Parliamentary History
28.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 – 15 December 2014 | SP Bill 58 – Session 4 (2014) |
| SPICe briefing on Bill (as introduced) – published 4 June 2015 | SPICe briefing SB 15/30 |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Lead committee – Health and Sport Committee | |
| Stage 1 report – published 24 September 2015 | 11th Report, 2015 (Session 4) |
| (b)Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| 16th Meeting, 12 May 2015 | Col 6 |
| Stage 1 Report – published 13 May 2015 | 28th Report, 2015 (Session 4) |
| (c) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate – 8 October 2015 | Cols 51 - 92 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Consideration of amendments by Health and Sport Committee – 17 November 2015 | Cols 1 - 13 |
| Bill (as amended at Stage 2) – published 18 November 2015 | SP Bill 58A – Session 4 (2015) |
| AFTER STAGE 2 | |
| Consideration of the Bill (as amended at Stage 2) by Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee – report published 9 December 2015 | 81st Report, 2015 (Session 4) |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 3 proceedings – 17 December 2015 | Cols 38 – 69 |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| 21 January 2016 | Smoking Prohibition (Children in Motor Vehicles) (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 3) |