Real UK Parliament data, your own notes at every stage

Metre2 Legislation Timeline

Search UK Parliament bills, track the ones you care about, and watch each one's real progress through its stages laid out as a visual horizontal timeline - built from Parliament's own live data, with your own notes and links attached right where they matter.

Metre2 Legislation Timeline's Timeline tab showing the Building Safety Act's stages laid out as a horizontal timeline from 1st reading through Royal Assent, with 3rd reading highlighted as the most recently reached stage

Search real bills, live

Search UK Parliament's own Bills API by title - every current and recent bill in the Commons and Lords, with its current stage, house and last-updated date.

A real horizontal timeline, not a status list

Every stage a bill has passed through - 1st reading, 2nd reading, Committee, Report, 3rd reading and beyond - laid out left to right with the date each stage actually sat, so progress reads at a glance instead of scrolling a list.

Your own notes at every stage

Click any stage on a tracked bill's timeline to attach a personal note - an amendment you're watching, a briefing point, why this stage matters to you - right where it happened in the bill's progress.

And your own links

Attach a link to a stage too - a news article, a committee report, a briefing document - so the sources you found stay attached to exactly the point they relate to, not lost in a browser history.

Your tracked list, always current

A "My Bills" list of every bill you're following, with a one-click "Refresh stages" that pulls the latest sitting dates straight from Parliament whenever you want an update.

Back up your tracked bills

Export your whole tracked-bills list - including every note and link - to a JSON file, and import it back on another device whenever you like.

Light and dark theme

Switch between a light or dark theme that remembers your choice, whichever you find easiest to read a timeline in.

Your notes stay on your device

Which bills you track, and every note and link you attach, live only in this app on your device. Only the bill search and stage-refresh requests go out, to Parliament's own public API - your personal notes are never sent anywhere.

A personal research tool, not a legal record

Built for following legislation you're personally interested in - always check bills.parliament.uk directly for the authoritative, up-to-the-minute status of any bill before relying on it.

How it compares to bills.parliament.uk or a bookmarks folder

Most people either check bills.parliament.uk's own page for a bill each time, or keep a folder of bookmarked pages and news links. Here's how a dedicated timeline tracker compares.

Feature Legislation Timeline bills.parliament.uk directly A bookmarks folder
Pricing model Free Free Free, if you already have one
Real Parliament stage data (same public API)
Visual horizontal timeline of a bill's stages (a plain status list)
Your own notes attached at each stage (separate from the page)
A single tracked-bills list across every bill you follow (one page at a time) (loosely)

General comparison as of August 2026. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the UK Parliament.

Metre2 Legislation Timeline, in practice

Frequently asked questions

Where does the bill data come from?

The free, public UK Parliament Bills API (bills-api.parliament.uk). Search results and each bill's stage-by-stage sitting dates are fetched live from Parliament's own data whenever you search or refresh a bill's stages - not scraped or cached elsewhere.

What's the horizontal timeline actually showing?

Every stage a bill has gone through in the Commons and Lords - 1st reading, 2nd reading, Committee stage, Report stage, 3rd reading and so on - laid out left to right in order, with the date each stage actually sat. The stage the bill has most recently reached is highlighted, so you can see its progress at a glance instead of reading a list.

Can I add my own notes to a bill?

Yes. Click any stage on a tracked bill's timeline to attach a personal note or a link - a briefing document, an amendment you're watching, a news article - right at the point in the bill's progress it relates to. Notes and links are yours alone, stored only on your device.

Does this cost anything?

No, it's a free app.

Is my tracked-bills list sent anywhere?

No. Which bills you track, and any notes or links you attach, stay only in this app on your device via local storage. Only the bill search and stage-refresh requests themselves go out, to Parliament's own public API - never your personal notes.

Is this an official Parliament app?

No. It's an independent personal research tool built on top of Parliament's own free public API. Always check bills.parliament.uk directly for the authoritative, up-to-the-minute status of any bill.

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