Reform Bill

American  

noun

English History.

1. any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.

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Reform Bill British  

noun

1. history any of several bills or acts extending the franchise or redistributing parliamentary seats, esp the acts of 1832 and 1867

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Example Sentences

Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill - This legislation, which has already started its journey into law, would increase leaseholders' rights to extend their lease and buy their freehold in England and Wales.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

Outlining a specific timetable for leasehold reform for the first time, Mr Pennycook said elements of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, passed by the Conservative government earlier this year, would be implemented.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill sets out some of the biggest changes to the criminal justice system in Scotland in recent times.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

A spokesman for the Department for Levelling up, Housing and Communities said the Renters Reform Bill which is going through Parliament would deliver "a fairer, more secure, and higher quality private rented sector".

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

No man, be it noted, called the measure the Reform Bill, or anything but the Bill, or, affectionately, the People's Bill.

From Chippinge Borough by Weyman, Stanley J.