Parliamentary History
26.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, and the references to the Official Report of those proceedings. It also shows the dates on which Committee reports and other papers relating to the Bill were published, and gives references to those reports and other papers.
| PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS | REFERENCE |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill as introduced – 29 October 2014 | SP Bill 55 – Session 4 (2015) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced) – published 15 January 2015 | SPICe briefing SB 15/05 |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Lead committee – Education and Culture | |
| 29th Meeting 2014, 16 December 2014 | Cols 2 - 24 |
| 4th Meeting, 24 February 2015 | Cols 1 - 64 |
| 6th Meeting, 17 March 2015 | Cols 2 - 44 |
| 8th Meeting 31 March 2015 | In private |
| 9th Meeting, 21 April 2015 | In private |
| Stage 1 report – published 27 April 2015 | 4th Report, 2015 (Session 4) |
| (b) Finance Committee | |
| 5th Meeting, 4 February 2015 | Col 12 |
| 6th Meeting, 18 February 2015 | In private |
| (c) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| 8th Meeting, 3 March 2015 | Cols 6 - 8 |
| 11th Meeting, 24 March 2015 | In private |
| 12th Meeting 31 March 2015 | In private |
| Consideration by the Parliament Stage 1 debate – 5 May 2015 | Cols 6 –58 |
| (d) STAGE 2 | |
| Consideration of amendments by Education and Culture Committee, 14th Meeting – 2 June 2015 | Col 32-53 |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) – published 3 June 2015 | SP Bill 55A (Revised) – Session 4 (2015) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as amended) – published 31 August 2015 | SPICe briefing SB 15/51 |
| AFTER STAGE 2 | |
| Consideration of the Bill (as amended at Stage 2) by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee, 23rd Meeting – 1 September 2015 | Col 15 |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 17 September 2015 | Cols 66 - 91 |
| Bill (as passed) – published 18 September 2015 | Bill 55B – Session 4 (2015) |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 22 October 2015 | British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 11) |