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
Lodged: 12 November 2024
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Monica Lennon, Scottish Labour
Stage: Right to introduce a Bill
Lodged: 03 September 2024
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Murdo Fraser, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Stage: Proposal withdrawn
Lodged: 07 December 2023
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Katy Clark, Scottish Labour
Stage: Right to introduce a Bill
Lodged: 06 June 2023
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Mercedes Villalba, Scottish Labour
Stage: Draft proposal
Lodged: 26 June 2024
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Mark Ruskell, Scottish Green Party
Stage: Right to introduce a Bill
Lodged: 21 January 2025
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Ash Regan, Alba Party
Stage: Final proposal
Lodged: 27 September 2022
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Graham Simpson, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Stage: Bill Introduced
Lodged: 17 September 2024
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Daniel Johnson, Scottish Labour
Stage: Right to introduce a Bill
Lodged: 30 May 2022
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Douglas Ross, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Stage: Bill Introduced
Lodged: 21 February 2024
Proposal type: Member’s Bill
Proposed by: Rhoda Grant, Scottish Labour
Stage: Right to introduce a Bill