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What it is

Bill to classify driving school teachers as professional drivers

Admitted step 2 of 7 · Unfinished

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 25 February 2026. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Vasco (EAJ-PNV).

Official title: Private member's bill to amend Royal Legislative Decree 6/2015, of October 30, approving the consolidated text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles and Road Safety, in order to include driving instructors in the concept of professional driver.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000261· updated 11 Nov

Automatic summary, not yet reviewed

  1. The bill would add a paragraph to the definition of professional driver in Annex I of the Traffic Law, so that it also covers people holding a road safety teaching qualification whose main job is teaching people how to drive.
  2. To prove this status, they would need to show the driving school teacher qualification, a certificate from their employer and proof of Social Security contributions. Self-employed workers could replace the certificate with their own declaration.
  3. The explanatory statement argues that driving school teachers do the same work and face the same risks as professional drivers, or even greater ones, because they drive and teach inexperienced students at the same time.
  4. If passed, the law would take effect the day after its publication in the Official State Gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado).

Who it affects

  • Driving school teachers: Would be officially recognized as professional drivers, with access to the corresponding protection, training and social and economic benefits.
  • Driving schools and road safety training companies: Would have to issue certificates proving their teachers' activity and Social Security contributions.
  • Self-employed driving school teachers: Could qualify as professional drivers through their own declaration instead of an employer certificate.

Words worth knowing

Proposición de ley
A bill introduced by members of parliament. It is not yet an approved law.
Conductor profesional
Professional driver: a person with a driving license whose main job is driving vehicles to carry goods or people.
Profesor de formación vial
A qualified person who teaches driving at driving schools.
Texto refundido
A consolidated text: a single, organized version of a law that includes all its previous amendments.

It summarizes the text as it was introduced. It is written by artificial intelligence and may contain mistakes: the official text is what counts. Read the official text · How we make summaries

Where it stands

How far did it get?

It took 2 of 7 steps. It reached Admitted, and today it is unfinished.

  1. Introduced25 February 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
  2. Admitted10 March 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
  3. Amendmentsnot reachedGroups propose changes.
  4. Committeenot reachedA committee goes through the text in detail.
  5. Plenarynot reachedAll 350 deputies vote.
  6. Senatenot reachedThe Senate can pass it, amend it or veto it.
  7. BOEnot reachedIt is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) and comes into force.
See the 6 official steps on a timeline
Mar 2026Jun 2026Sept 202611. 25 February 2026: Presentación22. 10 March 2026: Boletín Oficial de las Cortes Generales Publicación desde 10/03/2026 hasta 13/03/202633. 10 March 2026: Calificación44. 13 March 2026: Gobierno Contestación desde 13/03/2026 hasta 22/04/202655. 22 April 2026: Pleno Toma en consideración desde 22/04/2026 hasta 06/10/202666. 6 October 2026: Concluido - (Caducado) desde 06/10/2026 hasta 04/11/2026

Was there a plenary vote?

We have no plenary vote linked to this law in the Congreso’s data.

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.

Sources

Where does all this come from?

  • 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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