Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) Scotland Bill
The Bill makes changes to the law by:
- temporarily restricting landlords from increasing the amount of rent they can charge on residential tenancies
- temporarily placing certain restrictions on evictions from residential tenancies
- allowing for Scottish Ministers to make regulations about matters a rent officer or a First-Tier Tribunal must consider in determining rent.
The Bill was passed on 06 October 2022 and became an Act on 27 October 2022
Contents
Stage 3 - Final changes and vote
MSPs can propose further “amendments” (changes) to the Bill. MSPs decide on each of these. Finally, they debate and vote on whether to pass the Bill.
The Bill ended Stage 3 on 06 October 2022
Debate on the proposed amendments
MSPs can propose further “amendments” (changes) to the Bill. Amendments are “selected” (chosen for debate) by the Presiding Officer. MSPs then debate and decide on the amendments.
Documents with the amendments considered at the meeting held on 6 October 2022.
Marshalled List of Amendments for Stage 3 (246KB, pdf) posted 06 October 2022
Groupings of Amendments for Stage 3 (273KB, pdf) posted 06 October 2022
Final debate on the Bill
Once MSPs have debated and decided on the amendments, they debate whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 6 October 2022
Read the Minutes of Proceedings (123KB, pdf) posted 06 October 2022
Final vote on the Bill
After the debate, MSPs vote on whether to pass the Bill.
Meeting on 6 October 2022
Final version of the Bill
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill as passed (2MB, pdf) posted 06 October 2022
Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Bill
- Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 October 2022
- Motion type: Motion For Debate
- Motion reference: S6M-06213
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 06 October 2022
Result 89 for, 27 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Agreed