report stage

British  

noun

1. 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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Lords: From 14:30, the first of two days of the report stage consideration of the Energy Bill, another bill that has been in hibernation, having last been debated in September.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2023

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

Lord Pannick put forward a number of amendments at the report stage of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018, most of which were backed by the government at the time.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2022

The measure, which would set up a new agency designed to come up with innovative policy, is due to have its report stage in the House of Commons on Monday.

From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2021

Friday Night.—Still grinding away at the report stage of Land Bill; don't get any forrader; been at it a week, and to-night just as many Amendments on the paper as there were on Monday.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 100, June 13, 1891 by Various