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.
Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Economy and Fair Work)), 20 September 2023
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (45 th Report, 2023)
Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 completed, 22 June 2023
Stage 2 amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( legislationteam@parliament.scot )
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill (G)
Introduced, 13 June 2023
Lead committee – Net Zero, Energy and Transport
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill (M)
Stage 1 (lead committee (Education, Children and Young People)), 13 September 2023
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (1 st Report, 2023)
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.
Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (G)
Following an Order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 made by the Secretary of State for Scotland, this Bill cannot be submitted for Royal Assent in its current form.
National Care Service (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Health, Social Care and Sport)), 9 May 2023
Report – Criminal Justice Committee (letter to lead committee, 10 February 2023)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (13th Report, 2023)
Report – Finance and Public Administration Committee (10 th Report, 2022)
Report – Education, Children and Young People Committee (11 th Report, 2022)
Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill (G)
Stage 3 (debate, meeting of the parliament), 27 September 2023
Amendments should be lodged by 12 noon on Wednesday 20 September with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( legislationteam@parliament.scot )
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (lead committee (Criminal Justice)), 20 September 2023
Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (lead committee (Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice)), 5 September 2023
Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee), 12 September 2023
Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill (M)
Stage 1 (lead committee (Social Justice and Social Security)), 22 June 2023
Trusts and Succession (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (debate, meeting of the parliament), 28 September 2023
Stage 1 Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (52 nd Report, 2023)
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (G)
Motion to proceed with Reconsideration Stage agreed, 14 September 2023
Amendments may now be lodged with the clerks in the Legislation Team ( legislationteam@parliament.scot )
Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (lead committee (Criminal Justice)), 24 May 2023
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Local Government, Housing and Planning)), 20 June 2023
Stage 1 (Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee), 19 September 2023
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill (M)
Stage 1 (evidence, lead committee (Rural Affairs and Islands)), 20 September 2023
Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Bill (G)
Stage 1 (lead committee (Rural Affairs and Islands)), 20 September 2023
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (40 th Report, 2023)
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
Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill Supplementary LCM-S6-36a
Lodged on 14 September 2023
Meeting (lead committee (Economy and Fair Work)), 31 May 2023
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (48 th Report, 2023)
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill LCM-S6-38
Lodged on 19 July 2023
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Supplementary LCM-S6-35a
Lodged on 19 June 2023
Meeting of the Parliament, 28 June 2023
Report – Lead committee (Criminal Justice) (13 th Report, 2023)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (47 th Report, 2023)
Energy Bill Supplementary LCM-S6-26a
Report – Lead committee (Net Zero, Energy and Transport) (5 th Report, 2023)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (16 th Report, 2023)
High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill LCM-S6-15
Lodged on 7 February 2022
Report – Lead committee (Net Zero, Energy and Transport) (9 th Report, 2022)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (27 th Report, 2022)
Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill LCM-S6-23
Lodged on 27 July 2022
Report – Lead committee (Net Zero, Energy and Transport) (14 th Report, 2022)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (59 th Report, 2022)
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill LCM-S6-24
Lodged on 19 August 2022
Meeting of the Parliament, 29 June 2022
Report – Lead committee (Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture) (7 th Report, 2022)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (55 th Report, 2022)
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill Supplementary LCM-S6-27b
Lodged on 4 September 2023
Meeting (Criminal Justice Committee), 13 September 2023
Online Safety Bill Supplementary LCM-S6-18a
Lodged on 1 June 2023
Meeting of the Parliament, 29 June 2023
Report – Lead committee (Criminal Justice) (14 th Report, 2023)
Powers of Attorney Bill LCM-S6-34
Lodged on 16 March 2023
Meeting of the Parliament, 24 May 2023
Report – Lead committee (Health, Social Care and Sport) (5 th Report, 2023)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (25 th Report, 2023)
Procurement Bill Supplementary LCM-S6-20a
Lodged on 3 February 2023
Meeting of the Parliament, 16 March 2023
Report – Lead committee (Economy and Fair Work) (2 nd Report, 2023)
Report – Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee (18 th Report, 2023)