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Animal Welfare (Sentience) Act 2022

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The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act's passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard Reference
House of Lords
Introduction	13 May 2021	Vol. 812 Col. 166
Second Reading	16 June 2021	Vol. 812 Col. 1899-1948
Grand Committee	6 July 2021 20 July 2021	Vol. 813 Col. 267GC-340GC Vol. 814 Col. 1GC-48GC
Report	6 December 2021	Vol. 816 Col. 1655-1666
Third Reading	13 December 2021	Vol. 817 Col. 15-24
House of Commons
Introduction	14 December 2021	Vol. 705 Col. 1027
Second Reading	18 January 2022	Vol. 707 Col. 243-287
Public Bill Committee	10 February 2022	Vol. 708 Col. 1-31
Report and Third Reading	14 March 2022	Vol. 710 Col. 683-732
Lords Consideration of Commons Amendments	7 April 2022	Vol. 820 Col. 2109-2216
Royal Assent	28 April 2022	House of Lords Vol. 821 Col. 382
Royal Assent	28 April 2022	House of Commons Vol. 712 Col. 890