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report stage

British

noun

the stage preceding the third reading in the passage of a bill through Parliament, at which the bill, as amended in committee, is reported back to the chamber considering it

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The Crimes and Policing Bill is currently at the report stage in the Lords and is yet to be signed into law.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

The legislation has now reached the report stage in the House of Commons.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Even with this recent delay, the bill will remain at the report stage, meaning it’s open to amendments suggested by MPs.

From The Verge • Jul. 14, 2022

The Domestic Abuse Bill is currently at the report stage in the House of Commons.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2020

In the middle of November the Agricultural Bill was brought before the House on its report stage.

From From Crow-Scaring to Westminster; an Autobiography by George Edwards M.P. O.B.E.

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