A list of all Bills in progress can be accessed via the Scottish Parliament website at:
https://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/576.aspx
For each Bill, the date of the next (or most recent) event in the Bill’s passage is given. Other relevant information, e.g. about lodging amendments, is given in italics.
As soon as a Public Bill (i.e. a Government, Committee or Member’s Bill) has completed Stage 1, amendments for consideration at Stage 2 may be lodged; and as soon as Stage 2 is completed, amendments for Stage 3 consideration may be lodged. The last lodging day for amendments at Stage 2 is four sitting days before the meeting at which those amendments will be considered (e.g. Wednesday for a meeting on Tuesday); at Stage 3 it is five days before. Amendments may be lodged until 4.30 pm on any sitting day, except on the last lodging day for each Stage, when the deadline is 12 noon.
A Hybrid Bill is subject to the same rules except in the case of Stage 2 where amendments for consideration may be lodged no earlier than the completion of any consideration of evidence at Stage 2.
Amendments to Private Bills are subject to different deadlines. These are set out in Rule 9A.12 of Standing Orders.
Members are advised to lodge amendments in good time before the beginning of a Stage and as early as possible during the day.
(G) = Government Bill; (M) = Member’s Bill; (C) = Committee Bill; (P) = Private Bill; (H) = Hybrid Bill.
Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill (M)
Stage 1 debate, 21 January 2021
Stage 1 report (Justice Committee) published, 13 November 2020
Defamation and Malicious Publication (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 2 (Justice Committee), 26 January 2021
All amendments should be lodged by 12 noon on Wednesday 20 January with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Introduced, 30 September 2020
Lead committee - Education and Skills
Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Stage 1 debate, 21 January 2021
Stage 1 Report (Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee) published, 14 December 2020
Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 debate, 26 January 2021
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Local Government and Communities)), 9 December 2020
Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill (M)
Introduced, 1 June 2020
Lead Committee – Local Government and Communities
Forensic Medical Services (Victims of Sexual Offences) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 2 (Justice Committee), 2 February 2021
All amendments should be lodged by 12 noon on Wednesday 27 January with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Heat Networks (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 2 (Economy, Energy and Fair Work Committee), 26 January 2021
All amendments should be lodged by 12 noon on Wednesday 20 January with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Withdrawn, 22 December 2020
Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Stage 1 debate, 28 January 2021
Stage 1 report (Justice Committee) published, 13 November 2020
Pre-release Access to Official Statistics (Scotland) Bill (C)
Stage 2 (Committee of Whole Parliament), 27 January 2021
All amendments should be lodged by 12 noon on Thursday 21 January with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Protection of Workers (Retail and Age-restricted Goods and Services) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Stage 3 Proceedings, 19 January 2021
Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse in Care) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 completed, 17 December 2020
Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Scottish General Election (Coronavirus) Bill (G)
Passed, 23 December 2020
Scottish Parliament (Assistance for Political Parties) Bill (C)
Stage 2 completed, 3 December 2020
Stage 3 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Scottish Parliamentary Standards (Sexual Harassment and Complaints Process) Bill (C)
Stage 2 (Committee of Whole Parliament), 26 January 2021
All amendments should be lodged by 12 noon on Wednesday 20 January with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland (Amendment) Bill (P)
Passed, 3 December 2020
Stage 1 completed, 26 November 2020
Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( LegislationTeam@parliament.scot )
Travelling Funfairs (Licensing) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Lead committee – Local Government and Communities
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Passed, 22 December 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Passed, 21 March 2018
Following a reference under section 33 of the Scotland Act 1998 by the Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland, the Supreme Court has ruled that some provisions of the Bill are outwith the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament. The Bill cannot be submitted for Royal Assent in its unamended form.
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 debate, 19 January 2021
Stage 1 report (Equalities and Human Rights Committee) published, 20 December 2020
University of St. Andrews (Degrees in Medicine and Dentistry) (G)
Stage 1 debate, 26 January 2021
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill (M)
Introduced, 1 June 2020
Lead committee – Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform
Legislative Consent Memorandums
A list of all Legislative Consent Memorandums lodged with the Scottish Parliament can be accessed via the website at:
http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/Bills/31313.aspx
Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill LCM-S5-34
Lodged on 26 February 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 24 March 2020
Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill LCM-S5-48
Lodged on 4 December 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 19 January 2021
Domestic Abuse Bill LCM-S5-35
Lodged on 16 March 2020
Justice Committee, 2 June 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 17 June 2020
Environment Bill LCM-S5-39
Lodged on 27 May 2020
Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee, 29 September 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 12 November 2020
European Union (Future Relationship) Bill LCM-S5-50
Lodged on 29 December 2020
Culture, Tourism, Europe and External Affairs Committee Report, 30 December 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 30 December 2020
Fisheries Bill LCM-S5-41
Lodged on 15 June 2020
Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee Report, 24 August 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 9 September 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill LCM-S5-43
Lodged on 18 August 2020
Health and Sport Committee report published, 29 October 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 12 November 2020
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill Supplementary LCM-S5-43a
Lodged on 19 October 2020
Health and Sport Committee report published, 29 October 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 12 November 2020
Private International Law (Implementation of Agreements) Bill LCM-S5-37
Lodged on 30 March 2020
Justice Committee, 2 June 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 17 June 2020
Sentencing Bill LCM-S5-45
Lodged on 22 September 2020
Justice Committee, 29 September 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 29 September 2020
Social Security (Up-rating of Benefits) Bill LCM-S5-46
Lodged on 24 September 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 30 September 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee, 6 and 7 October 2020
Meeting of the Parliament, 8 October 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill LCM-S5-47
Lodged on 28 September 2020
Finance and Constitution Committee, 6 and 7 October 2020
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, 6 October 2020