(government, UK) A parliamentary bill that combines the characteristics of a private bill and a public bill.
(government, UK) A parliamentary bill that combines the characteristics of a private bill and a public bill.
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(government, UK) A parliamentary bill promoted by an organisation such as a local authority or company in order to obtain powers to do something.
(government, US) An item of legislation for the benefit of a particular individual, not codified with generally applicable laws.
(legal, British) A private member's bill.
(legal, British, Canadian, Australian) A proposed law introduced by a member of a legislature who is not acting on behalf of the executive government.
A British parliamentary term for a private member's bill — legislation introduced by a backbench MP rather than the government, giving individual parliamentarians a route to push their own policy priorities through Parliament. Most member's bills don't make it into law, but a successful one can represent a significant personal achievement for the sponsoring MP and can address issues the government hasn't prioritized. The term is common in Westminster political reporting.