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.
European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill (M)
The Bill has been referred to the Supreme Court under section 33 of the Scotland Act 1998 by the
Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland.
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)
The Bill has been referred to the Supreme Court under section 33 of the Scotland Act 1998 by the
Attorney General and the Advocate General for Scotland.
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
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