Bus Services Act 2025: stages, votes and documents
The Bus Services Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, 314 days after its first reading in the House of Lords on 17 December 2024. MPs divided on it 5 times between 10 September 2025 and 10 September 2025; the narrowest margin was 139 (Amendment 23).
Stages taken place
14
Commons divisions
5
Documents listed
19
Royal Assent
27 October 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A bill to make provision about local and school bus services; and for connected purposes.
Sponsors
- Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour, Lords), Department for Transport
- Heidi Alexander (Labour, Commons), Department for Transport
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Lords | 17 December 2024 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 8 January 2025 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 28 January 2025, 11 February 2025, 13 February 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 26 March 2025, 2 April 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 29 April 2025 |
| 1st reading | Commons | 30 April 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 2 June 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 2 June 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 2 June 2025 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 24 June 2025, 26 June 2025, 1 July 2025, 3 July 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 10 September 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 10 September 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 13 October 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 27 October 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2025 | Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2 | 69 | 300 |
| 10 September 2025 | Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 58 | 92 | 364 |
| 10 September 2025 | Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 23 | 158 | 297 |
| 10 September 2025 | Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 10 | 153 | 300 |
| 10 September 2025 | Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading | 362 | 87 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Bus Services Act 2025 (c. 24) 27 October 2025
Bill
- 5901054.pdf · 5901054.html · 5901054.xml 17 December 2024
- 5901072.pdf 13 February 2025
- 5901092.pdf · 5901092.html · 5901092.xml 2 April 2025
- Bill 229 2024-25 (as brought from the House of Lords) 30 April 2025
- Bill 273 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 3 July 2025
- 5901132.pdf 11 September 2025
Explanatory Notes
- HL Bill 54 Explanatory Notes · 5901054en.pdf 17 December 2024
- Bill 229 EN 2024-25 30 April 2025
- HL Bill 132 Explanatory Notes · 5901132en.pdf 11 September 2025
Impact Assessments
- Impact Assessment - Bus Services (No.2) Bill.pdf 17 December 2024
- ZEBs Impact Assessment - Bus Services (No.2) Bill (002).pdf 17 December 2024
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- BusServices(No2)BillDPM.pdf 18 December 2024
- Bus Services BillDPMCorrected.pdf 21 January 2025
- BusServices(No.2)BillSuppDPM.pdf 31 March 2025
- BusServicesSuppDPM.pdf 25 April 2025
- BusServices(No2)BillSuppDPMpostCommonsReportStage.pdf 19 September 2025
Briefing papers
- Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 54 of 2024–25 3 January 2025
- Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] 2024–25 9 September 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 27 October 2026 | 60c356a4e79ec507… |
| Bills API: stages | 27 October 2026 | 4a5d99b8e4d25470… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 72d6c36196776497… |