The Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, B36S4 or SB13-51, is a 2013 bill in Scottish Parliament which would recognize marriage between couples of the same-sex, allow for a civil partnership to be converted to a marriage, and allow either a marriage or a civil partnership to remain intact if one spouse legally changes genders.
The bill was introduced on June 26, 2013, by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing,
Timeline[]
- 2013-06-26: Bill introduced
- 2013-08-22: Evidence (testimony) accepted until this date
- 2013-08-30: Summary Paper released
- 2013-09-03: Bill discussed in the Delegated Powers and Law Reform committee
- Documents:
- Agenda - #8 (consideration of approach to the bill at Stage 1--in private)
- Minutes
- Transcript (HTML version)
- Documents:
- 2013-09-05: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
- Documents:
- Agenda - #4 (Witness expenses), #6 (testimony, Sessions 1 and 2), #7 (consideration of approach to the bill at Stage 1--in private)
- Minutes
- Transcript (HTML version)
- Session 1, written evidence:
- Session 2, written evidence:
- Documents:
- 2013-09-10: Bill discussed in the Delegated Powers and Law Reform committee
- Documents:
- Agenda - #3 (testimony), #8 (consideration)
- Minutes
- Transcript (HTML version)
- Documents:
- 2013-09-12: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
- Documents:
- Agenda - #1 (Sessions 3 and 4)
- Minutes
- Transcript (HTML version)
- Session 3, written evidence:
- Session 4, written evidence:
- Documents:
- 2013-09-19: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
- Documents:
- Agenda - #1 (Sessions 5 and 6)
- Minutes
- Transcript (HTML version)
- Session 5, written evidence:
- The Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Dr. Kelly Kollman
- Karon Monaghan, QC
- Aidan O'Neill, QC
- Session 6, written evidence:
- Documents:
- 2013-09-26: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
- Documents:
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Transcript
- Documents:
- 2013-10-03: Bill discussed in the Equal Opportunities committee
- Documents:
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Transcript
- Documents: