When status rules and records changed

1. 1869Historical

   US Supreme Court fixed at nine Justices

   The Judiciary Act of 1869 fixed the number of Justices at nine, and no later change has been made. A quorum of six Justices is required to decide a case ¹.

2. 1949Historical

   Proportional representation for the Australian Senate

   Proportional representation was introduced for Senate elections from 1949. The Senate notes that amendments not moved by the government have a much greater chance of success there as a result ².

3. 1993In force

   GovInfo bill versions start with the 103rd Congress

   GovInfo holds all published versions of congressional bills from the 103rd Congress (1993 to 1994) onward, updated by 6 a.m. Eastern daily ⁴.

4. February 1994In force

   Consideration in detail in the Australian House

   The House of Representatives replaced committee of the whole with consideration in detail by the House itself in February 1994, and set up the parallel Federation Chamber ².

5. 1998Historical

   First UK bill carried over between sessions

   The Financial Services and Markets Bill in session 1998-99 was the first public bill carried over from one session to the next ³.

6. 2001In force

   LEGISinfo full bill pages start

   LEGISinfo lets users browse bills back to the 37th Parliament in 2001, with core data for 1994 to 2000 ⁵.

7. April 2006Historical

   Senate of Canada bill numbering changes

   Before the 39th Parliament in April 2006, Senate bills were numbered from S-1 regardless of type. Private bills are now numbered from 1001 ⁵.

8. 9 April 2009In force

   South Africa's Companies Act, 2008 published

   The Companies Act, 2008 was published in Government Gazette No. 32121. Section 83 says a company is dissolved on the date its name is removed from the register ⁶.

9. 3 May 2011Historical

   CIPC deregistration practice note issued

   CIPC Practice Note 2 of 2011 set the in deregistration process status, a 20 business day response period and final deregistration letters. It was gazetted on 24 August 2012 ⁷.

10. 2016In force

    AIIB begins operations

    The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank says it began operations in Beijing in 2016 and has 111 approved members. It files projects as Proposed, Approved, On Hold or Terminated and Cancelled ¹⁹.

11. 21 October 2022Historical

    India eCourts Phase III project report approved

    The eCommittee of the Supreme Court of India approved the Detailed Project Report for eCourts Phase III on 21 October 2022 ⁸.

12. 1 March 2023Historical

    Case status data on over 22.38 crore cases in India

    The Ministry of Law and Justice said litigants could reach case status data on over 22.38 crore cases and over 20.83 crore orders and judgments as on 1 March 2023 ⁸.

13. 3 July 2024Historical

    US Supreme Court October Term 2024 docket opens

    The first case with the 24- prefix was docketed on 3 July 2024, the start of the period the October Term 2024 statistics cover ¹⁰.

14. 1 September 2024In force

    EU General Court gains preliminary ruling jurisdiction

    A reform in force from 1 September 2024 gave the General Court exclusive jurisdiction over preliminary references in areas listed in Article 50b of the Statute ⁹.

15. 6 January 2025Historical

    Canada's 44th Parliament, 1st session ends

    LEGISinfo shows the 44th Parliament, 1st session running from 22 November 2021 to 6 January 2025 ¹¹.

16. 31 January 2025Historical

    CIPC compliance deadline

    Entities in deregistration process status that had not filed beneficial ownership declarations and annual returns by 31 January 2025 were to be finally deregistered without further notice ¹².

17. 7 February 2025In force

    CIPC Practice Note 1 of 2025 gazetted

    Practice Note 1 of 2025 on deregistration for non-compliance was published in the Government Gazette on 7 February 2025 ¹².

18. 26 May 2025In force

    Canada's 45th Parliament, 1st session opens

    LEGISinfo shows the current session starting on 26 May 2025 ¹¹.

19. 30 June 2025Historical

    US Supreme Court October Term 2024 opinions end

    Opinions released on 30 June 2025 close the period of the October Term 2024 statistics, in which 73 cases were argued ¹⁰.

20. 3 October 2025In force

    CIPC reinstatement rules tightened

    Practice Note 3 of 2025 says CIPC will only reinstate entities that were in business or had economic value at final deregistration, and all outstanding filings are due within 30 business days ¹³.

21. 12 December 2025In force

    CIPC ends manual voluntary deregistration channel

    A notice published on 12 December 2025 deactivated the email channel for voluntary deregistration from the date shown on the CIPC website ¹⁴.

22. 31 December 2025Historical

    EU courts year-end pending cases

    The Court of Justice and General Court had 2,489 cases pending at the end of 2025, with 1,322 at the Court of Justice ¹⁵.

23. 20 March 2026Historical

    CJEU publishes 2025 judicial statistics

    The Court reported 1,878 cases brought and 1,898 closed across both courts in 2025, and an average duration of 16.7 months at the Court of Justice ¹⁵.

24. 25 September 2026Historical

    Supreme Court of Canada statistics updated

    The Court's statistical summary for 2016 to 2025, as of 25 September 2026, shows 474 leave applications submitted to the Court in 2025 and 35 granted ¹⁸.

25. 20 October 2026In force

    Singapore adds Gazetted to be Struck Off status

    For striking off applications made on or after 20 October 2026, ACRA changes the status to Gazetted to be Struck Off at the First Gazette notice, and the process takes at least 2 months after approval ¹⁶.

26. 3 November 2026In force

    US Public Law 119-138 approved

    H.R. 8205 was approved on 3 November 2026 as Public Law 119-138, 140 Stat. 1104, the latest number on the Office of the Federal Register list read on 7 November 2026 ¹⁷.

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