government bill
Official legislative proposal
A government bill is proposed legislation introduced by the ruling administration or executive branch, as opposed to bills brought forward by individual legislators.
Government bills typically reflect official policy priorities and carry greater likelihood of passage due to party discipline: The government bill on healthcare reform passed its second reading.
In parliamentary systems, major government bills may be treated as confidence matters.
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- statuteEnacted written rule
- first readingBill's initial presentation
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- parliamentary recordscommittee report, parliamentary debates, proceedings, minutes, transcripts
- parliamentparliament, votes, vote, debate, debates
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