What it is
Organic Government bill amending the Criminal Procedure Law and Organic Law 6/1985, of 1 July, on the Judiciary, to transpose Directive 2010/64/EU, of 20 October 2010, on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and Directive 2012/13/EU, of 22 May 2012, on the right to information in criminal proceedings.
No stage no dataIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government.
Source: Senate, file 621/000105· 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 0 of 7 steps. Its stage is not on record.
- Introducednot reachedSomeone registers the text in the Congreso.
- Admittednot reachedThe 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.
25 March 2015
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Organic Government bill amending the Criminal Procedure Law and Organic Law 6/1985, of 1 July, on the Judiciary, to transpose Directive 2010/64/EU, of 20 October 2010, on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings and Directive 2012/13/EU, of 22 May 2012, on the right to information in criminal proceedings.
This law had 22 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all
Source: Senate, vote 1048 of sitting 69· 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 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Albacete More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Almería More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Asturias More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ávila Tie 1 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Badajoz More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Barcelona More votes against 0 yes · 1 no · 3 abst.
- Bizkaia More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Burgos More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cáceres More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Córdoba Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Cuenca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Gipuzkoa More votes against 0 yes · 2 no
- Girona More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 1 abst.
- Granada More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Huelva More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Huesca More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Jaén More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- La Rioja More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Lleida Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Lugo More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Madrid More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Málaga More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Melilla More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Murcia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Navarra More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Ourense More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Palencia More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Salamanca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Segovia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Sevilla Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Soria More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Tarragona More votes against 0 yes · 2 no · 2 abst.
- Teruel More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Toledo More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Valladolid More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Zamora More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Popular. Against, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto and Convergencia i Unio. 5 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 32 most voted in favour; in 3, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 32
- Against: 3
- Abstained: 4
- Tie: 13
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Socialista | 55 | 55 abst. |
| Vasco (EAJ-PNV) | 5 | 5 against |
| Mixto | 6 | 1 in favour · 3 against · 2 abst. |
| Convergencia i Unio | 10 | 10 against |
| Entesa Pel Progrés | 9 | 9 abst. |
| Popular | 143 | 140 in favour · 2 against · 1 did not vote |
What happens next
What happens now?
The Congreso has not yet published which stage it is at.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
- X Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed More rights to interpreters, translation and information in criminal cases
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Senate, file 621/000105
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Senate, vote 1048 of sitting 69
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.