What it is
Bill would give celiac patients up to €600 a year
It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 20 May 2025. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Popular en el Congreso.
Official title: Private member's bill on economic compensation for people with celiac disease.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000194· updated 11 Nov
Automatic summary, not yet reviewed
- The bill would create a State Registry of Celiac Disease Patients, attached to the Ministry of Health. It would track how many cases exist and give the Tax Agency the list of people entitled to the benefit.
- It would allow a deduction of up to €600 a year from personal income tax The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings. for each family member with celiac disease listed in the registry. The deduction would be refundable even if no tax is due, and an advance payment could be requested.
- The law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette, except for measures affecting the budget, which would wait until the next budgetary year.
- The explanatory statement justifies the benefit by the estimated annual extra cost of €997.85 for gluten-free food, according to the Federation of Celiac Associations of Spain (FACE).
Who it affects
- People diagnosed with celiac disease and listed in the registry: They could apply a deduction of up to €600 a year from personal income tax.
- Families with a celiac member: They could add the deduction for each affected member and request advance payment.
- Ministry of Health: It would manage the new state patient registry.
- Tax Agency (Agencia Tributaria): It would receive the list of people entitled to the deduction and pay the benefit.
Words worth knowing
- IRPF
- Spanish personal income tax, paid on income such as wages.
- Cuota diferencial
- The amount of income tax still owed or refunded after deductions are applied.
- Deducción reembolsable
- A refundable deduction: paid back to the taxpayer even if no tax is due that year.
- Proposición de ley
- A bill: a proposed law introduced by a parliamentary group, not yet passed.
- income tax
- The personal income tax (IRPF in Spain): what people pay on what they earn from work, business or savings.
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Where it stands
How far did it get?
It took 3 of 7 steps. It reached Amendments, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced20 May 2025Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted27 May 2025The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments31 October 2025Groups propose changes.
- Committeenot reachedA 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 9 official steps on a timeline
21 October 2025
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Private member's bill from the Popular Parliamentary Group in the Congress, on economic compensation for people with celiac disease.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 140· updated 10 Nov
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Your province
How did the deputies from your province vote?
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Or see how most of each province voted
- A Coruña More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- Albacete More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 12 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- Ávila More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Badajoz More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona More votes in favour 31 yes · 1 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- Burgos More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 9 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 4 yes · 1 no
- Ceuta More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes in favour 5 yes · 1 no
- Granada More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Huelva More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 8 yes · 0 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- León More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Lleida More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Lugo More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 33 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Málaga More votes in favour 11 yes · 0 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 9 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Navarra More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Palencia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- Salamanca More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
- Segovia More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla More votes in favour 11 yes · 0 no
- Soria More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Toledo More votes in favour 6 yes · 0 no
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 16 yes · 0 no
- Valladolid More votes in favour 5 yes · 0 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 7 yes · 0 no
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, Mixto, Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 7 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 52 most voted in favour; in 0, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 52
- Against: 0
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Euskal Herria Bildu | 6 | 5 in favour · 1 did not vote |
| Plurinacional SUMAR | 26 | 24 in favour · 1 against · 1 did not vote |
| Republicano | 7 | 7 in favour |
| Socialista | 120 | 115 in favour · 2 against · 3 did not vote |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 in favour |
| Junts per Catalunya | 7 | 7 in favour |
| Mixto | 9 | 5 in favour · 4 abst. |
| Popular en el Congreso | 137 | 137 in favour |
| VOX | 33 | 33 in favour |
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.
It has not been presented again yet.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
- XV Legislature, Senate Private member's bill on economic compensation for people with celiac disease.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000194
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 13 November 2026
- Congreso de los Diputados, vote 1 of sitting 140
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.