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473

Bills tracked

1,750

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Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill

Stage 3 · 24 Mar 2026

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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 53 of 473 bills. Latest 30 days: 0 bills with stage activity.

Bill	Type	Introduced	Latest stage (desc)	Status	Stages
Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 73 · Paterson, Gil	Member's	21 May 2020	Stage 1 26 Jan 2021	Stopped/fell	2
Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 75 · Baker, Claire	Member's	01 Jun 2020	Stage 1 21 Jan 2021	Stopped/fell	2
Disabled Children and Young People (Transitions to Adulthood) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 83 · Lamont, Johann	Member's	30 Sep 2020	Introduced 30 Sep 2020	Stopped/fell	2
Fair Rents (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 76 · McNeill, Pauline	Member's	01 Jun 2020	Introduced 01 Jun 2020	Stopped/fell	2
Welfare of Dogs (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 74 · Grahame, Christine	Member's	01 Jun 2020	Introduced 01 Jun 2020	Stopped/fell	2
Travelling Funfairs (Licensing) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 69 · Lyle, Richard	Member's	29 Apr 2020	Introduced 29 Apr 2020	Stopped/fell	2
Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) SP Bill 65 · McMillan, Stuart	Member's	09 Mar 2020	Introduced 09 Mar 2020	Stopped/fell	2
Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 39 · Ruskell, Mark	Member's	21 Sep 2018	Stage 1 13 Jun 2019	Stopped/fell	2
Children and Young People (Information Sharing) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 17 · Swinney, John	Government	19 Jun 2017	Introduced 19 Jun 2017	Stopped/fell	2
Footway Parking and Double Parking (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 69 · White, Sandra	Member's	20 May 2015	Stage 1 01 Mar 2016	Stopped/fell	2
Criminal Verdicts (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 42 · McMahon, Michael	Member's	27 Nov 2013	Stage 1 25 Feb 2016	Stopped/fell	2
Transplantation (Authorisation of Removal of Organs etc.) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 72 · McTaggart, Anne	Member's	01 Jun 2015	Stage 1 09 Feb 2016	Stopped/fell	2
Alcohol (Licensing, Public Health and Criminal Justice) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 65 · Simpson, Dr Richard	Member's	01 Apr 2015	Stage 1 04 Feb 2016	Stopped/fell	2
Pentland Hills Regional Park Boundary Bill SP Bill 67 · Grahame, Christine	Member's	30 Apr 2015	Stage 1 26 Jan 2016	Stopped/fell	2
Inquiries into Deaths (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 71 · Ferguson, Patricia	Member's	01 Jun 2015	Introduced 01 Jun 2015	Stopped/fell	2
Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 40 · MacDonald, Margo	Member's	13 Nov 2013	Stage 1 27 May 2015	Stopped/fell	2
Autism (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 44 · O'Donnell, Hugh	Member's	26 May 2010	Stage 1 12 Jan 2011	Stopped/fell	2
Protection of Workers (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 47 · Henry, Hugh	Member's	01 Jun 2010	Stage 1 22 Dec 2010	Stopped/fell	2
End of Life Assistance (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 38 · MacDonald, Margo	Member's	20 Jan 2010	Stage 1 01 Dec 2010	Stopped/fell	2
Long Leases (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 61 · MacAskill, Kenny	Executive	10 Nov 2010	Introduced 10 Nov 2010	Stopped/fell	1
Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 50 · Paterson, Gil	Member's	01 Jun 2010	Introduced 01 Jun 2010	Stopped/fell	1
Criminal Sentencing (Equity Fines) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 48 · Wilson, Bill	Member's	01 Jun 2010	Introduced 01 Jun 2010	Stopped/fell	1
Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 46 · Stewart, David	Member's	27 May 2010	Introduced 27 May 2010	Stopped/fell	1
Creative Scotland Bill SP Bill 7 · Salmond, Alex	Executive	12 Mar 2008	Stage 1 18 Jun 2008	Stopped/fell	2
Cairngorms National Park Boundary Bill SP Bill 72 · Swinney, John	Member's	21 Sep 2006	Stage 1 21 Mar 2007	Stopped/fell	2
Health Board Elections (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 63 · Butler, Bill	Member's	31 Mar 2006	Stage 1 31 Jan 2007	Stopped/fell	2
Civil Appeals (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 77 · Ingram, Adam	Member's	29 Sep 2006	Stage 1 20 Dec 2006	Stopped/fell	2
Provision of Rail Passenger Services (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 78 · Sheridan, Tommy	Member's	29 Sep 2006	Stage 1 09 Nov 2006	Stopped/fell	2
