The third and final stage will be reached on March 7 when the House of Lords makes its final decision with a vote.
If the House of Lords follows the Commons and approves the bill, it will then go to the palace to be given Royal Assent by Queen Elizabeth.
Only then will May have the legal authority to trigger article 50, but it will be tight to meet her end-of-March deadline.
Once article 50 is triggered, it means the process has reached a point of no return. It will set a two-year maximum timetable for London and Brussels to strike a deal on the post-Brexit relationship between the two.
Downing Street will be eagerly waiting to see whether any potentially-delaying amendments are put forward by peers in the House of Lords where there is strong support for Britain remaining in the EU.
Some MPs have already signalled that if members of the House of Lords attempt to delay or wreck Brexit, it could lead to demands for Britain's upper chamber to be abolished.
May made no comment on her landslide victory in the Commons when she met Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloini on Thursday for bilateral talks at 10 Downing Street.
However, the pair did discuss post-Brexit relationship between the two countries, with both prime ministers saying they looked forward to a continuing relationship between London and Rome.
May also said at a media briefing that after she triggered article 50 she would press for the status of EU nationals living in Britain and British citizens living in EU countries to be addressed at an early stage so assurances could be given to both.
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