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Bills as they pass through Parliament: stages, sponsors, types, where they get stuck, and the Bureau motions that timetabled them.

129
Current MSPs
415
MSPs ever elected
14
Parties on record
473
Bills tracked
1,750
Bill stages
1,457
Timetable motions
Legislation

Bills, stage by stage

Clear
Currently in progress
7
bills not yet passed, stopped or stalled
Latest activity
Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Stage 3 · 24 Mar 2026
Bills with activity 2026
22
37 in 2025 (-15)
Total tracked
473
since 1999 · 1,750 stages
Completed final stage 408 In progress 5 Stalled 12+ months 7 Stopped/fell 53

Progress status is inferred from the latest structured bill stage. “Stopped/fell” means the bill did not reach a final stage before the current session.

Hit rate

Bills that made it through, by type

Type Bills Completed Rate
Government 162 160 98.8%
Executive 152 146 96.1%
Member's 96 41 42.7%
Budget 28 28 100.0%
Private 24 22 91.7%
Committee 10 10 100.0%
Hybrid 1 1 100.0%
Where things stall

The last stage non-completed bills reached

Latest stage Bills Stopped Stalled
Stage 1 32 25 2
Introduced 29 24 5
Stage 2 3 3 0
Consideration Stage 1 1 0
Showing 5 of 5 bills in session S6. Latest 30 days: 0 bills with stage activity.
Bill Type Introduced Latest stage (desc) Status Stages
Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill
SP Bill 72 · Clark, Katy
Member's 02 Jun 2025 Stage 1
17 Feb 2026
 In progress 3
Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
SP Bill 70 · Lennon, Monica
Member's 29 May 2025 Stage 1
05 Feb 2026
 In progress 3
Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
SP Bill 69 · Regan, Ash
Member's 20 May 2025 Stage 1
03 Feb 2026
 In progress 2
Wellbeing and Sustainable Development (Scotland) Bill
SP Bill 63 · Boyack, Sarah
Member's 27 Mar 2025 Stage 1
22 Jan 2026
 In progress 2
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
SP Bill 48 · Ross, Douglas
Member's 14 May 2024 Stage 1
09 Oct 2025
 In progress 2
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SP Bill 69

Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill

Type
Member's
Sponsor
Regan, Ash
Stage records
2
Inferred status
In progress
Matched timetable motions
5
Pace

From first stage (20 May 2025) to latest (03 Feb 2026): 259 days across 2 stages. about the chamber median (230 days). In progress

Stage timeline

  1. Introduced
    20 May 2025 · Watch on SPTV ↗
  2. Stage 1
    03 Feb 2026 · 259 days since prior stage (median 147) · Watch on SPTV ↗

Bureau motions that timetabled this bill

Business Programme 29 Jan 2026
S6M-20611 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—

Tuesday 3 February 2026
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
followed by Motion on Legislative Consent: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill – UK Legislation
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.55 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 4 February 2026
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic; Finance and Local Government
followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business
followed by Motion on Reconsideration of a Bill: European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.40 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 5 February 2026
1
1.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
followed by Members’ Business
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Climate Action and Energy, and Transport
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time

Tuesday 10 February 2026
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
7.00 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 11 February 2026
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands; Health and Social Care
followed by Scottish Labour Party Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.10 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 12 February 2026
1
1.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
followed by Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Social Justice and Housing
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Budget (Scotland) (No. 5) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 2 February 2026, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.
Business Programme 28 Jan 2026
S6M-20569 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees—(a) the following programme of business—

Tuesday 3 February 2026
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill
followed by Motion on Legislative Consent: Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill – UK Legislation
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.15 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 4 February 2026
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Deputy First Minister Responsibilities, Economy and Gaelic; Finance and Local Government
followed by Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Business
followed by Motion on Reconsideration of a Bill: European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.40 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 5 February 2026
1
1.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
followed by Members’ Business
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Climate Action and Energy, and Transport
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Ecocide (Scotland) Bill
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Non-surgical Procedures and Functions of Medical Reviewers (Scotland) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time

Tuesday 10 February 2026
2.00 pm Time for Reflection
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
followed by Topical Questions
followed by Stage 3 Proceedings: Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
followed by Committee Announcements
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
7.00 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Wednesday 11 February 2026
2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands; Health and Social Care
followed by Scottish Labour Party Business
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.10 pm
Decision Time
followed by Members’ Business

Thursday 12 February 2026
1
1.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions
11.40 am General Questions
12.00 pm First Minister's Questions
followed by Members’ Business
2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions
2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Social Justice and Housing
followed by Stage 1 Debate: Budget (Scotland) (No. 5) Bill
followed by Business Motions
followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions
5.00 pm
Decision Time(b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 2 February 2026, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.
Stage 1 Extension 14 Jan 2026
S6M-20424 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be extended to 6 February 2026.
Stage 1 Timetable 26 Nov 2025
S6M-19923 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 16 January 2026.
Designation of Lead Committee 28 May 2025
S6M-17703 · Parliamentary Bureau
That the Parliament agrees that the Criminal Justice Committee be designated as the lead committee in consideration of the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1.