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A private member's bill is a bill (proposed law) introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch. The

Proposed bills are often categorized into public bills and private bills. A public bill is a proposed law which would apply to everyone within its jurisdiction

considers only public bills of general applicability, or private bills to the benefit of some individual or corporation; inasmuch as a bill of attainder is

same class; it thus bears some resemblance to a private bill. No definitive rules dictate whether a bill is hybrid in substance; the decision is entrusted

government, or a "law proposition" (Fr. proposition de loi) if a private member's bill. Some legislatures do not make this terminological distinction (for

of Ways and Means said it was impossible that the bill could be considered by an ordinary private bill committee, and suggested that it should be referred

Michael Harrington sponsor a private bill to enable Previn's adoption to the United States. This bill, HR 1552, was passed as Private Law 95-37 on May 15, 1978

bill rule was restated by Lord Campbell in Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway Co v Wauchope. In that case it was complained that the passage of a private bill

authority, is called a "Private Bill". A Public Bill which affects private rights (in the way a Private Bill would) is called a "Hybrid Bill", although those

divorced in these provinces was to apply to Parliament for a private bill of divorce. These bills were primarily handled by the Senate, where a special committee