Proposed Bills can be Members' Bills, Committee Bills, Private Bills or Hybrid Bills.
Under the Parliament’s rules, an MSP who wishes to introduce a Member’s Bill must first lodge a proposal. A committee that wishes to introduce a Committee Bill must also first lodge a proposal.
A proposal is “current” until either:
at which point the proposal is “completed”.
For a Private Bill or a Hybrid Bill to be introduced, notice must be given in a newspaper. There are currently no proposed Private or Hybrid Bills.
Displaying 28 Proposed Bills
Introduced: 06 March 2024
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Draft proposal Proposed by: Miles Briggs, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Introduced: 28 April 2022
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Right to introduce a Bill Proposed by: Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Introduced: 18 November 2021
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Bill Introduced Proposed by: Mark Griffin, Scottish Labour
Introduced: 15 December 2021
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Draft proposal Proposed by: Jamie Greene, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Introduced: 28 April 2022
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Bill Introduced Proposed by: Christine Grahame, Scottish National Party
Introduced: 07 November 2023
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Right to introduce a Bill Proposed by: Sarah Boyack, Scottish Labour
Introduced: 19 April 2023
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Proposal withdrawn Proposed by: Natalie Don, Scottish National Party
Introduced: 22 November 2024
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Draft proposal Proposed by: Martin Whitfield, Scottish Labour