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Proposals for Members' Bills
Note: Proposals are listed in the order draft proposals were lodged. All proposals lodged prior to that date fell unless a Bill had already been introduced. A flowchart (22KB pdf) is available to help understand the process
Proposal

Proposed Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Roseanna Cunningham

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to require needs based palliative care to be available on demand.

Draft proposal

Lodged 14 November 2008

Final proposal

Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
Outcome
   
Proposal

Proposed Regulation of Bus Services Bill

Proposer

Charlie Gordon

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to provide transport authorities with powers relating to the provision of local bus services and their standards and to widen the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme.

Draft proposal

Lodged 4 November 2008

Final proposal

Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
Outcome
   
Proposal

Proposed Criminal Sentencing (Equity Fines) (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Bill Wilson

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to allow courts to obtain pre-sentence company background inquiry reports and impose equity fines.

Draft proposal

Lodged 28 July 2008

Final proposal

Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
Outcome
   
Proposal

Proposed Apprenticeship Rights (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

John Park

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to establish a right to undertake an apprenticeship for those aged between 16 and 18.

Draft proposal

Lodged 17 March 2008

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
 
Outcome
 
   
Proposal

Proposed Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Mike Pringle

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to impose an environmental levy on specified plastic bags payable by the consumer, to require local authorities to collect the levy and for the ‘net proceeds’ to be ring fenced for use on environmental projects in local authority areas.

Draft proposal

Lodged 12 March 2008

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
 
Outcome
The proposal fell on 16 June 2008 as Member did not lodge a consultation.
   
Proposal

Proposed Rural Schools (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Murdo Fraser

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to introduce a presumption against the closure of rural schools.

Draft proposal

Lodged 18 January 2008

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
 
Outcome
 
   
Proposal

Proposed Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Alex Neil

Proposal Details
Proposal to modernise the law on dangerous dogs.
Draft proposal

Lodged 14 January 2008

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged

26

Proposed Control of Dogs (Scotland) Bill - supporters (10KB pdf posted 15.07.2008)

Outcome
The proposal has gathered sufficient support for a Bill to be introduced.
   
Proposal

Proposed Tobacco Sales Licensing (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Christine Grahame

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to introduce licensing of tobacco sales.

Draft proposal

Lodged 16 November 2007

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
 
Outcome
 
   
Proposal

Proposed Scottish Register of Tartans Bill

Proposer

Jamie McGrigor

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to establish a Scottish register of tartans.

Draft proposal

Lodged 25 October 2007

Final proposal
Lodged 23 November 2007
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
25
Proposed Scottish Register of Tartans Bill - supporters (19KB pdf posted 08.01.2008)
Outcome
The proposal has gathered sufficient support for a Bill to be introduced.
   
Proposal

Proposed Property Factors (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Patricia Ferguson

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to require property factors to register and make provision for an accessible form of dispute resolution between homeowners and property factors.

Draft proposal

Lodged 19 October 2007

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
 
Outcome
 
   
Proposal

Proposed Sentencing of Offences Aggravated by Prejudice (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Patrick Harvie

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to require the aggravation of an offence by prejudice on grounds of disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity to be taken into account in sentencing.

Draft proposal

Lodged 2 October 2007

Final proposal
Lodged 22 November 2007
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged

45
Proposed Sentencing of Offences Aggravated by Prejudice (Scotland) Bill - supporters (22KB pdf posted 08.01.2008)

Outcome
The proposal has gathered sufficient support for a Bill to be introduced.
   
Proposal

Proposed Energy Efficiency and Micro-Generation (Scotland) Bill

Proposer

Sarah Boyack

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to promote energy efficiency by requiring the Scottish Executive to support small scale renewable and low carbon energy production and reduce energy consumption in new and existing households and business premises.

Draft proposal

Lodged 14 June 2007

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
Outcome
The proposal has gathered sufficient support for a Bill to be introduced.
   
Proposal

Proposed Abolition of Forth and Tay Bridge Tolls Bill

Proposer

Helen Eadie

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to abolish the tolls on the Forth and Tay Bridges.

Draft proposal

Lodged 22 May 2007

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
Outcome
   
Proposal

Proposed Sunbed Licensing (Scotland ) Bill

Proposer

Ken MacIntosh

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to require sunbed and tanning salons to be licensed

Draft proposal

Lodged 22 May 2007

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
Outcome
Withdrawn (2 October 2008) under Rule 9.14.16 of the Standing Orders.
   
Proposal
Proposed Disabled Persons Parking (Scotland) Bill
Proposer

Jackie Baillie

Proposal Details

Proposal for a Bill to enforce disabled persons parking bays.

Draft proposal

Lodged 16 May 2007

Final proposal
Supporters 1 month
from date lodged
Outcome
The proposal has gathered sufficient support for a Bill to be introduced.