What it is

Non-legislative motion for the elimination of the mandatory use of masks in public transport.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 29 August 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Ciudadanos.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/001079· 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 5 of 7 steps. It reached Plenary, and today it is rejected.

Introduced29 August 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted8 September 2022The 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.
Plenary12 September 2022All 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

6 October 2022

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 64 yes · 172 no · 109 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Ciudadanos Parliamentary Group, for the elimination of the obligation to use masks in public transport.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 208· 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.

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 Ciudadanos and VOX. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto and Gcup-ec-gc. 8 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 1 most voted in favour; in 29, against.

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

In favour: 1
Against: 29
Abstained: 5
Tie: 17

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 against
Republicano	13	12 abst. · 1 did not vote
Socialista	120	120 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 against
Mixto	11	3 in favour · 6 against · 2 abst.
Ciudadanos	9	9 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	33	32 against · 1 did not vote
GPlu	12	3 against · 8 abst. · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	87 abst. · 1 did not vote
VOX	52	52 in favour

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 162/001079
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 208
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 never say “passed” because of a vote: the files do not say which majority was needed.

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Non-legislative motion for the elimination of the mandatory use of masks in public transport. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original