Ballot Bills (PMBs) of the 2022-23 Session


16 Bills received Royal Assent

These Bills are enacted into law as Acts of Parliament following completion of the Bill Process.
Acts of Parliament come into effect at midnight following Royal Assent, unless a date is specified within the Act.

A Bill to make provision about unpaid leave for employees with caring responsibilities.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th May 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about the enforcement of child support maintenance and other maintenance; and for connected purposes

This Bill received Royal Assent on 20th July 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision enabling the making of arrangements for the collection of child support maintenance in cases involving domestic abuse

This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th June 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision to permit the capital surplus of co-operatives, mutuals and friendly societies to be non-distributable; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th June 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to require proposals to be drawn up for the use of alternative dispute resolution processes to determine the compensation payable to landowners in certain cases where land is acquired for the purposes of electricity transmission.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th May 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to ensure that tips, gratuities and service charges paid by customers are allocated to workers.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 2nd May 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision in relation to the right of employees and other workers to request variations to particular terms and conditions of employment, including working hours, times and locations.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 20th July 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision to prevent the theft and re-sale of equipment and tools used by tradespeople and agricultural and other businesses; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 20th July 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about leave and pay for employees with responsibility for children receiving neonatal care.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th May 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about the days on which offenders are released from detention; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th June 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about lasting powers of attorney; to make provision about proof of instruments creating powers of attorney; and for connected purposes

This Bill received Royal Assent on 18th September 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about protection from redundancy during or after pregnancy or after periods of maternity, adoption or shared parental leave.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 24th May 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about causing intentional harassment, alarm or distress to a person in public where the behaviour is done because of that person’s sex; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 18th September 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to prohibit the import and export of shark fins and to make provision relating to the removal of fins from sharks.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th June 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision about the regulation of supported exempt accommodation; to make provision about local authority oversight of, and enforcement powers relating to, the provision of supported exempt accommodation; and for connected purposes.

This Bill received Royal Assent on 29th June 2023 and was enacted into law.


A Bill to make provision in relation to the duties of employers and the protection of workers under the Equality Act 2010

This Bill received Royal Assent on 26th October 2023 and was enacted into law.


1 Bill progressing in the second house

These Bills have completed the Bill Process in the first house and are now within the Bill Process of the Second House. Once the Second House has added their own amendments, the Bill will move to the Ping Pong phase of exchanging amendments.


A Bill to make provision prohibiting the import of hunting trophies into Great Britain.

Commons Completed
Lords - 60%

Last Event - Committee Stage
Tuesday 12th September 2023
(Read Debate)

3 Bills progressed beyond Second Reading in the first house

These bills have passed the first substantive debate on the initial draft of the Bill (Second Reading) and are now in the process of review and amendment of bill text by a Bill Committee. For the Commons, Bill Committees are formed of around 20 MPs, whereas in the Lords, a Committee of the Whole House is usually formed.

For Commons Private Members Bills, the most difficult hurdle is to pass Second Reading, due to lack of time for the debate. Since 1986, every Government Bill has passed Second Reading.


A Bill to make provision for screening for dyslexia in primary schools; to make provision about teacher training relating to neurodivergent conditions; and for connected purposes

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 2nd December 2022
(Read Debate)

A Bill to provide for the Secretary of State to make regulations about the safety of goods sold online; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 24th March 2023

A Bill to require utility companies to provide financial support to customers with a terminal illness; to make provision about the employment rights of people with a terminal illness; and for connected purposes.

Commons - 40%

Last Event - 2nd Reading
Friday 18th November 2022
(Read Debate)