What it is

Non-legislative motion on the creation of a guarantee mechanism, for the media and rural societies, in the design and application of laws and regulatory development, as well as in the set of policies of the Government and the Autonomous Communities.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 19 February 2021. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Mixto.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000552· updated 11 Nov

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 7 of 7 steps. It reached BOE, and today it is passed.

Introduced19 February 2021Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted23 February 2021The 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.
Plenary26 February 2021All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE18 March 2021It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

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18 March 2021

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 197 yes · 0 no · 149 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion of the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Guitarte), on the creation of a guarantee mechanism for the media and rural communities, in the design and application of laws and regulatory development, as well as in the entirety of the policies of the Government and the Autonomous Communities. Voted in the terms of the compromise amendment presented by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Confederal Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem-Galicia en Común Parliamentary Group, the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mr. Guitarte Gimeno).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 85· updated 11 Nov

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Your province

How did the deputies from your province vote?

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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 Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc and GPlu. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 27 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 27
Against: 0
Abstained: 14
Tie: 11

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 abst.
Republicano	13	13 in favour
Socialista	120	120 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	9	5 in favour · 1 abst. · 3 did not vote
Ciudadanos	10	10 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	35	35 in favour
GPlu	12	8 in favour · 4 abst.
Popular en el Congreso	88	87 abst. · 1 did not vote
VOX	52	52 abst.

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 162/000552
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 85
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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Non-legislative motion on the creation of a guarantee mechanism, for the media and rural societies, in the design and application of laws and regulatory development, as well as in the set of policies of the Government and the Autonomous Communities. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original