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	Bills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When a bill is introduced in either House of Parliament, it is assigned a number based, in part, on its chronological order of introduction in its House of origin and the following criteria: government bills are numbered consecutively from -1 to -200, while private Members' bills are numbered consecutively from -201 to -1000.
		Private bills, most of which are introduced in the Senate, are numbered beginning at -1001.
		Finally, bills that are first introduced in the Senate are prefixed with the letter "S"; bills originating in the House of Commons are prefixed with the letter "C".
	www.parl.gc.ca /common/bills.asp?Language=E (229 words)

	Private Member's Bill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Private Member's Bill is a proposed law introduced by a member of parliament, whether from the government or the opposition side, to that legislature or parliament.
		Private member's bills can sometimes become the cause for much anxiety and shenannigans as outside individuals or organisations seek to influence members who are able to table bills.
		If both houses finally agree, the bill goes on to the final stage, Royal Assent, and listed in Hansard (the official record of the proceedings of parliament) after which it is entered on the statute books as an Act of Parliament and becomes law.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Private_Members'_Bills (606 words)

	Private bill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A private bill is the term used for legislation that originates from a particular member of a legislature or parliament or from a member of the public.
		Private bills developed in the United Kingdom as a means of obtaining redress from a specific wrong or obtaining a benefit that was not otherwise available through statute or the common law.
		On March 21, 2005, Congress passed a private bill to provide relief to the parents of Terri Schiavo, by allowing them a hearing in federal district court as to whether their daughter, a woman in a persistent vegetative state since 1990, should have her feeding tube removed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Private_bill (429 words)

	Senator Bartlett's Private Members Bills :: Issues & Campaigns
		This bill seeks to remove the provisions introduced by the Migration Amendment (Duration of Detention) Act 2003 which prevents and limits courts from ordering the release of somebody from immigration detention whilst an appeal seeking their release is before the courts.
		This bill seeks to introduce a formalised system of complementary protection into the Migration Act to provide an alternative system of protection for those who do not meet the Refugee Convention definition of a refugee, but who have compelling humanitarian or safety reasons why they cannot return to their country of origin.
		The purpose of this bill seeks to repeal the Migration Legislation Amendment (Strengthening of Provisions Relating to Character and Conduct) Act 1998 which toughened the existing provisions in the Migration Act enabling the refusal or cancellation of visas on character grounds.
	www.andrewbartlett.com /faq.php?id=10&category=3 (1013 words)

	08 Hoff - PIE Model (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Second, because private bills have the same procedural requirements for becoming law as public bills, there are definite policy implications of their passage, regardless of the number of people which they affect.
		As hypothesized, the existence of a war is a condition lessening the likelihood of private bill veto employment.
		The public bill veto, election, and number of private law indicators each have a positive influence on frequency of private bill vetoes released per year, whereas the military background, term, party control, business failure rate, and cabinet change measures each inversely affect private bill veto frequency annually.
	www.nssa.us /nssajrnl/22-2/htm/08.htm (4173 words)

	U.S. Senate: Legislation & Records Home > Bills & Resolutions
		Bills are prefixed with H.R. when introduced in the House and S. when introduced in the Senate, and they are followed by a number based on the order in which they are introduced.
		Private bills may also be introduced for individuals who have claims again the government, veterans benefits claims, claims for military decorations, or taxation problems.
		When a bill is passed in identical form by both the Senate and the House, it is sent to the president for his signature.
	www.senate.gov /pagelayout/legislative/d_three_sections_with_teasers/bills.htm (451 words)

	Act of Parliament
		A Bill is then introduced into the House of Commons or House of Representatives or the House of Lords or Senate.
		By constitutional convention, Bills which contain significant provisions relating to taxation or public expenditure start in the House of Commons; in Canada this is the law.
		Private Bills, common in the 19th Century, are now rare, as new planning legislation introduced in the 1960s removed the need for many of them.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/ac/act_of_parliament.html (3180 words)

