What it is

Government bill amending Law 34/1998, of 7 October, on the Hydrocarbons Sector, and regulating certain tax and non-tax measures in relation to the exploration, research and exploitation of hydrocarbons.

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It is a government bill. Introduced by the Government.

Source: Senate, file 621/000115· 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.

13 May 2015

How did the plenary vote?

More votes in favour 121 yes · 39 no · 4 abst.

Voted on: Government bill amending Law 34/1998, of 7 October, on the Hydrocarbons Sector, and regulating certain tax and non-tax measures in relation to the exploration, research and exploitation of hydrocarbons.

This law had 55 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all

Source: Senate, vote 1103 of sitting 72· 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

More details: how each group and each province voted

The groups

Who voted in favour and who against?

In favour, most of Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto and Popular. Against, most of Socialista and Entesa Pel Progrés. 1 deputy voted differently from their group.

By province: in 33 most voted in favour; in 5, against.

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

In favour: 33
Against: 5
Abstained: 1
Tie: 5

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	32	32 against
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	3	3 in favour
Mixto	3	2 in favour · 1 against
Convergencia i Unio	4	4 abst.
Entesa Pel Progrés	6	6 against
Popular	116	116 in favour

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 Changes to the hydrocarbons sector and a new tax on extracting gas and oil

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Senate, file 621/000115
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.

Retrieved 11 November 2026
Senate, vote 1103 of sitting 72
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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Government bill amending Law 34/1998, of 7 October, on the Hydrocarbons Sector, and regulating certain tax and non-tax measures in relation to the exploration, research and exploitation of hydrocarbons. Automatic translation · See the Spanish original