Proposed Member Bills

Any Member wishing to propose a Bill must apply to be included in a ballot which is held by the Presiding Officer.

A timetable setting out how and when ballots will be held will be published as soon as reasonably practicable after an election.

A Member who is successful in the ballot may then table a motion asking the Senedd to agree that he or she can introduce a Bill to give effect to the proposal included in the explanatory statement tabled with the motion. If that motion is agreed, the Member has 13 months in which he or she may formally introduce a Bill.

Once introduced, a Member Bill is subject to the same scrutiny process as other Bills.

The Presiding Officer must, as soon as reasonably practicable after an election, publish a timetable setting out when ballots will be held to determine the names of Members, other than members of the Government, who may seek agreement to introduce a Member Bill.

The Presiding Officer may change the timetable if he or she considers it appropriate to do so.