Automated Vehicles Act 2024

Lords bill Government Bill 2024-25 Act of Parliament

Passed โ€” Royal Assent 20 May 2024
Sponsor
Lord Davies of Gower (Conservative)
+ 1 co-sponsor
  • Mr Mark Harper (Conservative)
Introduced
8 November 2023
Royal Assent
20 May 2024
About this bill

A Bill to regulate the use of automated vehicles on roads and in other public places; and to make other provision in relation to vehicle automation.

Parliamentary stages

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Lords
โœ“ First reading 8 Nov 2023
โœ“ Second reading 28 Nov 2023โ†—
โœ“ Committee stage 10 Jan 2024โ†—
โœ“ Report stage 6 Feb 2024โ†—
โœ“ Third reading 19 Feb 2024โ†—
โœ“ Consideration Of Commons Amendments And / Or Reasons 8 May 2024โ†—
Commons
โœ“ First reading 20 Feb 2024
โœ“ Second reading 5 Mar 2024โ†—
โœ“ Programme motion 5 Mar 2024
โœ“ Money resolution 5 Mar 2024
โœ“ Ways and Means resolution 5 Mar 2024
โœ“ Committee stage 19 Mar 2024โ†—
โœ“ Report stage 1 May 2024โ†—
โœ“ Third reading 1 May 2024โ†—
Final stages
โœ“ Royal Assent 20 May 2024

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (May 2024):

These Explanatory Notes relate to the Commons Amendments to the Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] as brought from the House of Commons on 2 May 2024 (HL Bill 77). ยท These Explanatory Notes have been prepared by the Department for Transport in order to assist the reader of the Bill and the Commons amendments, and to help inform debate on the Commons amendments. They do not form part of the Bill and have not been endorsed by Parliament. ยท These Explanatory Notes, like the Commons Amendments themselves, refer to Bill 167, the Bill as first printed for the Commons. ยท These Explanatory Notes need to โ€ฆ
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