 3 no
- Salamanca More votes against 1 yes · 3 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
- Segovia More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 6 yes · 4 no
- Soria Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no
- Teruel More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Toledo Tie 3 yes · 3 no
- Valencia/València More votes against 7 yes · 8 no
- Valladolid More votes against 2 yes · 3 no
- Zamora More votes against 1 yes · 2 no
- Zaragoza More votes against 3 yes · 4 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Socialista, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. 10 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 13 most voted in favour; in 25, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 13
- Against: 25
- Tie: 14
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 84 | 84 in favour |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 4 against · 1 abst. |
| Mixto | 19 | 6 in favour · 3 against · 8 abst. · 2 did not vote |
| Ciudadanos | 32 | 32 against |
| Gcup-ec-em | 67 | 63 in favour · 4 did not vote |
| GER | 9 | 9 in favour |
| 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 173/000045
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 12 of sitting 75
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.