A list of all Bills in progress can be accessed via the Scottish Parliament website at:
https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills
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.
Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Bill (G)
Introduced, 8 June 2022
Lead committee – Criminal Justice
Coronavirus (Recovery and Reform) (Scotland) Bill (G)
After Stage 2 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee), 21 June 2022
Stage 3 (debate, meeting of the Parliament), 28 June 2022
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Introduced, 20 April 2022
Lead committee – Education, Children and Young People
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (M)
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.
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 3 (amendments, meeting of the Parliament), 23 June 2022
Stage 3 (debate, meeting of the Parliament), 29 June 2022
Report After Stage 2 – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (37 th Report 2022)
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee ( Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice )), 22 June 2022
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (29 th Report, 2022)
Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill (G)
Passed, 15 June 2022
Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee ( Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment )), 22 June 2022
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (19 th Report, 2022)
Miners’ Strike (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Moveable Transactions (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (lead committee (Delegated Powers and Law Reform)), 21 June 2022
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (G)
Introduced, 20 June 2022
Non-Domestic Rates (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Scottish Local Government Elections (Candidacy Rights of Foreign Nationals) Bill (G)
Passed, 9 June 2022
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (G)
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.
Legislative Consent Memorandums
A list of all Legislative Consent Memorandums lodged with the Scottish Parliament can be accessed via the website at:
https://www.parliament.scot/bills-and-laws/bills/legislative-consent-memorandums
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill LCM-S6-1
Meeting of the Parliament, 11 January 2022
Report – Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee (4 th Report, 2021)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (14 th Report, 2021)
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill LCM-S6-15
Lodged on 7 February 2022
Lead committee (Net Zero, Energy and Transport), 24 May 2022
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (27 th Report 2022)
Online Safety Bill LCM-S6-18
Lodged on 31 March 2022
Report – Criminal Justice Committee (7 th Report 2022)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (33 rd Report 2022)
Procurement Bill LCM-S6-20
Lodged on 25 May 2022
Social Security (Additional Payments) Bill LCM-S6-22
Lodged on 21 June 2022
Meeting of the Parliament, 22 June 2022
Social Security (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill LCM-S6-19
Lodged on 25 May 2022
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill LCM-S6-21
Lodged on 13 June 2022