first reading
Debut legislative review
The first reading is the initial stage when a legislative bill is formally introduced to a parliament or congress.
At this point, the bill's title is read aloud and it enters the official record, typically without debate.
Subsequent readings involve committee review, amendments, and final votes: The immigration bill passed its first reading yesterday.
- billAmount owed, written
- parliamentary procedureRules governing deliberative assemblies
- committeeAppointed group for duties
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
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- Congresssenator, representative, senators, House, bill
- Canadian ParliamentHouse of Commons, Senate, Parliament Hill, MP, senator
- parliamentparliament, bills, votes, vote, debate
- Provincial Politicspremier, legislature, MLA, riding, election
- EU ParliamentEuropean Parliament, MEPs, MEP, plenary, committees
- Lectionary
first readingthird reading
Last legislative review stage
final vote · royal assent · enactment · passage · ratification
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