Bill (proposed law)

A bill is a proposed new law introduced within a legislature that has not been adopted. Once a bill has become law, it is thereafter an act; but in popular usage the two terms are often treated as if they meant the same.

 Types of bills 

Bills can be divided into:
 public bills, which apply to the general population
 private bills, which only apply to a single person or to a select group of people. If a private bill is punitive in nature, it is called a bill of attainder.
 hybrid bills, which combine elements of both public and private bills. Note that the concept of hybrid bills is not widely recognised outside the United Kingdom (in particular, it is expressly not recognised in Canada).
 local bills, which affect only a certain locality, and are often proposed by local government to the legislature

 Other websites 

 Hong Kong 
 Bills Committees of the Legislative Council

 New Zealand 
 List of current bills 

 United Kingdom 
 BBC Parliament Guide:
 Making new law
 Types of bill
 Bill procedure
 First reading
 Second reading
 Commons committee stage
 Lords committee stage
 Report stage
 Third reading
 Passage through the other House
 Royal assent
 Delegated legislation

 United States 
 How a law is made . From the North Carolina General Assembly
 How a bill becomes a law - related information .
 Currently hot issue regarding the Net Neutrality bills become the law .
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