Parliamentary History
36.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 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 |
|---|---|
| BEFORE INTRODUCTION | |
| Draft proposal – lodged 11 August 2017 | Proposed Sanitary Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill |
| Final proposal – lodged 7 March 2018 | |
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill (as introduced) – 23 April 2019 | SP Bill 45, Session 5 (2019) |
| SPICe briefing on the Bill (as introduced) – published 30 October 2019 | SPICe briefing SB 19-67 |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Lead committee – Local Government and Communities Committee | |
| 32nd meeting, 2019, 18 December 2019 | Columns 2-54 |
| 1st meeting, 2020, 8 January 2020 | Columns 2-31 |
| 2nd meeting, 2020, 15 January 2020 | Columns 2-46 |
| Stage 1 report – 5 February 2020 | 2nd Report, 2020 (Session 5), SP Paper 668 |
| (b) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| Report on the Bill: Stage 1 – 19 December 2019 | 67th Report, 2019 (Session 5), SP Paper 653 |
| (c) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate – 25 February 2020 | Columns 20-68 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Local Government and Communities Committee | |
| Stage 2 proceedings – 28 October 2020 | Columns 3-28 |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) – (date) | SP Bill 45A, Session 5 (2020) |
| AFTER STAGE 2 | |
| Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| Report on the Bill (as amended at Stage 2) – 23 November 2020 | 68th Report, 2020 (Session 5), SP Paper 862 |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 24 November 2020 | Columns 65-91 |
| Bill (as passed) – 24 November 2020 | SP Bill 45B, Session 5 (2020) |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 12 January 2021 | Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 1) |
