Parliamentary History
220.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 (23 January 2025) | SP Bill 42 (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Policy Memorandum (23 January 2025) | SP Bill 42 – PM (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Explanatory Notes (23 January 2025) | SP Bill 42 – EN (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Financial Memorandum (23 January 2025) | SP Bill 42 – FM (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Statements on Legislative Competence (23 January 2025) | SP Bill 42 – LC (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Delegated Powers Memorandum (23 January 2025) | SP Bill 42 – DPM (Session 6 (2024)) |
| STAGE 1 | |
| The Standards, Procedures and Public Appointments Committee (lead committee) | |
| Consideration in private (1 February 2024) | Minutes of proceedings (SPPAC/S6/24/2) |
| Evidence session (21 March 2024) | Official Report (cols 2 to 22) |
| Evidence session (28 March 2024) | Official Report (cols 2 to 40) |
| Evidence session (18 April 2024) | Official Report (cols 2 to 44) |
| Evidence session (2 May 2024) | Official Report (cols 3 to 31) |
| Consideration in private (6 June 2024) | Minutes of proceedings (SPPAC/S6/24/16) |
| Meeting (13 June 2024) | Minutes of proceedings (SPAAC/S6/24/17) |
| Stage 1 report (18 June 2024) | SP Paper 622, 3rd Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee | |
| Report on delegated powers provisions in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill at Stage 1 (18 March 2024) | SP Paper 554, 20th Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| Whole Parliament | |
| Stage 1 debate (27 June 2024) | Official Report (cols 35 to 66) |
| STAGE 2 | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2 (4 November 2024) | SP Bill 42 – ML (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Groupings of amendments for Stage 2 (4 November 2024) | SP Bill 42 – G (Session 6 (2024)) |
| First meeting on amendments (7 November 2024) | Official Report (cols 2 to 44) |
| Second marshalled list of amendments for Stage 2 (11 November 2024) | SP Bill 42 – ML2 (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Second groupings of amendments for Stage 2 (1 November 2024) | SP Bill 42 – G2 (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Second meeting on amendments (14 November 2024) | Official Report (cols 1 to 12) |
| Bill as amended at Stage 2 (14 November 2024) | SP Bill 42A – amended Bill (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Revised Explanatory Notes (28 November 2024) | SP Bill 42A – EN (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Supplementary Financial Memorandum (2 December 2024) | SP Bill 42A – FM (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum (28 November 2024) | SP Bill 42A – DPM (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Report on delegated powers provisions in the in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform)) Bill after Stage 2 (12 December 2024) | SP Paper 707, 77th Report, 2024 (Session 6) |
| STAGE 3 | |
| Marshalled list of amendments for Stage 3 (11 December 2024) | SP Bill 42A - ML (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Timed groupings of amendments for Stage 3 (16 December 2024) | SP Bill 42A - G (Session 6 (2024)) |
| Consideration of amendments and debate (17 December 2024) | Official Report (cols 24 to 82) |
| Bill as passed (17 December 2024) | SP Bill 42B (Session 6 (2024)) |
| ROYAL ASSENT | |
| Royal Assent (29 January 2025) | 2025 asp 4 |
