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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-26

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 (c. 12)
20 March 2026

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

HL Bill 130 Commons Reasons
8 September 2025
Lords
Bill 295 2024-25 (Lords Amendments)
23 July 2025
Commons
13 November 2024
Lords
Bill 007 2024-25 (as introduced)
5 September 2024
Commons
Bill 007 2024-25 - large print
5 September 2024
Commons
Bill 007 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml download
5 September 2024
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 295 EN 2024-25 (Lords Amendments)
23 July 2025
Commons
13 November 2024
Lords
Bill 007 EN 2024-25
5 September 2024
Commons
Bill 007 EN 2024-25 - large print
5 September 2024
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Pat McFadden and Selection of Motions by Mr Speaker
4 September 2025
Commons
Provisional grouping of clauses and selection of Amendments by the Chairman of Ways and Means - 12 November 2024
11 November 2024
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

HL Bill 130-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Reasons
9 March 2026
Lords
HL Bill 130(a) Motions for Consideration of Commons Reasons
5 March 2026
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 4 September 2025
4 September 2025
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 3 September 2025
3 September 2025
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 2 September 2025
2 September 2025
Commons
HL Bill 122-I Marshalled list for Third Reading
18 July 2025
Lords
HL Bill 122 Running list of amendments – 17 July 2025
17 July 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R-II(a) Amendment for Report (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
8 July 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R-II Second marshalled list for Report
7 July 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R-I(a) Amendment for Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
4 July 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R-I Marshalled list for Report
30 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 27 June 2025
27 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 26 June 2025
26 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 25 June 2025
25 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 19 June 2025
19 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 18 June 2025
18 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 17 June 2025
17 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 13 April 2025
13 June 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-R Running list of amendments – 3 April 2025
3 April 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
28 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
21 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-III(d) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
19 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-III(c) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
14 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-III(b) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
12 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-III(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
11 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-III Third marshalled list for Committee
11 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-II Second marshalled list for Committee
6 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-I(e) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
5 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-I(d) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
4 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-I(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
3 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-I(b) Manuscript amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
3 March 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-I(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
28 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49-I Marshalled list for Committee
27 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 26 February 2025
26 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 25 February 2025
25 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 20 February 2025
20 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 17 February 2025
17 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 13 February 2025
13 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 12 February 2025
12 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 - Running list of amendments - 11 February 2025
11 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 7 February 2025
7 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 5 February 2025
5 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 3 February 2025
3 February 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 31 January 2025
31 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 30 January 2025
30 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 29 January 2025
29 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 28 January 2025
28 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 24 January 2025
24 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 22 January 2025
22 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 20 January 2025
20 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 15 January 2025
15 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 14 January 2025
14 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 13 January 2025
13 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 7 January 2025
7 January 2025
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments – 18 December 2024
18 December 2024
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments - 17 December 2024
17 December 2024
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments - 16 December 2024
16 December 2024
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments - 13 December 2024
13 December 2024
Lords
HL Bill 49 Running list of amendments - 12 December 2024
12 December 2024
Lords
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 12 November 2024
12 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 November 2024
11 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 November 2024
8 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 November 2024
7 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 November 2024
6 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 November 2024
5 November 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 October 2024
29 October 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 October 2024
25 October 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 October 2024
23 October 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 October 2024
22 October 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 October 2024
21 October 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 October 2024
18 October 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 October 2024
17 October 2024
Commons

Minutes of the Reasons Committee held in the House of Commons to consider Lords Amendments to a Bill

Committee to draw up Reasons for disagreeing to Lords Amendments - 4 September 2025
4 September 2025
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 4 September 2025
4 September 2025
Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 12 November 2024
12 November 2024
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: Amendments made in the House of Lords and Commons consideration of those amendments
20 September 2025
Lords
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
29 May 2025
Commons
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill: HL Bill 49
21 November 2024
Lords
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-25
5 November 2024
Commons
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-25
10 October 2024
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

12 December 2024
Lords
Eighth Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
22 November 2024
Lords

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
15 October 2024
Commons

Commons Committee of the whole House

Committee of the whole House - Commons Hansard link
12 November 2024
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
12 November 2024
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords Amendments - Commons Hansard link
4 September 2025
Commons

Lords 1st reading

13 November 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Lords Hansard - Part 1
11 December 2024
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
11 December 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Lords Hansard - part one
1 April 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
1 April 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part one
25 March 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
25 March 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part one
12 March 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
12 March 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part one
10 March 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
10 March 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part one
3 March 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
3 March 2025
Lords

Lords Report stage

Lords Hansard - part one
9 July 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
9 July 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part one
2 July 2025
Lords
Lords Hansard - part two
2 July 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

21 July 2025
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

10 March 2026
Lords

Royal Assent

18 March 2026

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
13 November 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
11 December 2024
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
11 December 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings - part one
1 April 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
1 April 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part one
25 March 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
25 March 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part one
12 March 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
12 March 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part one
10 March 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
10 March 2025
Lords
Minutes of proceedings - part one
3 March 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
3 March 2025
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings - part one
9 July 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
9 July 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part one
2 July 2025
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - part two
2 July 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
21 July 2025
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

Minutes of Proceedings
10 March 2026
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
18 March 2026