diff --git a/app/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller.rb
index dc3ff4834..56f851316 100644
--- a/app/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/legislation/annotations_controller.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Legislation::AnnotationsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def create
-    if !@process.open_phase?(:allegations) || @draft_version.final_version?
+    if !@process.allegations_phase.open? || @draft_version.final_version?
       render json: {}, status: :not_found and return
     end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/legislation/answers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/legislation/answers_controller.rb
index 372398e41..6d3c33580 100644
--- a/app/controllers/legislation/answers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/legislation/answers_controller.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Legislation::AnswersController < Legislation::BaseController
   respond_to :html, :js
 
   def create
-    if @process.open_phase?(:debate)
+    if @process.debate_phase.open?
       @answer.user = current_user
       @answer.save
       track_event
diff --git a/app/models/legislation/question.rb b/app/models/legislation/question.rb
index 374c43eb5..4381b752a 100644
--- a/app/models/legislation/question.rb
+++ b/app/models/legislation/question.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@ class Legislation::Question < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def comments_open?
-    process.open_phase?(:debate)
+    process.debate_phase.open?
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb
index 79fdbef4b..d76d273c1 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_comments_box.html.erb
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
       <% end %>
     <% end %>
 
-    <% if @process.open_phase?(:allegations) %>
+    <% if @process.allegations_phase.open? %>
       <a class="button publish-comment" href="#"><strong><%= t('legislation.annotations.comments.publish_comment') %></strong></a>
       &nbsp;
     <% end %>
 
-    <% if @process.open_phase?(:allegations) %>
+    <% if @process.allegations_phase.open? %>
       <% if user_signed_in? %>
         <% css_id = parent_or_commentable_dom_id(nil, annotation) %>
         <div id="js-comment-form-annotation-<%= annotation.id %>" style="display:none" class="comment-form js-comment-form-annotation">
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb
index 91d9b3247..2c6cee9cd 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/annotations/_form.html.erb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
   <div class="comments-wrapper">
     <div class="comment-input">
-      <% if !@process.open_phase?(:allegations) %>
+      <% if !@process.allegations_phase.open? %>
         <div data-alert class="callout primary">
           <%= t("legislation.annotations.form.phase_not_open") %>
         </div>
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/draft_versions/show.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/draft_versions/show.html.erb
index 9872874cd..b330ca2ed 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/draft_versions/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/draft_versions/show.html.erb
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
           <section class="legislation-annotatable"
                    data-legislation-draft-version-id="<%= @draft_version.id %>"
                    data-legislation-annotatable-base-url="<%= legislation_process_draft_version_path(@process, @draft_version) %>"
-                   data-legislation-open-phase="<%= @process.open_phase?(:allegations) %>"
+                   data-legislation-open-phase="<%= @process.allegations_phase.open? %>"
                    >
           <% end %>
             <%= @draft_version.body_html.html_safe %>
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/questions/_answer_form.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/questions/_answer_form.html.erb
index 775e93faa..fd379b845 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/questions/_answer_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/questions/_answer_form.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <% if question.question_options.any? %>
-  <% if process.open_phase?(:debate) && !answer.persisted? %>
+  <% if process.debate_phase.open? && !answer.persisted? %>
 
     <%= form_for answer, url: legislation_process_question_answers_path(process, question, answer), remote: true , html: { class: "controls-stacked"} do |f| %>
       <% question.question_options.each do |question_option| %>
diff --git a/app/views/legislation/questions/_participation_not_allowed.html.erb b/app/views/legislation/questions/_participation_not_allowed.html.erb
index b186c2f5b..463c4558b 100644
--- a/app/views/legislation/questions/_participation_not_allowed.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/legislation/questions/_participation_not_allowed.html.erb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       signin: link_to(t("legislation.questions.participation.signin"), new_user_session_path),
       signup: link_to(t("legislation.questions.participation.signup"), new_user_registration_path)).html_safe %>
   </div>
-<% elsif !@process.open_phase?(:debate) %>
+<% elsif !@process.debate_phase.open? %>
   <div class="participation-not-allowed" style='display:none' aria-hidden="false">
     <%= t("legislation.questions.participation.debate_phase_not_open") %>
   </div>