Background: Bid to change the name to simply Senedd unsuccessfulpublished at 15:34 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2019
The original bill, proposed by the assembly commission before changes voted on in October, had proposed renaming the assembly Senedd while saying it may also be known as the Welsh Parliament.
Ministers felt the wording was confusing, and amendments by former first minister Carwyn Jones for the bilingual Senedd Cymru/Welsh Parliament passed with Welsh Government support.
Plaid Cymru had tried to change the name to simply Senedd, arguing it transcended language barriers, but despite some Labour support the bid was unsuccessful.
Former Labour first minister Carwyn Jones said it was not clear everyone understood Senedd.
He said he would use the term himself, but his amendments made it clear in law that Senedd Cymru meant the Welsh Parliament.
Senedd, which is already the name of the building that houses the Siambr (assembly debating chamber), is the Welsh word for parliament.