Proposals for Members’ Bills

A member seeking to introduce a Member’s Bill must first lodge a draft proposal, together with a consultation document (or a statement of reasons why consultation is not considered necessary).  Subsequently, the member may lodge a final proposal, in broadly similar terms to the draft, accompanied by a summary of consultation responses (or the statement of reasons).  The member secures the right to introduce a Bill to give effect to the proposal if the final proposal secures, within one month, the support of at least 18 other members from at least half the political parties or groups represented in the Parliamentary Bureau, and provided no statement is made that the Scottish Government is planning equivalent legislation.

All current proposals (together with associated documents) are available on the Scottish Parliament website at Proposals for Members’ Bills/Session 6 Proposals:

Proposals for Bills – Scottish Parliament | Scottish Parliament Website  

Final Proposals

Maurice Golden: Proposed Dog Abduction (Scotland) Bill —Proposal for a Bill to create a new statutory offence to tackle the problem of dog theft and other situations where a dog is taken or kept without lawful authority, that would take account of considerations such as the emotional impact and dog welfare; and improve data recording to better inform detection and prevention efforts. (lodged 13 September 2023)

The proposal was accompanied by a summary of consultation responses, which is accessible online via the website page referred to above. The summary, and individual responses, may also be viewed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).

Supported by : Jeremy Balfour, Liz Smith, Sandesh Gulhane, Graham Simpson, Sue Webber, Maurice Golden, Edward Mountain, Douglas Ross, Alexander Burnett, Tess White*

Pam Gosal: Proposed Domestic Abuse (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill —Proposal for a Bill to make provision for the prevention of domestic abuse and improve support for those affected, including by requiring: those convicted of certain offences related to domestic abuse to provide information for a register; use of this information to prevent further harm; use of rehabilitation measures in relation to domestic abuse offences; collation and reporting of data related to domestic abuse; and domestic abuse education in schools.

Accompanied by a summary of consultation responses, which is accessible online via the website page referred to above. The summary, and individual responses, may also be viewed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).

Supported by : Jeremy Balfour, Meghan Gallacher, Sue Webber, Liz Smith, Alexander Burnett, Maurice Golden, Tess White, Liam Kerr, Graham Simpson, Oliver Mundell, Sandesh Gulhane, Roz McCall