12 May 2016
5.The following table sets out the dates of the Hansard reports for each stage of the Act's passage through the Assembly and the date Royal Assent was received.
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Briefing on proposed Bill to Committee for Social Development | 14 May 2015 |
| First Stage | 7 September 2015 |
| Update on proposed Bill to Committee for Social development | 1 October 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Northern Ireland Local Government Association (NILGA) & Belfast City Council. | 22 October 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Housing Rights Service, Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities (NICEM), Queens University Belfast and representatives from various Residents Associations. | 5 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH), Landlords Association of Northern Ireland (LANI) and the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS). | 12 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – evidence from Northern Ireland Federation of Housing Associations (NIFHA) & Triangle Housing Association. | 19 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Issues paper provided by Department | 26 November 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Consideration of Clauses 1 to 13 | 3 December 2015 |
| Second Stage | 7 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Consideration of Clauses 14 to 61 | 10 December 2015 |
| Committee Stage – Consideration of Clauses 62 to 91 and Schedules 1 to 8 | 7 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage - Amendments to Bill following Committee feedback | 14 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage – Clause by Clause consideration | 21 January 2016 |
| Committee Stage - Amendments subsequent to Clause by Clause consideration | 28 January 2016 |
| Committee Report on the Bill – Report Number: NIA Bill 60/11-16 | 4 February 2016 |
| Consideration Stage | 23 February 2016 |
| Further Consideration Stage | 7 March 2016 |
| Final Stage | 15 March 2016 |
| Royal Assent | 12 May 2016 |