Parliamentary History
85.The following is a list of the proceedings in the Scottish Parliament on the Bill for the Act and significant documents connected to the Bill published by the Parliament during the Bill’s parliamentary passage.
| Proceedings and reports | Reference |
|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | |
| Bill as introduced – 30 May 2019 | SP Bill 48, Session 5 (2019) |
| Policy Memorandum | SP Bill 48-PM, Session 5 (2019) |
| Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 48-EN, Session 5 (2019) |
| Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 48-FM, Session 5 (2019) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 48-DPM, Session 5 (2019) |
| STAGE 1 | |
| (a) Justice Committee | |
| 20th Meeting 2019, 25 June 2019 | Col 20 - 27 |
| 23rd Meeting 2019, 24 September 2019 | Col 1 - 28 |
| 24th Meeting 2019, 1 October 2019 | Col 2 - 27 |
| 26th Meeting 2019, 29 October 2019 | Col 2 - 22 |
| 27th Meeting 2019, 12 November 2019 | Col 2 - 20 |
| 29th Meeting 2019, 26 November 2019 | In private |
| 30th Meeting 2019, 3 December 2019 | In private |
| Stage 1 Report on the Bill, 9 December 2019 | SP Paper 640 – 25th Report 2019 (Session 5) |
| (b) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| 26th Meeting 2019, 1 October 2019 | In private |
| Stage 1 Report on the Bill, 3 October 2019 | SP Paper 598 – 48th Report 2019 (Session 5) |
| (c) Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Stage 1 Debate – 9 January 2020 | Col 65 - 106 |
| STAGE 2 | |
| (a) Justice Committee | |
| 5th Meeting 2020, 4 February 2020 | Col 2 - 42 |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 48-ML – Session 5 (2020) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 2 | SP Bill 48-G – Session 5 (2020) |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 | SP Bill 48A - Session 5 (2020) |
| Revised Explanatory Notes | SP Bill 48A-EN – Session 5 (2020) |
| Supplementary Financial Memorandum | SP Bill 48A-FM – Session 5 (2020) |
| Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum | SP Bill 48A-DFM – Session 5 (2020) |
| (b) Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| 8th Meeting 2020, 3 March 2020 | In private |
| Report on the Bill as amended, 3 March 2020 | SP Paper 692 - 15th Report 2020 (Session 5) |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Consideration by the Parliament | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 48A-ML – Session 5 (2020) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 3 | SP Bill 48A-G – Session 5 (2020) |
| Stage 3 (consideration of amendments and debate) – 10 March 2020 | Col 55 - 86, 91 - 92 |
| Bill as passed – 10 March 2020 | SP 48B – Session 5 (2020) |
| Royal Assent | |
| Royal Assent – 20 April 2020 | 2020 asp 8 |
