The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill was introduced on Monday, September 29, 2003 [Session 2]
This was a Government Bill. Government Bills before September 2012 were known as Executive Bills.
The Bill was passed on Wednesday, May 5, 2004 and became an Act on Friday, June 11, 2004
If the Bill is passed by MSPs, it can then get Royal Assent and become an Act.