What it is

Government communication accompanying Royal Decree 463/2020, of March 14, declaring a state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by COVID-19.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

Type of initiative: actos en relacion con los estados de alarma excepcion y sitio. It was introduced on 16 March 2020. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 091/000001· 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.

Introduced16 March 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted16 March 2020The 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 dateThe deputies vote, usually in the plenary; some laws are passed by a committee without going to it.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEno dateThe King gives royal assent and it is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It comes into force on the date it sets, or after 20 days if it sets none.

See the 2 official steps on a timeline

3 June 2020

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 177 yes · 155 no · 18 abst.

Voted on: Vote on the request for authorization of the extension of the state of alarm declared by Royal Decree 463/2020, of 14 March, declaring the state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by COVID-19, extended by Royal Decrees 476/2020, of 27 March, 487/2020, of 10 April, 492/2020, of 24 April, 514/2020, of 8 May, and 537/2020, of 22 May.

This law had 46 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 24· updated 11 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

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), Ciudadanos and Gcup-ec-gc. Against, most of Mixto, GPlu, Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 8 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 22 most voted in favour; in 15, against.

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

In favour: 22
Against: 15
Abstained: 1
Tie: 14

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 abst.
Republicano	13	1 against · 12 abst.
Socialista	120	120 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	9	4 in favour · 5 against
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	35 in favour
GPlu	12	2 in favour · 9 against · 1 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	88	88 against
VOX	52	52 against

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 091/000001
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 4 of sitting 24
The count and every seat’s vote.

Retrieved 11 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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Government communication accompanying Royal Decree 463/2020, of March 14, declaring a state of alarm for the management of the health crisis situation caused by COVID-19. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original