14 November 2017, in the Congreso

Bill would make losing parties pay court costs only if reckless

More votes in favour 259 yes · 75 no · 2 abst.

More votes in favour: 259 yes and 75 no, a margin of 184. 2 abstentions and 14 did not vote.

Committee step 4 of 7 · Unfinished Private member's bill to reform Law 1/2000, of January 7, on Civil Procedure and Law 29/1998, of July 13, regulating the Administrative Litigation Jurisdiction, on the matter of costs of the process.

When we cannot be sure which majority was needed, we do not say whether this means it “passed”: the official file does not say.

Source: Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 85· updated 10 Nov

The chamber

Who voted how?

259 in favour, 75 against. 2 abstentions and 14 did not vote. 6 voted differently from their group.

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Your province

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The groups

How did each group vote?

In favour, most of Socialista, Vasco (EAJ-PNV), Mixto, Ciudadanos and Popular en el Congreso. Against, most of Gcup-ec-em and GER.

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

In favour: 50
Against: 0
Tie: 2

Result by parliamentary group
Group	Seats	How it voted
Socialista	84	82 in favour · 2 did not vote
Vasco (EAJ-PNV)	5	4 in favour · 1 did not vote
Mixto	19	15 in favour · 3 against · 1 abst.
Ciudadanos	32	31 in favour · 1 did not vote
Gcup-ec-em	67	62 against · 1 abst. · 4 did not vote
GER	9	9 against
Popular en el Congreso	134	127 in favour · 1 against · 6 did not vote

Sources

Where does all this come from?

Official wording of what was voted on: Proposición de Ley del Grupo Parlamentario Socialista, de reforma de la Ley 1/2000, de 7 de enero, de Enjuiciamiento Civil y de la Ley 29/1998, de 13 de julio, reguladora de la Jurisdicción Contencioso-administrativa, en materia de costas del proceso.

Congreso de los Diputados, vote 2 of sitting 85
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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