Rivers, Streams and Lakes (Protected Status) Bill 2024-26
make provision for the designation of rivers, streams and lakes as having protected status; to specify criteria for minimum standards that a site must meet where it has been designated as a river, stream or lake with protected status; to set minimum standards of water quality, safety, environmental management and provision of information in relation to such sites; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Rivers, Streams and Lakes (Protected Status) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Victoria Collins.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 10 December 2024 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Victoria Collins), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 17th January 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 28
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Tuesday 10th December 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament