What it is

Non-legislative motion on the recognition of the right to DA+ affective companionship.

BOE step 7 of 7 · Passed

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 15 June 2021. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/000755· 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.

Introduced15 June 2021Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted22 June 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.
Plenary25 June 2021All 350 deputies vote.
Senateno dateThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
BOE22 December 2022It is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.

See the 5 official steps on a timeline

22 December 2022

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 295 yes · 0 no · 50 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, on the recognition of the right to DA+ affective companionship. Voted in the terms of the transitory amendment submitted by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, the Confederal Unidas Podemos-En Comú Podem-Galicia en Común Parliamentary Group, the Republican Parliamentary Group, the Plural Parliamentary Group (Mr. Boadella Esteve) and the Mixed Parliamentary Group (Mrs. Fernández Pérez and Mr. Martínez Oblanca).

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 358 of sitting 229· 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 Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos, Gcup-ec-gc, GPlu and Popular en el Congreso. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.

By province: in 51 most voted in favour; in 0, against.

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

In favour: 51
Against: 0
Abstained: 1

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 in favour
Republicano	13	13 in favour
Socialista	120	119 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 in favour
Mixto	11	11 in favour
Ciudadanos	9	9 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	33	33 in favour
GPlu	12	11 in favour · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	87 in favour · 1 did not vote
VOX	52	1 in favour · 50 abst. · 1 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 162/000755
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 358 of sitting 229
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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Non-legislative motion on the recognition of the right to DA+ affective companionship. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original