Scotland Session S5 Status: Introduced

SP Bill 75 — Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Scottish Parliament
  4. 4
    To Executive
  5. 5
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the Scottish Parliament. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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Odds of enactment

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In plain language

The bill addresses the legal definition and handling of culpable homicide in Scotland.

This bill modifies the legal framework surrounding culpable homicide in Scotland. It aims to clarify definitions and establish procedures for handling such cases.

Bill Text

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Sponsorship breakdown

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0 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 129 not signed on · 89 voted No

Sponsors (0)

None.

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (129)

129 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Culpable Homicide (Scotland) Bill — S5M-23917

Failed 26 Yea · 89 Nay · 14 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 2689014
Total 2689014
% of votes cast 20%69%0%11%
How each member voted (129)
Member Party Vote
Adam, George — Nay
Adamson, Clare — Nay
Allan, Dr Alasdair — Nay
Arthur, Tom — Nay
Baillie, Jackie — Not Voting
Baker, Claire — Yea
Balfour, Jeremy — Nay
Ballantyne, Michelle — Not Voting
Beamish, Claudia — Yea
Beattie, Colin — Nay
Bibby, Neil — Not Voting
Bowman, Bill — Nay
Boyack, Sarah — Yea
Briggs, Miles — Nay
Brown, Keith — Nay
Burnett, Alexander — Nay
Cameron, Donald — Nay
Campbell, Aileen — Nay
Carlaw, Jackson — Nay
Carson, Finlay — Nay
Chapman, Peter — Nay
Coffey, Willie — Nay
Cole-Hamilton, Alex — Nay
Constance, Angela — Nay
Corry, Maurice — Nay
Crawford, Bruce — Nay
Cunningham, Roseanna — Not Voting
Davidson, Ruth — Nay
Dey, Graeme — Nay
Doris, Bob — Nay
Dornan, James — Nay
Ewing, Annabelle — Nay
Ewing, Fergus — Nay
Fabiani, Linda — Nay
Fee, Mary — Yea
Findlay, Neil — Not Voting
Finnie, John — Yea
FitzPatrick, Joe — Nay
Forbes, Kate — Nay
Fraser, Murdo — Nay
Freeman, Jeane — Not Voting
Gibson, Kenneth — Nay
Gilruth, Jenny — Not Voting
Golden, Maurice — Nay
Gougeon, Mairi — Nay
Grahame, Christine — Nay
Grant, Rhoda — Yea
Gray, Iain — Yea
Greene, Jamie — Nay
Greer, Ross — Yea
Griffin, Mark — Yea
Halcro Johnston, Jamie — Nay
Hamilton, Rachael — Not Voting
Harper, Emma — Nay
Harris, Alison — Nay
Harvie, Patrick — Yea
Haughey, Clare — Nay
Hepburn, Jamie — Nay
Hyslop, Fiona — Nay
Johnson, Daniel — Yea
Johnstone, Alison — Not Voting
Kelly, James — Yea
Kerr, Liam — Nay
Kidd, Bill — Nay
Lamont, Johann — Yea
Lennon, Monica — Yea
Leonard, Richard — Yea
Lindhurst, Gordon — Nay
Lochhead, Richard — Nay
Lockhart, Dean — Not Voting
Lyle, Richard — Nay
MacDonald, Angus — Nay
MacDonald, Gordon — Nay
MacGregor, Fulton — Nay
Macdonald, Lewis — Yea
Macintosh, Ken — Not Voting
Mackay, Derek — Not Voting
Mackay, Rona — Nay
Macpherson, Ben — Nay
Maguire, Ruth — Nay
Marra, Jenny — Yea
Martin, Gillian — Nay
Mason, John — Nay
Mason, Tom — Nay
Matheson, Michael — Yea
McAlpine, Joan — Nay
McArthur, Liam — Nay
McDonald, Mark — Yea
McKee, Ivan — Nay
McKelvie, Christina — Nay
McMillan, Stuart — Nay
McNeill, Pauline — Yea
Mitchell, Margaret — Nay
Mountain, Edward — Nay
Mundell, Oliver — Nay
Neil, Alex — Nay
Paterson, Gil — Nay
Regan, Ash — Nay
Rennie, Willie — Nay
Robison, Shona — Nay
Ross, Gail — Nay
Rowley, Alex — Yea
Rumbles, Mike — Nay
Ruskell, Mark — Yea
Russell, Michael — Not Voting
Sarwar, Anas — Yea
Scott, John — Nay
Simpson, Graham — Nay
Smith, Elaine — Yea
Smith, Liz — Nay
Smyth, Colin — Yea
Somerville, Shirley-Anne — Nay
Stevenson, Stewart — Nay
Stewart, Alexander — Nay
Stewart, David — Yea
Stewart, Kevin — Nay
Sturgeon, Nicola — Not Voting
Swinney, John — Nay
Todd, Maree — Nay
Tomkins, Adam — Nay
Torrance, David — Nay
Watt, Maureen — Nay
Wells, Annie — Nay
Wheelhouse, Paul — Nay
White, Sandra — Nay
Whittle, Brian — Nay
Wightman, Andy — Nay
Wishart, Beatrice — Nay
Yousaf, Humza — Nay

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