What it is

Non-legislative motion regarding the application and development of Article 3 of the Spanish Constitution through the adoption of the necessary measures to ensure the duty to know Castilian, the right to use it, and its application to natural and legal persons and to all Public Administrations and institutions of the Kingdom of Spain.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 4 February 2020. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario VOX.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000098· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced4 February 2020Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted11 February 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.
Plenary14 February 2020All 350 deputies vote.
Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

19 November 2020

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 64 yes · 277 no · 1 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the VOX Parliamentary Group, regarding the application and development of Article 3 of the Spanish Constitution through the adoption of the necessary measures to ensure the duty to know Castilian, the right to use it and its application to natural and legal persons and to all public administrations and institutions of the Kingdom of Spain.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 199 of sitting 61· 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.

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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 VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu and Popular en el Congreso. 4 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 1 most voted in favour; in 50, against.

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

In favour: 1
Against: 50
Tie: 1

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 against
Republicano	13	13 against
Socialista	120	120 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 against
Mixto	9	3 in favour · 5 against · 1 abst.
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	35 against
GPlu	12	12 against
Popular en el Congreso	88	81 against · 7 did not vote
VOX	52	51 in favour · 1 did not vote

What happens next

What happens now?

It goes no further. A similar one could be introduced later.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000098
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 199 of sitting 61
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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