What it is
Motion following an urgent interpellation on the defense of the Catalan school model.
Type of initiative: . It was introduced on 25 October 2017. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario de Esquerra Republicana.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 173/000055· 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.
- Introduced25 October 2017Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted6 November 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
7 November 2017
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Point 3.
This law had 3 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 83· 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 More votes against 2 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- Albacete More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Alicante/Alacant More votes against 3 yes · 7 no · 2 abst.
- Almería More votes against 0 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- Araba/Álava Tie 1 yes · 1 no · 2 abst.
- Asturias More votes against 2 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- Ávila More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Badajoz More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 2 abst.
- Barcelona More votes in favour 17 yes · 7 no · 6 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 4 yes · 1 no · 3 abst.
- Burgos More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Cáceres More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- Cádiz More votes against 2 yes · 5 no · 2 abst.
- Cantabria More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Castellón/Castelló More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Ciudad Real More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 2 abst.
- Córdoba More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 2 abst.
- Cuenca More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Girona More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Granada More votes against 1 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Huelva More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- Huesca Tie 1 yes · 1 no
- Illes Balears More votes against 2 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- Jaén More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- La Rioja More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Las Palmas More votes against 2 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- León More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Lleida More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no
- Lugo More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Madrid More votes against 8 yes · 18 no · 6 abst.
- Málaga More votes against 2 yes · 6 no · 3 abst.
- Melilla More votes against 0 yes · 1 no
- Murcia More votes against 1 yes · 7 no · 2 abst.
- Navarra Tie 2 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Ourense More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Palencia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Pontevedra More votes against 2 yes · 3 no · 2 abst.
- Salamanca More votes against 0 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes against 1 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
- Segovia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Sevilla More votes against 3 yes · 5 no · 4 abst.
- Soria More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Tarragona More votes in favour 3 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Teruel More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Toledo More votes against 1 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- Valencia/València More votes against 4 yes · 8 no · 3 abst.
- Valladolid More votes against 1 yes · 3 no · 1 abst.
- Zamora More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Zaragoza More votes against 1 yes · 4 no · 2 abst.
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Mixto, Gcup-ec-em and GER. Against, most of Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. 7 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 5 most voted in favour; in 38, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 5
- Against: 38
- Abstained: 1
- Tie: 8
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 84 | 1 against · 81 abst. · 2 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 abst. |
| Mixto | 19 | 14 in favour · 3 against · 2 abst. |
| Ciudadanos | 32 | 31 against · 1 abst. |
| Gcup-ec-em | 67 | 65 in favour · 2 did not vote |
| GER | 9 | 8 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| Popular en el Congreso | 134 | 130 against · 4 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 173/000055
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 6 of sitting 83
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.