This article explores how courts proceed when a statutory provision at issue in litigation is the subject of legislation before the legislature. The text documents practices in relation to judicial notice of bills before parliament and discusses the judicial understanding of parliamentary activities as revealed in court decisions. It provides several case studies of instances where courts have been seized of litigation that would be impacted by parliamentary developments. It concludes that a myriad of approaches exists, some of which reflect potentially problematic understandings of the legislature by the judiciary.