Stage

Documents

Bill introduced: 11 June 2018

Renting Homes (Fees Etc.) (Wales) Bill, as introduced

Explanatory Memorandum

Presiding Officer’s Statement: 11 June 2018

Statement of policy intent

Business Committee’s Report on the timetable for consideration of the Bill: 13 June 2018

Legislative glossary

Stage 1: Committee considerations of general principles

Public consultation. The Committee issued a call for evidence, which closed on 7 September 2018.

Correspondence

Joint letter from stakeholders (23 July 2018)

Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration (4 September 2018)

Letter from the Minister for Housing and Regeneration (27 November 2018)

Letter from the Minister for Housing and Local Government (13 March 2019)

Outreach

Summary of focus group discussions

Summary of online Dialogue submissions

Report

The Committee has published its Stage 1 report on the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill

The Spark video provides more information about the report.

Committee dates

The Committee considered the Bill on the following dates:

The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee considered the Bill on the following date:

The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee laid its report on the Bill (PDF, 446kB) on 24 October 2018.

Letter from the First Minister – 14 November 2018

Letter to the First Minister – 24 October 2018

The Finance Committee considered the Bill on the following date:

The Finance Committee laid its report (PDF, 339KB) on 24 October 2018.

Stage 1: Debate in Plenary on general principles

A debate took place in Plenary on 6 November 2018. The motion to agree the general principles of the Bill was agreed.

Financial Resolution

A Financial Resolution in relation to the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill was agreed in Plenary on 6 November 2018.

Stage 2: Committee consideration of amendments

The Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee agreed on 7 November 2018, under Standing Order 26.21, that the order of consideration for Stage 2 proceedings will be: Sections 1 to 4; Schedule 1; Sections 5 to 9; Schedule 2; Sections 9 to 25; Long title.

Notice of amendments - 20 November 2018

Welsh Government: Purpose and Effect table – 20 November 2018

Notice of amendments – 22 November 2018 v4

Marshalled List of Amendments - 29 November 2018 (version 3)

Groupings of Amendments - 29 November 2018

Stage 2 consideration took place in Committee on 29 November 2018.

Concise Minutes: 29 November 2018

Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 2
(Amendments to the Bill since the previous version are indicated by sidelining in the right margin.)

Revised Explanatory Memorandum

Printing Changes to the Bill as amended at Stage 2

Stage 3: Plenary consideration of amendments

Following the completion of Stage 2 proceedings, Stage 3 commenced on 30 November 2018.

The National Assembly for Wales agreed on 8 January 2019, under Standing Order 26.36, that the order of consideration for Stage 3 proceedings will be: sections 2 - 4; schedule 1; sections 5 - 9; schedule 2; sections 10 – 26; section 1; and long title.

Stage 3 consideration took place in Plenary on 19 March 2019 to consider amendments to the Bill (as amended at Stage 2).

Notice of amendments–15 February 2019 (version 2)

Welsh Government: Purpose and Effect table-15 February 2019

Notice of amendments – 7 March 2019 (version 2)

Notice of amendments – 12 March 2019

Marshalled list of amendments – 19 March 2019

Groupings of amendments – 19 March 2019

Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill, as amended at Stage 3

Stage 4: Passing of the Bill in Plenary

The Bill was agreed by the Assembly on 27 March 2019

Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill, as passed

Post-stage 4

The Renting Homes (Fees etc) (Wales) Bill was agreed by the Assembly in accordance with SO 12.36 on 27 March 2019. The 28 day period during which the Counsel General or the Attorney General may refer the Bill to the Supreme Court for a decision on its competence began on 28 March 2019. During this period the Secretary of State for Wales may also make an order prohibiting the submission of the Bill for Royal Assent. The 28 day period ended on 25 April 2019.

The Solicitor General, on behalf of the Attorney General, the Counsel General, and the Secretary of State for Wales wrote to the Presiding Officer to advise that they would not be referring the Renting Homes (Fees etc.) (Wales) Bill to the Supreme Court under Section 112 or 114 of the Government of Wales Act 2006.

Date of Royal Assent

Royal Assent was given on 15 May 2019.