End of Mandate - Part 2
10 August 2021 - by Roisin Burns
Ahead of our exploration of the Executive’s recently released COVID-19 Recovery plan, see below for our summary guide on the current legislation passing through the NI Assembly.
Source: niassembly.gov.uk
2017/2022 Mandate – Executive Bills
|
Bill |
Accelerated Passage Bill |
Summary |
Status |
|
Criminal Justice (Committal Reform) Bill |
No |
A Bill to amend the law relating to committal for trial. |
Committee Stage |
|
Protection from Stalking Bill |
No |
A Bill to provide protection from stalking, and from threatening or abusive behaviour, and for related purposes. |
Committee Stage |
|
Damages (Return on Investment) Bill |
No |
A Bill to make provision in relation to the assumed rate of return on investment of particular damages awarded in personal injury cases. |
Committee Stage |
|
Health and Social Care Bill |
No |
A Bill to dissolve the Regional Health and Social Care Board; to make provision for and in connection with the exercise by the Department of Health and Health and Social Care trusts of the functions of the Board; and for connected purposes. |
Committee Stage |
|
Horse Racing (Amendment) Bill |
No |
A Bill to amend the Horse Racing (Northern Ireland) Order 1990 to allow for payments to be made from the Horse Racing Fund to horse racecourse operators; and for connected purposes. |
Committee Stage |
|
Financial Reporting (Department and Public Bodies) Bill |
No |
A Bill to amend the law relating to the preparation of estimates and accounts of departments and certain non-departmental public bodies; and for connected purposes. |
Committee Stage |
|
Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill |
No |
A Bill to make provision about leave and pay for employees whose children have died. |
Committee Stage |
|
Charities Bill |
No |
A Bill to make provision about the lawfulness of decisions taken or other things done by staff of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, and about exempting charities, by reference to conditions related to thresholds, from the duty to be registered in the register of charities. |
Committee Stage |
|
Climate Change (No.2) Bill |
No |
A Bill to set targets for the years 2050, 2040 and 2030 for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; to provide for a system of carbon budgeting; to provide for reporting and statements against those targets and budgets; to confer power to impose climate change reporting duties on public bodies; to provide for reports and advice from the Committee on Climate Change; and for connected purposes. |
Second Stage to be scheduled |
|
Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill |
No |
A Bill to make provision about and in connection with sexual offences; regulate particular matters relating to cases of trafficking or exploitation; and amend rules applying with respect to certain sexual or violent offences prevention orders. |
Second Stage to be scheduled |
|
No |
A Bill to amend the Human Tissue Act 2004 concerning consent to activities done for the purpose of transplantation and make consequential amendments about the provision of information about such consent. |
Second Stage to be scheduled |
|
|
Private Tenancies Bill |
No |
A Bill to amend the law relating to private tenancies. |
Second Stage to be scheduled |
2017/2022 Mandate – Non-Executive Bills
|
Bill |
Bill Sponsor |
Summary |
Status |
|
Assembly Members (Renumeration Board) Bill |
The Assembly Commission |
A Bill to amend the Assembly Members (Independent Financial Review and Standards) Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 to make provision about the name, functions and membership of the Independent Financial Review Panel; and for connected |
Second stage to be scheduled |
|
Severe Fetal Impairment Abortion (Amendment) Bill |
Christopher Stalford MLA |
A Bill to amend the Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 to remove the ground for an abortion in cases of severe fetal impairment. |
Committee stage |
|
Climate Change Bill |
Clare Bailey MLA |
A Bill to enable the mitigation of the impact of climate change in Northern Ireland; establish a legally binding net-zero carbon target for Northern Ireland; provide for the establishment and powers of the Northern Ireland Climate Commissioner and Northern Ireland Climate Office; guarantee existing environmental and climate protections; and for connected purposes. |
Committee stage |
|
Integrated Education Bill |
Kellie Armstrong MLA |
A Bill to make provision about integrated education; and for connected purposes. |
Committee stage |
|
Defamation Bill |
Mike Nesbitt MLA |
A Bill to amend the law of defamation. |
Second stage to be scheduled |
|
Autism (Amendment) Bill |
Pam Cameron MLA |
A Bill to amend the Autism (Northern Ireland) Act 2011. |
Second stage to be completed |
|
Small-scale Green Energy Bill |
John O’Dowd MLA |
A Bill to make provision for the establishment of a scheme to promote the micro-generation of renewable electricity; and for connected purposes. |
Second stage to be completed |
|
Political Appointments Bill |
Jim Allister MLA |
A Bill to amend the law on public appointments in Northern Ireland and amend the Commissioner for Public Appointments (Northern Ireland) Order 1995. |
Second stage to be completed |
