On May 29, 2019, the Scottish government published a bill [3] that would allow it to hold a referendum on Scottish independence. The bill does not list a date for the referendum, which will be set later by additional legislation, but it does list the technical aspects of holding a referendum and “prescribes the rules for voting and sets out the rules for how the poll should be conducted,” as noted in the explanatory notes [4]. British Prime Minister Theresa May, as well as three current candidates to replace her as Conservative leader, have stated [5] they would block a request to hold another Scottish independence referendum. The bill will likely become law by the end of 2019.