What it is

Proposal to reform the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies to amend Article 46.1.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

Type of initiative: proposicion de reforma del reglamento del congreso. It was introduced on 18 November 2016. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso Grupo Parlamentario Socialista Grupo Parlamentario Confederal de Unidos Podemos-En Comú Podem-En Marea Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos Grupo Parlamentario de Esquerra Republicana Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV) Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 410/000004· 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.

Introduced18 November 2016Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted22 November 2016The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments13 December 2016Groups propose changes.
Committeeno dateA committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenary13 December 2016All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE15 December 2016It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 8 official steps on a timeline

15 December 2016

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 337 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.

Voted on: Overall vote on the text of the Proposal to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies amending Article 46.1.

This law had 5 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 11 of sitting 21· 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.

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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, GER and Popular en el Congreso. 2 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 52
Against: 0

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	16 in favour · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	32	31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	66 in favour · 1 did not vote
GER	9	7 in favour · 2 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	134	129 in favour · 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 410/000004
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 11 of sitting 21
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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Proposal to reform the Rules of Procedure of the Congress of Deputies to amend Article 46.1. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original