The Senedd has powers to make laws, known as ‘Acts of the Senedd’. These may originate as a Public Bill introduced by the Welsh Government (usually following consultation on a White Paper), a Senedd Committee, an individual Member of the Senedd or the Senedd Commission. Law applicable to Wales in certain non-devolved areas continues to be made in Parliament.
Progress of legislation as well as guidance about the legislative process is available on the Senedd website and UK Parliament website.
The below details some of the Bills that the WLGA has given evidence on, either during the policy development stage (White Paper) or during pre-legislative scrutiny:
Local Government (Wales) Bill
Introduced 26 January 2015
The Local Government (Wales) Act 2015 became law in Wales on 25 November 2015.
Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Bill
Introduced 12 September 2016
The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 became law in Wales on 24 May 2017.
Public Health (Wales) Bill
Introduced 7 November 2016
The Public Health (Wales) Act 2017 became law in Wales on 3 July 2017.
Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Bill
Introduced 28 November 2016
The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 became law in Wales on 7 September 2017.
Additional Learning Needs and Educational Tribunal (Wales) Bill
Introduced 12 December 2016
The Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 became law in Wales on 24 January 2018.
Trade Union (Wales) Bill
Introduced 16 January 2017
The Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017 became law in Wales on 7 September 2017.
Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Bill
Introduced 13 March 2017
The Abolition of the Right to Buy and Associated Rights (Wales) Act 2018 became law in Wales on 24 January 2018.
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill
Introduced 2 October 2017
The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 became law in Wales on 22 May 2019.
Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018
Introduced 16 October 2017
The Regulation of Registered Social Landlords (Wales) Act 2018 became law in Wales on 13 June 2018.
Autism (Wales) Bill
Introduced 13 July 2018
The Autism (Wales) Bill was rejected by the Assembly.
Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill
Introduced 12 February 2019
The Senedd and Elections (Wales) Act 2019 became law in Wales on 15 January 2020.
Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Bill
Introduced 25 March 2019
The Children (Abolition of Defence of Reasonable Punishment) (Wales) Act became law in Wales on 20 March 2020.
Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Bill
Introduced 09 June 2019
The Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 became law in Wales on 1 June 2020.
Local Government and Elections (Wales) Bill
Introduced 18 November 2019
Draft regulations to establish Corporate Joint Committees (CJCs)
Finance Committee
(Financial implications of the Local Government Elections (Wales) Bill)
Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee
(Stage 1 consideration of the Local Government Elections (Wales) Bill)
The Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021 became law in Wales on 20 January 2021.