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Bills and Laws

Housing (Scotland) Bill

The Bill makes changes in the law in relation to housing.

These changes cover protections for tenants, preventing homelessness, and other housing matters.  

The Bill is at Stage 1


Contents


Stage 1 - General principles

Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.

The Bill is at Stage 1

Committee Examination

The lead committee for this Bill is the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Find out more about this committee

Submit your views

The committee is seeking your views on the Bill.

Please submit your views using the online submission form, linked to below.

Housing (Scotland) Bill Call for Views - Scottish Parliament - Citizen Space

We welcome written views in English, Gaelic, Scots or any other language.

The call for views closes on 17 May 2024

 

Timetable

The timetable that the committee followed while examining the Bill at Stage 1

On 24 April 2024, Parliament agreed motion S6M-12949, that consideration of the Housing (Scotland) Bill at stage 1 be completed by 29 November 2024.

Who spoke to the lead committee in the Parliament

MSPs met with people in committee meetings to discuss what the Bill will do.

Minutes of 16 April 2024 (in private)

Video and Official Report of all public meetings will be added when available.

Correspondence

Committee correspondence sent and received while the Bill progressed through Parliament

Work by other committees

Social Justice and Social Security Committee

Meeting on 18 April 2024

Committee report

The lead committee will publish its stage 1 report before the debate on the general principles of the Bill.