Parliamentary History
214.The following table sets out, for each Stage of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for this Act, the dates on which the proceedings at that Stage took place, the references to the Official Report of those proceedings, the dates on which Committee Reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and references to those Reports and other papers.
| Proceedings and Reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| Introduction | |
| 7 March 2005 | Bill as introduced (SP Bill 40) |
| Stage 1 | |
| (a) Communities Committee | |
| 9th Meeting, 16 March 2005 | cols 1861-1905 |
| 10th Meeting, 12 April 2005 | cols 1913-1961 |
| 11th Meeting, 19 April 2005 | cols 1967-2044 |
| 15th Meeting, 11 May 2005 | cols 2171-2236 |
| 16th Meeting, 18 May 2005 | cols 2237-2310 |
| 17th Meeting, 25 May 2005 | cols 2313-2346 |
| 7th Report, 2005 (Session 2), 22 June 2005 | Stage 1 Report on Housing (Scotland) Bill (SP Paper 387) |
| (b) Finance Committee | |
| 12th Meeting, 26 April 2005 | cols 2512-2529 |
| Report to Communities Committee, 11 May 2005 | Report on Housing (Scotland) Bill |
| (c) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 16th Meeting, 17 May 2005 | cols 1028-1038 |
| 17th Meeting, 24 May 2005 | cols 1050-1056 |
| (d) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate, 29 June 2005 | cols 18389-18439 |
| Stage 2 | |
| (a) Communities Committee | |
| 21st Meeting, 14 September 2005 | cols 2367-2386 |
| 22nd Meeting, 21 September 2005 | cols 2418-2452 |
| 23rd Meeting, 28 September 2005 | cols 2454-2481 |
| 24th Meeting, 5 October 2005 | cols 2486-2509 |
| 26th Meeting, 2 November 2005 | cols 2547-2611 |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | Bill as amended (SP Bill 40A) |
| (b) Subordinate Legislation Committee | |
| 32nd Meeting, 22 November 2005 | cols 1383-1385 |
| 42nd Report, 2005 (24 November 2005): Housing (Scotland) Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Paper 450 |
| Stage 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 Debate, 24 November 2005 | cols 21058-21209 |
| Bill passed, 24 November 2005 | Bill as passed (SP Bill 40B) |
| Royal Assent – 5 January 2006 | SP Business Bulletin No 1/2006 |