hybrid bill

British

noun

(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

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This option is only possible because it is a hybrid bill and therefore governed by different rules.

From BBC • May 25, 2024

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.

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