What it is
Government bill for a comprehensive law on equal treatment and non-discrimination.
Committee step 4 of 7 · UnfinishedIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government. It was introduced on 3 June 2011. Introduced by: Gobierno.
Source: Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000130· 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 4 of 7 steps. It reached Committee, and today it is unfinished.
- Introduced3 June 2011Someone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admitted7 June 2011The Bureau of the Congreso accepts it and, for a members’ bill, the plenary decides whether to consider it.
- Amendments10 June 2011Groups propose changes.
- Committee13 July 2011A 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 7 official steps on a timeline
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 was presented again:
- XII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Bill to protect everyone in Spain from discrimination
- XIII Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Unfinished Proposed law to protect everyone against discrimination
- XIV Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed New anti-discrimination law: what it guarantees and how it protects victims
- XIV Legislature, Senate Private member's bill on the comprehensive law for equal treatment and non-discrimination.
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Congreso de los Diputados, file 121/000130
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 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.