Treatment of Drug Users (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 79 · Byrne, Ms Rosemary	Member's	29 Sep 2006	Introduced 29 Sep 2006	Stopped/fell	1
Scottish Register of Tartans Bill SP Bill 76 · McGrigor, Jamie	Member's	27 Sep 2006	Introduced 27 Sep 2006	Stopped/fell	2
Education (School Meals etc.) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 74 · Curran, Frances	Member's	27 Sep 2006	Introduced 27 Sep 2006	Stopped/fell	1
Scottish Commissioner for Human Rights Bill SP Bill 48 · Jamieson, Cathy	Executive	07 Oct 2005	Stage 2 27 Sep 2006	Stopped/fell	3
Commissioner for Older People (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 71 · Neil, Alex	Member's	20 Sep 2006	Introduced 20 Sep 2006	Stopped/fell	2
Home Energy Efficiency Targets (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 70 · Baird, Shiona	Member's	19 Sep 2006	Introduced 19 Sep 2006	Stopped/fell	2
Council Tax Abolition and Service Tax Introduction (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 31 · Sheridan, Tommy	Member's	11 Nov 2004	Stage 1 01 Feb 2006	Stopped/fell	2
Abolition of NHS Prescription Charges (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 35 · Fox, Colin	Member's	19 Jan 2005	Stage 1 25 Jan 2006	Stopped/fell	2
Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 43 · Pringle, Mike	Member's	17 Jun 2005	Introduced 17 Jun 2005	Stopped/fell	2
Prohibition of Smoking in Regulated Areas (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 20 · Maxwell, Stewart	Member's	03 Feb 2004	Introduced 03 Feb 2004	Stopped/fell	2
Fire Sprinklers in Residential Premises (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 13 · Matheson, Michael	Member's	17 Nov 2003	Introduced 17 Nov 2003	Stopped/fell	2
Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 7 · MacDonald, Margo	Member's	08 Sep 2003	Introduced 08 Sep 2003	Stopped/fell	2
Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm (Navigation and Fishing) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 59 · Offshore Energy Resources Ltd. and Solway Offshore Ltd	Private	27 Jun 2002	Consideration Stage 26 Mar 2003	Stopped/fell	3
Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine Railway and Linked Improvements Bill SP Bill 73 · Clackmannanshire Council	Private	21 Mar 2003	Introduced 21 Mar 2003	Stopped/fell	1
Gaelic Language (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 69 · Russell, Michael	Member's	13 Nov 2002	Stage 1 06 Mar 2003	Stopped/fell	2
Prostitution Tolerance Zones (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 67 · MacDonald, Margo	Member's	28 Oct 2002	Stage 1 27 Feb 2003	Stopped/fell	2
Mental Health (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 64 · Chisholm, Malcolm	Executive	12 May 1999	Stage 2 18 Feb 2003	Stopped/fell	3
Organic Farming Targets (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 66 · Harper, Robin	Member's	30 Sep 2002	Stage 1 06 Feb 2003	Stopped/fell	2
Proportional Representation (Local Government Elections) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 58 · Marwick, Tricia	Member's	26 Jun 2002	Stage 1 06 Feb 2003	Stopped/fell	2
School Meals (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 42 · Sheridan, Tommy	Member's	14 Nov 2001	Stage 1 20 Jun 2002	Stopped/fell	2
Scottish Public Sector Ombudsman Bill SP Bill 43 · MacKay, Angus	Executive	12 May 1999	Stage 2 05 Mar 2002	Stopped/fell	3
Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 32 · Neil, Alex	Member's	03 Sep 2001	Stage 1 07 Feb 2002	Stopped/fell	2
Tobacco Advertising and Promotion (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 40 · Sturgeon, Nicola	Member's	05 Nov 2001	Introduced 05 Nov 2001	Stopped/fell	2
Education (Graduate Endowment and Student Support) (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 21 · McLeish, Henry	Executive	05 Oct 2000	Introduced 05 Oct 2000	Stopped/fell	2
Family Homes and Homelessness (Scotland) Bill SP Bill 13 · Brown, Robert	Member's	04 Apr 2000	Introduced 04 Apr 2000	Stopped/fell	2

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SP Bill 73

Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill

Type

Member's

Sponsor

Paterson, Gil

Stage records

Inferred status

Stopped/fell

Matched timetable motions

Pace

From first stage (21 May 2020) to latest (26 Jan 2021): 250 days across 2 stages. about the chamber median (230 days). In progress

Stage timeline

Introduced
21 May 2020 · Watch on SPTV ↗
Stage 1
26 Jan 2021 · 250 days since prior stage (median 147) · Watch on SPTV ↗

Bureau motions that timetabled this bill

Stage 1 Timetable 02 Dec 2020

S5M-23553

That the Parliament agrees that consideration of the Post-mortem Examinations (Defence Time Limit) (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 29 January 2021.