Bills Introduced in the Assembly

From this page you can view the progress of each Public Bill through the various stages of the legislative process.

To access the Bill, associated explanatory and financial memorandum, Notices and Marshalled List of Amendments and any amended version of the Bill, as it passes through the legislative stages , click on the title of the appropriate bill from the table below.

For more information on the legislation and different stages of an Assembly Bill click here

Session 2010-2011
Proceedings as at 29 March 2011

Executive Bills

Non-Executive Bills

* Bill carried over from 2009-2010 by the Assembly as Royal Assent had not been achieved.
/ Bill progressing by accelerated passage
# Exceptional Further Consideration Stage Held

Legislation from previous sessions can be viewed here

Legislation from mandates can be viewed here

Legislative competence

Bills may be introduced into the Assembly only if they are within the legislative competence of the Assembly.

They are outside that competence if they:

• form part of the law of another country

• deal with an excepted matter which is not ancillary to a devolved or reserved matter

• are incompatible with Convention Rights

• are incompatible with Community law

• discriminate on religious or political grounds

[Note: Reserved matters and Excepted matters (that are ancillary to reserved or transferred matters) may be included in an Assembly bill only if approved by the Secretary of State.]

Stages in Consideration of a Bill

First Stage : Introduction of Bill.
Second Stage : General debate of the Bill with an opportunity for Members to vote on its general principles.
Committee Stage (Comm. Stage) : Detailed investigation by a Committee which concludes with the publication of a report for consideration by the Assembly.
Consideration Stage (CS) : Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, the details of the Bill including amendments proposed to the Bill.
Further Consideration Stage (FCS) : Consideration by the Assembly of, and an opportunity for Members to vote on, further amendments to the Bill.
Final Stage : Passing or rejecting of Bill by the Assembly, without further amendment.
Royal Assent .

For a more detailed explanation of Assembly Stages click here