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 27 Proposed Bills
Introduced: 07 November 2023
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Draft proposal Proposed by: Monica Lennon, Scottish Labour
Introduced: 03 September 2024
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Proposal withdrawn Proposed by: Murdo Fraser, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Introduced: 07 December 2023
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Right to introduce a Bill Proposed by: Katy Clark, Scottish Labour
Introduced: 06 June 2023
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Draft proposal Proposed by: Mercedes Villalba, Scottish Labour
Introduced: 26 June 2024
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Right to introduce a Bill Proposed by: Mark Ruskell, Scottish Green Party
Introduced: 18 June 2024
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Draft proposal Proposed by: Ash Regan, Alba Party
Introduced: 27 September 2022
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Right to introduce a Bill Proposed by: Graham Simpson, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Introduced: 17 September 2024
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Final proposal Proposed by: Daniel Johnson, Scottish Labour
Introduced: 30 May 2022
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Bill Introduced Proposed by: Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Introduced: 21 February 2024
Proposal type: This is a proposal for a Member’s Bill
Proposal Stage: Right to introduce a Bill Proposed by: Rhoda Grant, Scottish Labour