What it is

Royal Decree-Law 16/2026, of 16 June, on measures to guarantee the provision of the public service entrusted to Corporación Radio Televisión Española, S.A., S.M.E.

Plenary step 5 of 7 · Rejected

It is a royal decree-law. It was introduced on 19 June 2026. Introduced by: Gobierno.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 130/000047· 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.

Introduced19 June 2026Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
Admitted23 June 2026The 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.
Plenary23 June 2026All 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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14 July 2026

How did the plenary vote?

More votes against 172 yes · 178 no

Voted on: Royal Decree-Law 16/2026, of 16 June, on measures to guarantee the provision of the public service entrusted to Corporación Radio Televisión Española, S.A., S.M.E.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 51 of sitting 192· 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 Euskal Herria Bildu, Plurinacional SUMAR, Republicano, Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV) and Mixto. Against, most of Junts per Catalunya, 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	26 in favour
Republicano	7	7 in favour
Socialista	121	121 in favour
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	5 in favour
Junts per Catalunya	7	7 against
Mixto	8	7 in favour · 1 against
Popular en el Congreso	137	137 against
VOX	33	33 against

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 130/000047
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Congreso de los Diputados, vote 51 of sitting 192
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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Royal Decree-Law 16/2026, of 16 June, on measures to guarantee the provision of the public service entrusted to Corporación Radio Televisión Española, S.A., S.M.E. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original