diff --git a/app/models/legislation/process.rb b/app/models/legislation/process.rb
index abf8875a7..85bb5fde5 100644
--- a/app/models/legislation/process.rb
+++ b/app/models/legislation/process.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class Legislation::Process < ApplicationRecord
   validates :draft_end_date, presence: true, if: :draft_start_date?
   validates :allegations_start_date, presence: true, if: :allegations_end_date?
   validates :allegations_end_date, presence: true, if: :allegations_start_date?
+  validates :proposals_phase_start_date, presence: true, if: :proposals_phase_end_date?
   validates :proposals_phase_end_date, presence: true, if: :proposals_phase_start_date?
   validate :valid_date_ranges
   validates :background_color, format: { allow_blank: true, with: CSS_HEX_COLOR }
diff --git a/spec/models/legislation/process_spec.rb b/spec/models/legislation/process_spec.rb
index b6cebbf6c..59962e0fa 100644
--- a/spec/models/legislation/process_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/legislation/process_spec.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ describe Legislation::Process do
       expect(process.errors.messages[:proposals_phase_end_date]).to include("can't be blank")
     end
 
+    it "is invalid if proposals_phase_end_date is present but proposals_phase_start_date is not" do
+      process = build(:legislation_process, proposals_phase_start_date: nil,
+                      proposals_phase_end_date: Date.current)
+
+      expect(process).to be_invalid
+      expect(process.errors.messages[:proposals_phase_start_date]).to include("can't be blank")
+    end
+
     it "is invalid if allegations_start_date is present but allegations_end_date is not" do
       process = build(:legislation_process, allegations_start_date: Date.current,
                                             allegations_end_date: "")