What it is
Government bill on the protection of consumers and users against situations of social and economic vulnerability (originating from Royal Decree-Law 1/2021, of 19 January).
No stage no dataIt is a government bill. Introduced by the Government.
Source: Senate, file 621/000040· 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.
16 February 2022
How did the plenary vote?
Voted on: Government bill for the protection of consumers and users against situations of social and economic vulnerability (originating from Royal Decree-Law 1/2021, of January 19). PROCESSED BY THE URGENT PROCEDURE.
This law had 59 votes; this is the latest with every deputy’s vote. See them all
Source: Senate, vote 64 of sitting 44· 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
- A Coruña Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Albacete More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Alicante/Alacant More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Almería More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Araba/Álava More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Asturias More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ávila Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Badajoz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Barcelona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Bizkaia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- Burgos More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Cáceres More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Cádiz More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cantabria More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Castellón/Castelló More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Ceuta Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Ciudad Real More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Córdoba More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Cuenca More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Gipuzkoa More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Girona More votes in favour 4 yes · 0 no
- Granada More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Guadalajara More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Huelva More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Huesca More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Illes Balears More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Jaén More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- La Rioja More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Las Palmas More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no
- León More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Lleida More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Lugo Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Madrid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
- Málaga More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Melilla Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Murcia Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Navarra Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 3 abst.
- Ourense More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Palencia Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Pontevedra More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Salamanca No data
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife More votes in favour 3 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Segovia More votes in favour 1 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Sevilla More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Soria More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Tarragona More votes in favour 3 yes · 0 no
- Teruel More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Toledo More votes in favour 2 yes · 1 no · 1 abst.
- Valencia/València More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Valladolid More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no · 2 abst.
- Zamora Tie 0 yes · 0 no · 1 abst.
- Zaragoza More votes in favour 2 yes · 0 no
More details: how each group and each province voted
The groups
Who voted in favour and who against?
In favour, most of Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu, De Izquierda Confederal (Adelante Andalucía, Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera), Socialista, Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) and Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario. 6 deputies voted differently from their group.
By province: in 28 most voted in favour; in 0, against.
Coloured by how most of each province’s deputies voted.
- In favour: 28
- Against: 0
- Abstained: 12
- Tie: 11
| Group | Seats | How it voted |
|---|---|---|
| Esquerra Republicana-euskal Herria Bildu | 16 | 15 in favour · 1 abst. |
| De Izquierda Confederal (Adelante Andalucía, Més per Mallorca, Más Madrid, Compromís, Geroa Bai y Agrupación Socialista Gomera) | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Socialista | 114 | 114 in favour |
| Vasco en el Senado (EAJ-PNV) | 10 | 10 in favour |
| Nacionalista en el Senado Junts per Catalunya-coalición Canaria/partido Nacionalista Canario | 6 | 6 in favour |
| Mixto | 7 | 1 in favour · 6 abst. |
| Democrático (Ciudadanos, Agrupación de Electores "Teruel Existe" y Partido Regionalista de Cantabria) | 6 | 3 in favour · 3 against |
| Popular en el Senado | 100 | 2 in favour · 2 against · 96 abst. |
What happens next
What happens now?
The Congreso has not yet published which stage it is at.
The same initiative in the other chamber:
- XIV Legislature, Congreso de los Diputados· Passed Stronger protection for vulnerable consumers and other urgent measures
Sources
Where does all this come from?
- Senate, file 621/000040
Official title, type, author, dates and stage.
Retrieved 11 November 2026
- Senate, vote 64 of sitting 44
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.