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Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)

Reference
2023/0232(COD) Ordinary legislative procedure
Where it stands
Completed: published in the Official Journal on 26 November 2025 and now EU law.
Stage
Published as law
Lead committee
Environment, Climate and Food Safety ENVI
More facts (5)
Rapporteur
Martin HOJSÍK
Shadow rapporteurs
12 members
Decisions in plenary
1
Last vote
23 Oct 2025 · Passed
Versions
6 versions
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Where it stands

The steps of this kind of dossier and how far it has come, from the procedure file.

  1. Referred to committee (done) 9 October 2025
  2. Committee work (done) Report adopted 20 October 2025
  3. Tabled for plenary (done) 20 October 2025
  4. Plenary vote (done) Rejected 23 October 2025
  5. Negotiations with the Council (done) Deal approved in committee 4 June 2025
  6. Published as law (done) 26 November 2025

A proposed EU law. Parliament and the Council must agree on the same text: Parliament adopts its position, then negotiates with the Council.

People

Committees and members responsible for the dossier, as the procedure file names them. Groups as recorded there.

Lead committee
Environment, Climate and Food Safety ENVI
Rapporteur
Martin HOJSÍK (Renew)
Shadow rapporteurs
Oliver SCHENK (EPP), MEP #28294 (EPP) former member, Annalisa CORRADO (S&D), MEP #240478 (S&D) former member, Barbara BONTE (Patriots), Manuela RIPA (Greens), Anna ZALEWSKA (ECR), Martin HÄUSLING (Greens), MEP #124875 (ID) former member, MEP #256927 (The Left) former member, MEP #197805 (The Left) former member, Anja ARNDT (ESN)

Decisions in plenary, 1

Every decision Parliament took on this dossier, newest first.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
23 Oct 2025Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) New lawsPassed220 for, 341 against, 10 abstained by roll call

Voting grid

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Every roll-call vote on the dossier, in date and voting order, with each group's line at the date of the vote.

Each group's clear line at the date of the vote: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided; “< 10 voted” when fewer took part. Result: outcome, for–against–abstained (method).

  1. 23 Oct 2025 Proposal to reject the text Final vote

    Rejected 220–341–10

    The Left
    Against
    Greens
    Against
    S&D
    Against
    Renew
    Against
    EPP
    Divided
    ECR
    For
    Patriots
    For
    ESN
    For
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Versions, 6

The text of the dossier, version by version, newest first. Compare shows what changed between two consecutive versions.

  1. Adopted by Parliament23 Oct 2025

    Adopted text TA10-0251/2025 TA-10-2025-0251

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  2. Adopted by Parliament10 Apr 2024

    Adopted text TA9-0204/2024 TA-9-2024-0204

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  3. Tabled for plenary20 Oct 2025

    Report A10-0204/2025 A-10-2025-0204

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  4. Tabled for plenary20 Mar 2024

    Report A9-0138/2024 A-9-2024-0138

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  5. Committee draft14 Oct 2025

    Draft report (ENVI) ENVI-PR-778280

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  6. Committee draft24 Oct 2023

    Draft report (ENVI) ENVI-PR-754698

AI: Each version in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
  • Adopted text TA10-0251/2025: Parliament approves the Council position on the Soil Monitoring Law, a directive on soil monitoring and resilience, concluding the second reading.
  • Adopted text TA9-0204/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed directive on soil monitoring and resilience sets up a framework for monitoring and assessing soil health, managing soils sustainably, and tackling contaminated sites, aiming for healthy soils by 2050.
  • Report A10-0204/2025: Parliament approves the Council position at first reading on the Soil Monitoring Law directive, concluding the legislative process.
  • Report A9-0138/2024: Parliament's amended version of the proposed Soil Monitoring Law sets up a framework for monitoring, assessing and improving soil health across the EU, aiming for healthy soils by 2050.
  • Draft report (ENVI): This is a draft report recommending that Parliament approve the Council position at first reading on the Soil Monitoring Law directive, which aims to establish a framework for soil monitoring and resilience.
  • Draft report (ENVI): This draft report proposes amendments to the proposed Soil Monitoring Law, aiming to establish a framework for monitoring and assessing soil health based on five ecological classes, with binding targets for healthy soils by 2050.

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Committee opinions: Draft opinion (AGRI), Opinion (AGRI)

What changed

Between consecutive versions of the text, newest pair first.

No overview of what changed between versions is available for this dossier. The “Compare” links under Versions show every change between two versions.

Timeline, 18

Every recorded step, newest first, grouped by stage; the latest stage is open.

Outcome 2 steps · 12 Nov 2025–26 Nov 2025

  1. 26 November 2025

    Published in the Official Journal

    The act is now EU law.

  2. 12 November 2025

    Signed by the Presidents of Parliament and the Council

    The last step before the act is published in the Official Journal.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 20 Oct 2025–23 Oct 2025

  1. 23 October 2025

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 23 Oct 2025 Adopted text TA10-0251/2025Report A10-0204/2025

  2. 20 October 2025

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A10-0204/2025

Committee stage 3 steps · 9 Oct 2025–20 Oct 2025

  1. 20 October 2025

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 14 October 2025

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ENVI)

  3. 9 October 2025

    Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

Negotiations with the Council 4 steps · 22 Oct 2024–4 Jun 2025

  1. 4 June 2025

    Committee approved the deal reached with the Council

    The provisional agreement from the trilogues goes to the whole Parliament for a vote.

  2. 9 April 2025

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  3. 12 December 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

  4. 22 October 2024

    Trilogue meeting

    Negotiation between Parliament, Council and Commission on a common text.

Plenary stage 2 steps · 20 Mar 2024–10 Apr 2024

  1. 10 April 2024

    Plenary vote

    Sitting of 10 Apr 2024 Adopted text TA9-0204/2024Report A9-0138/2024

  2. 20 March 2024

    Report tabled for plenary

    This is the text all MEPs vote on. Political groups can still table amendments to it.

    Report A9-0138/2024

Committee stage 5 steps · 16 Oct 2023–11 Mar 2024

  1. 11 March 2024

    Committee vote: report adopted

    ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) voted on the amendments and adopted the report that goes to plenary.

  2. 13 February 2024

    AGRI (Agriculture and Rural Development) adopted its opinion

    The opinion is attached to the report for the lead committee to consider.

    Opinion (AGRI)

  3. 27 November – 29 November 2023

    Amendments tabled in committee (4 batches)

    Members of ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) proposed changes to the draft.

    Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)Amendments in committee (ENVI)

  4. 24 October 2023

    Draft report published

    The rapporteur’s first text in ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety). Members can table amendments before the committee votes.

    Draft report (ENVI)

  5. 16 October 2023

    Referred to the ENVI (Environment, Climate and Food Safety) committee

    The lead committee prepares Parliament’s report.

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0232
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Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2025). “Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)”. Dossier, 23 October 2025. procId 2023-0232, reference 2023/0232(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0232 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official source: Procedure file (Legislative Observatory, OEIL), https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023%2F0232(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/procedures/2023-0232 (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-dossier-2023-0232,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law)}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-10-23},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0232}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/dossiers/2023-0232},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Dossier. procId 2023-0232, reference 2023/0232(COD). Official source: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/en/procedure-file?reference=2023\%2F0232(COD). Data: EP Open Data API: procedure record (CC BY 4.0)}
}