What it is

Bill would nearly zero out the legal alcohol limit for driving

Admitted step 2 of 7· Lapsed

It is a members’ bill. Introduced by parliamentary groups, the Senate, regional governments or citizens. It was introduced on 11 September 2026. Introduced by: Grupo Parlamentario Socialista.

Official title: Private member's bill amending Royal Legislative Decree 6/2015, of October 30, approving the consolidated text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles, and Road Safety, regarding the reduction of the maximum blood alcohol limit for driving.

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Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 122/000300· updated 11 Nov

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The bill would lower the maximum blood alcohol limit for all drivers to 0.1 milligrams per liter of exhaled air or 0.2 grams per liter of blood, with no distinction by license type or seniority. Current limits are set in the General Traffic Regulations and were established about 25 years ago.
Driving with more than 0.1 mg/l of exhaled air or 0.2 g/l of blood, and up to 0.25 mg/l or 0.5 g/l, would become a serious offense.
Driving with more than 0.25 mg/l of exhaled air or 0.5 g/l of blood, or with drugs in the body, would become a very serious offense.
Fines and license point deductions would be tiered by alcohol level: 6 points above 0.5 mg/l of air or 1 g/l of blood, 4 points for intermediate levels, and 2 points for slightly exceeding the new limit. The 1,000-euro fine would apply above 0.5 mg/l of air or 1 g/l of blood. The law would take effect two months after publication in the Official State Gazette.

Who it affects

All drivers: They could not exceed 0.1 mg/l of exhaled air or 0.2 g/l of blood, a single limit for everyone.
Novice and professional drivers: They would no longer have different rules from other drivers.
Drivers who test positive for alcohol: They would lose between 2 and 6 points depending on the level, and pay a 1,000-euro fine in the most serious cases.

Words worth knowing

Tasa de alcohol: Amount of alcohol measured in the driver's exhaled air or blood.
Texto refundido: A single, organized version of a law that gathers all its previous amendments.
Infracción grave y muy grave: Categories of traffic offenses; the very serious one is the most severe and carries higher fines and point deductions.
Alcoholemia: A test that measures the alcohol in a person's body, usually by blowing into a device.

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Where it stands

How far did it get?

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

Introduced11 September 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted15 September 2026The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
Amendmentsnot reachedGroups 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.

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29 September 2026

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 173 yes · 168 no · 5 abst.

Voted on: Private member's bill by the Parliamentary Group Socialista, amending Royal Legislative Decree 6/2015, of October 30, approving the consolidated text of the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles, and Road Safety, regarding the reduction of the maximum alcohol rate in driving.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 201· 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, Junts per Catalunya and Mixto. Against, most of Popular en el Congreso and VOX. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.

By province: in 11 most voted in favour; in 30, against.

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

In favour: 11
Against: 30
Tie: 11

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Euskal Herria Bildu	6	6 in favour
Plurinacional SUMAR	26	25 in favour · 1 did not vote
Republicano	7	7 in favour
Socialista	121	121 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 abst.
Junts per Catalunya	7	7 in favour
Mixto	9	7 in favour · 1 against · 1 did not vote
Popular en el Congreso	137	135 against · 2 did not vote
VOX	32	32 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 122/000300
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 201
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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