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Second reading
Meaning
Noun
●
In the UK and various other countries, the second
presentation
of a
bill
(proposed
legislation
) to a
parliament
or
legislature
, or
chamber
thereof,
subsequent
to the
initial
announcement
of the
bill
at
first reading
. It is the first
opportunity
for
debate
on the main
principles
of the
bill
, and in the UK
precedes
the
committee
stage
, where the
bill
is
scrutinised
in more detail.
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