diff --git a/spec/models/legislation/process/phase_spec.rb b/spec/models/legislation/process/phase_spec.rb
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+++ b/spec/models/legislation/process/phase_spec.rb
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+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Legislation::Process::Phase, type: :model do
+  let(:process) { create(:legislation_process) }
+
+  describe "#enabled?" do
+    it "checks debate phase" do
+      expect(process.debate_phase.enabled?).to be true
+
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: nil, debate_end_date: nil)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.enabled?).to be false
+    end
+
+    it "checks allegations phase" do
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.enabled?).to be true
+
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: nil, allegations_end_date: nil)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.enabled?).to be false
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#started?" do
+    it "checks debate phase" do
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current + 2.days, debate_end_date: Date.current + 3.days)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.started?).to be false
+
+      # started
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, debate_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.started?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current, debate_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.started?).to be true
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, debate_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.started?).to be true
+    end
+
+    it "checks allegations phase" do
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current + 2.days, allegations_end_date: Date.current + 3.days)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.started?).to be false
+
+      # started
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, allegations_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.started?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current, allegations_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.started?).to be true
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, allegations_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.started?).to be true
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#open?" do
+    it "checks debate phase" do
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current + 2.days, debate_end_date: Date.current + 3.days)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.open?).to be false
+
+      # started
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, debate_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.open?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current, debate_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.open?).to be true
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(debate_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, debate_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
+      expect(process.debate_phase.open?).to be false
+    end
+
+    it "checks allegations phase" do
+
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current + 2.days, allegations_end_date: Date.current + 3.days)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.open?).to be false
+
+      # started
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, allegations_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.open?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current, allegations_end_date: Date.current + 1.day)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.open?).to be true
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(allegations_start_date: Date.current - 2.days, allegations_end_date: Date.current - 1.day)
+      expect(process.allegations_phase.open?).to be false
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/spec/models/legislation/process/publication_spec.rb b/spec/models/legislation/process/publication_spec.rb
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index 000000000..4731d14b2
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+++ b/spec/models/legislation/process/publication_spec.rb
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+require 'rails_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe Legislation::Process::Publication, type: :model do
+  let(:process) { create(:legislation_process) }
+
+  describe "#enabled?" do
+    it "checks draft publication" do
+      expect(process.draft_publication.enabled?).to be true
+
+      process.update_attributes(draft_publication_date: nil)
+      expect(process.draft_publication.enabled?).to be false
+    end
+
+    it "checks result publication" do
+      expect(process.result_publication.enabled?).to be true
+
+      process.update_attributes(result_publication_date: nil)
+      expect(process.result_publication.enabled?).to be false
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#started?" do
+    it "checks draft publication" do
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(draft_publication_date: Date.current + 2.days)
+      expect(process.draft_publication.started?).to be false
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(draft_publication_date: Date.current - 2.days)
+      expect(process.draft_publication.started?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(draft_publication_date: Date.current)
+      expect(process.draft_publication.started?).to be true
+    end
+
+    it "checks result publication" do
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(result_publication_date: Date.current + 2.days)
+      expect(process.result_publication.started?).to be false
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(result_publication_date: Date.current - 2.days)
+      expect(process.result_publication.started?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(result_publication_date: Date.current)
+      expect(process.result_publication.started?).to be true
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "#open?" do
+    it "checks draft publication" do
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(draft_publication_date: Date.current + 2.days)
+      expect(process.draft_publication.open?).to be false
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(draft_publication_date: Date.current - 2.days)
+      expect(process.draft_publication.open?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(draft_publication_date: Date.current)
+      expect(process.draft_publication.open?).to be true
+    end
+
+    it "checks result publication" do
+      # future
+      process.update_attributes(result_publication_date: Date.current + 2.days)
+      expect(process.result_publication.open?).to be false
+
+      # past
+      process.update_attributes(result_publication_date: Date.current - 2.days)
+      expect(process.result_publication.open?).to be true
+
+      # starts today
+      process.update_attributes(result_publication_date: Date.current)
+      expect(process.result_publication.open?).to be true
+    end
+  end
+end