Agenda - Business Committee: Procedural Work


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 – Senedd and video conference via Zoom

Meeting date: 19 June 2025

Meeting time: 10.30
For further information contact:

Alun Davidson

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6339

SeneddBusiness@senedd.wales


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1       Introductions, apologies and substitutions

                                                                                                                          

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2       Minutes of the previous meeting held on 5 June 2025 (10.30)

                                                                                                             (Pages 1 - 4)

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Items for consideration

 

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3       Standing Order Thresholds (10.35)   

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3.1     Standing Order thresholds: Recommendations of the Future Senedd Committee (Pages 5 - 27)

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3.2     Committee Chair Nomination Threshold: Recommendations of the Future Senedd Committee (Pages 28 - 32)

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4       Categories of Members (11.05) 

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4.1     Categories of Members: Draft standing order change report (Pages 33 - 35)

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4.2     Amending Standing Orders: Categories of Member (Pages 36 - 55)

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5       Committee chair job sharing (11.20) 

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5.1     Committee chair job sharing: Agreement of final proposal (Pages 56 - 68)

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6       Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills (11.50)     

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6.1     Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills: Admissibility of identical amendments (Pages 69 - 78)

 

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7       Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills (12:05)     

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7.1     Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills: Evidence publication (Pages 79 - 80)

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7.2     Annex 1: Issues raised during Member drop-in session (Pages 81 - 83)

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7.3     Annex 2: Issues raised by Members and officials with experience of Member Bills (Pages 84 - 104)

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7.4     Annex 3: Issues raised by the Chairs’ Forum (Pages 105 - 107)

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Items for sharing early (not for consideration at this meeting)

 

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8       Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills  

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8.1     Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills: Member Bills (Pages 108 - 126)

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8.2     Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills: Member Bill outcomes (Pages 127 - 139)

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8.3     Review of the legislative scrutiny processes for Public Bills and Member Bills: Comparison of Member Bill procedures (Pages 140 - 162)

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