Lords PMBs of the 2014-15 Session


2 Bills received Royal Assent

These Bills are enacted into law as Acts of Parliament following completion of the Bill Process.
Acts of Parliament come into effect at midnight following Royal Assent, unless a date is specified within the Act.

A Bill to make provision empowering the House of Lords to expel or suspend members.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 26th March 2015 and was enacted into law.


This Bill received Royal Assent on 26th March 2015 and was enacted into law.


2 Bills progressing in the second house

These Bills have completed the Bill Process in the first house and are now within the Bill Process of the Second House. Once the Second House has added their own amendments, the Bill will move to the Ping Pong phase of exchanging amendments.


Lords Completed
Commons - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Commons
Monday 26th January 2015

A bill to amend the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 and make provision in connection with financial settlements following divorce.

Lords Completed

Last Event - 3rd Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 18th March 2015

4 Bills progressed beyond Second Reading in the first house

These bills have passed the first substantive debate on the initial draft of the Bill (Second Reading) and are now in the process of review and amendment of bill text by a Bill Committee. For the Commons, Bill Committees are formed of around 20 MPs, whereas in the Lords, a Committee of the Whole House is usually formed.

For Commons Private Members Bills, the most difficult hurdle is to pass Second Reading, due to lack of time for the debate. Since 1986, every Government Bill has passed Second Reading.


A Bill To enable competent adults who are terminally ill to be provided at their request with specified assistance to end their own life; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 60%

Last Event - Committee: 2nd Sitting: House Of Lords
Friday 16th January 2015

Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 12 December.Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled. A Bill to provide certain protections for persons who live together as a couple or have lived together as a couple; and to make provision about the property of deceased persons who are survived by a cohabitant; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 12th December 2014

A Bill To amend the Equality Act 2010 to improve access to public buildings; and to introduce six and twelve inch rules for step-free access.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 21st November 2014
Introduced: 9th June 2014

A Bill to repeal section 13 of the Defamation Act 1996.

Lords - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading: House Of Lords
Friday 27th June 2014

26 Bills in initial stages

These bills have been laid before Parliament, but have not begun the Bill Process. A Short Title and Long Title (summary) of the Bill will have been provided, though a full text of the Bill may not have been tabled.

For Commons Private Members' Bills, unless a high position on the Order Paper has been secured for the Second Reading Debate (or unanimous consent is expected), it is unlikely that the Bill will progress further from this point. Often only Ballot Bills (which have priority for Second Reading) will have the opportunity to progress.


A Bill to require the Secretary of State to commission a programme of research into the merits of replacing the council tax and non-domestic rates in England with an annual levy on the unimproved value of all land, including transitional arrangements; to report to Parliament within 12 months of completion of the research; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 11th June 2014

First reading took place on 24 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A bill to make provision about the commercial breeding of cats; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 24th July 2014

First reading took place on 12 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to extend the franchise for parliamentary and other elections and for referendums to all citizens over the age of 16 years.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 12th June 2014

A Bill to make provision for the registration of voters by registration officers; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 10th June 2014

A Bill to amend the law regarding succession to peerages; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 11th June 2014

A Bill to create a right to die at home

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 28th July 2014

A bill to make provision for the regulation of political opinion polling in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 14th January 2015

First reading took place on 11 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to establish a public advocate to provide advice to, and act as data controller for, representatives of the deceased after major incidents.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 11th June 2014

A Bill to limit the period in which a person may be Prime Minister

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 11th November 2014
Introduced: 10th June 2014

A Bill to make provision about the promotion of online safety; to require internet service providers and mobile phone operators to provide an internet service that excludes adult content; to require electronic device manufacturers to provide a means of filtering internet content; to make provision for parents to be educated about online safety and for regulation of harmful material through on-demand programme services.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 10th June 2014

A bill to amend the Mesothelioma Act 2014.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 17th July 2014

First reading took place on 12 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the addition of a public health objective to the Licensing Act 2003.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 12th June 2014

First reading took place on 14 October. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to amend the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 in order to increase the maxiumum number of salaries payable to Secretaries of State; and to make provision about the Leader of the House of Lords.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 14th October 2014

First reading took place on 12 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled. A Bill to amend the Abortion Act 1967 to make provision for the termination of pregnancy following certification by one registered medical practitioner.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 12th June 2014

First reading took place on 9 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill To make provision for the restriction of advertisements for high-cost credit agreements at certain times of day.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 9th June 2014

A Bill to make provision about the governance and regulation of sport and public health; safety for cyclists; members’ clubs; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 11th June 2014

A Bill to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 12th June 2014

A Bill To repeal the European Communities Act 1972; and to make provision for the Secretary of State to repeal any enactment which has been a consequence of the European Communities Act 1972.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Monday 16th June 2014

A Bill To Make provision for information to be available in various public places relating to the activities and organisation of the European Union; to make provision for the flying of the flag of the European Union on various government and public buildings; to provide information to further the establishment of twinning arrangements between towns in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in the European Union in accordance with the European Union’s town twinning support scheme; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 24th June 2014

A Bill to Make provision to ensure that the terms and conditions of employment offered by employers do not put workers who are permanently domiciled in the United Kingdom at a disadvantage through offering any bonus or payment in kind; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 10th June 2014

A Bill To amend the succession to the title of the Duke of Cornwall, to remove the presumption of Crown Immunity applying to the Duchy of Cornwall, to remove various exemptions and immunities from the Duchy of Cornwall, to confirm the right to Royal Mines within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly vests in the Crown, to provide the right to Treasure Trove, bona vacantia and escheat within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly lies with the Crown and to provide that any attorney or solicitor appointed in the affairs of the Duchy of Cornwall shall be called to the Bar or hold a practising certificate as appropriate. Lord Berkeley Ordered to be Printed, 10th June 2014

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 10th June 2014

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 24th June 2014
Introduced: 16th July 2014

A Bill to make provision for ending the liability of lay rectors for the repair of chancels

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 16th July 2014

First reading took place on 12 June. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision for the election of the trustees of the BBC by licence fee payers and in relation to civil enforcement of non-payment of TV licence fees.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 12th June 2014

A Bill to make provision about the approval required for the deployment of Her Majesty's Armed Forces by the Prime Minister in the event of conflict overseas.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Tuesday 10th June 2014

A Bill to make further provision about arbitration and mediation services and the application of equality legislation to such services; to make provision about the protection of victims of domestic abuse; and for connected purposes.

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Wednesday 11th June 2014