On 8 January 2010, after a debate which included the intervention of the Prime Minister, the Portuguese Parliament passed the bill in its first reading by 126 votes to 97, and rejected bills introduced by the Left Bloc and the Green Party, as well as a measure to create registered civil unions submitted by the PSD. On 10 February, the Constitutional Affairs Committee of Parliament approved the bill. The final parliamentary vote took place on 11 February, with the bill being approved. On 24 February 2010, the Constitutional Affairs Committee sent the bill to the Portuguese President, Aníbal Cavaco Silva.