What it is

Proposal to stop universities paying for student internships

Committee step 4 of 7· Lapsed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 14 May 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Organic Private member's bill amending Organic Law 2/2023, of March 22, on the University System.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000186· updated 11 Nov

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The bill would ban universities from paying or donating anything in exchange for their students doing curricular internships at companies or institutions. It would apply to both public and private universities, including through linked foundations.
The proposal follows an existing measure in vocational training, where charging for the company training period is banned when it is part of the curriculum.
It would also regulate experimentation spaces, which are environments for testing research and innovation projects. The Government, the Autonomous Communities and local entities could create them, and preference would be given to locations in depopulated areas.
The law would enter into force the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

Universities, centers and structures offering official university degrees: They could not pay or donate anything in exchange for their students doing curricular internships.
Bachelor's and Master's university students: They would have guaranteed access to curricular internships with no payments between institutions.
Government, Autonomous Communities and local entities: They could create experimentation spaces for pilot research, innovation and public policy projects.

Words worth knowing

Prácticas curriculares (curricular internships): Internships that are part of the study plan, in other words, required to finish the degree.
Espacios de experimentación (experimentation spaces): Environments where innovative projects are tested on a small scale and temporarily, under the administration's control.
Proposición de Ley Orgánica (Organic Bill): A text filed by a parliamentary group to amend a law that needs a special majority to pass. It is not a law in force.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is lapsed.

Introduced14 May 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted20 May 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendments13 June 2025Groups propose changes.
Committee19 February 2026A committee goes through the text in detail.
Plenarynot reachedAll 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 11 official steps on a timeline

27 May 2025

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 177 yes · 168 no

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Socialist Parliamentary Group, Organic Law amending Organic Law 2/2023, of March 22, on the University System.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 114· updated 10 Nov

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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 Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Junts per Catalunya and Mixto. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 3 deputies voted differently from their group.

By province: in 12 most voted in favour; in 30, against.

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

In favour: 12
Against: 30
Tie: 10

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	6	6 in favour
Plurinacional SUMAR	27	25 in favour · 2 did not vote
Republicano	7	7 in favour
Socialista	120	119 in favour · 1 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Junts per Catalunya	7	6 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	8	7 in favour · 1 against
Popular en el Congreso	137	2 in favour · 134 against · 1 did not vote
VOX	33	33 against

What happens next

What happens now?

The legislature ended before it finished. To go on, someone would have to introduce it again in the new Cortes.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000186
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, procedure
The date of each step, with its official wording.

Retrieved 12 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 114
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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