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hybrid bill

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noun

  1. (in Parliament) a public bill to which the standing orders for private business apply; a bill having a general application as well as affecting certain private interests

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ministers picked something unusual to make it happen: a hybrid bill, only the third of its kind enacted since 1992.

From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025

The hybrid bill passed and was signed into law by Republican Gov. Jim Pillen in late March.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

A supermajority of 33 votes are needed Friday to end debate, after which a simple majority of the Legislature’s 49 lawmakers can pass the hybrid bill.

From Washington Times • May 19, 2023

"We will need to get a rather complex hybrid bill through Parliament that's got to be a private bill - it will need government support," he said.

From BBC • May 14, 2012

Day after its birth the hybrid bill was rushed to the House floor.

From Time Magazine Archive

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