What it is

Non-legislative motion on the amendment of current legislation regarding crimes against sexual freedom.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a non-binding motion. It was introduced on 17 November 2022. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 162/001118· 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.

Introduced17 November 2022Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted21 November 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.
Plenary25 November 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

1 December 2022

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 102 yes · 187 no · 53 abst.

Voted on: Non-legislative motion by the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, on the modification of current legislation regarding crimes against sexual freedom. Voted in its terms.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 221· 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 Mixto, Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Euskal Herria Bildu, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Gcup-ec-gc and GPlu. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 4 most voted in favour; in 31, against.

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

In favour: 4
Against: 31
Abstained: 1
Tie: 16

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	5	5 against
Republicano	13	12 against · 1 did not vote
Socialista	120	119 against · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	6	6 against
Mixto	11	5 in favour · 3 against · 2 abst. · 1 did not vote
Ciudadanos	9	9 in favour
Gcup-ec-gc	33	32 against · 1 did not vote
GPlu	12	10 against · 2 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	88	88 in favour
VOX	52	51 abst. · 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 162/001118
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 221
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 amendment of current legislation regarding crimes against sexual freedom. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original