	Info and facts on 'Private bill' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A private bill is the term used for legislation (Law enacted by a legislative body) that originates from a particular member of a legislature (Persons who make or amend or repeal laws) or parliament (A legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Great Britain)) or from a member of the public.
		Their use has become more limited in the twentieth century as statutory law (The body of laws created by legislative statutes) and statutory instrument (additional info and facts about statutory instrument) s have enabled many previous situations to be dealt with through other legislative mechanisms.
		Now federal agencies are able to deal with most of the issues that were previously dealt with under private bills as these agencies have been granted sufficient discretion by Congress (The legislature of the United States government) to deal with exceptions to the general legislative scheme of various laws.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/p/pr/private_bill.htm (365 words)

	002.07.04: Part III - Legislative work
		A Representative intending to introduce a Private Bill must hand over to the President before the commencement of the sitting at which he wishes such Private Bill to be introduced, a copy of the Bill and of its Explanatory Report.
		Bills and Private Bills shall be introduced to the House during its sittings and shall be published as early as possible in the official Gazette of the Republic.
		The report of the appropriate Committee to which the Bill or Private Bill was referred, shall be read out from the rostrum of the House by the Chairman of such Committee or, in his absence, by the Member deputizing for him.
	www.parliament.cy /parliamentENG/002_07_04.htm (935 words)

	THE ABC'S OF IMMIGRATION - PRIVATE BILLS
		Private bills are a rare form of relief from immigration laws and are generally reserved for the most compelling cases.
		The most essential step in obtaining a private bill is, of course, finding a member of Congress willing to sponsor the bill.
		The Congressmen who support private bills do a tremendous amount of work to ensure their passage, and without their efforts, those who benefit from the bills would most likely be forced to leave the US.
	www.visalaw.com /00dec3/12dec300.html (939 words)

	ILW.COM - Private Bills by Greg Siskind (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Private are special pieces of legislation that are passed to confer permanent residency on a particular individual or a small group of individuals.
		The private bill is rarely successful and is generally only possible in very compelling cases.
		Following the introduction of the bill, information about the person it will benefit needs to be supplied to the chair of the immigration subcommittee by the member of Congress sponsoring the bill.
	www.ilw.com /articles/2000,1221-Siskind.shtm (1600 words)

	Nova Scotia Legislature - House Business - Bills
		They are bills which affect only private individuals or persons of a particular locality and confer upon them some privileges or exemptions from the general law.
		After the Bills have been reported to the House they are then considered by the Committee of the Whole House on Bills and debated in detail for a maximum of 20 hours.
		Third Reading of the Bill is often a fairly quick approval although it may be debated and may be amended at this stage if proper notice has been given in advance to the Clerk of the House.
	www.gov.ns.ca /legislature/HOUSE_BUSINESS/bills.html (837 words)

	EconPapers: Private bills: a theoretical and empirical study of lobbying (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the theoretical model, when a Congressperson introduces a private bill, voters increase their belief that this Congressperson is a rent- seeker.
		Hence, the cost for a Congressperson in introducing a private bill is the decrease in the probability of reelection associated with the change in voters' belief about the honesty of the Congressperson.
		The benefit for a Congressperson in passing a private bill is the increase in votes that occurs because of providing this constituency service.
	econpapers.repec.org /paper/wpawuwppe/9801002.htm (450 words)

	Private Laws
		Many private bills are enacted to assist citizens injured by government programs or who are appealing an executive agency ruling such as deportation.
		Private bills are numbered separately from public bills.
		The first private bill passed was made into law in September 1789.
	bingaman.senate.gov /students/High_School/Inside_/Private_Laws/private_laws.html (158 words)

	ipedia.com: Statutory law Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Private legislation that may originate as a private bill is a lesser known aspect of statutory law.
		In the United Kingdom Parliament, private bills were used in the nineteenth century to create corporations, grant monopolies and give individuals rights in excess of the public and common law.
		Private bills should also not be confused with the Private member's bill in the Westminster system of government.
	www.ipedia.com /statutory_law.html (432 words)

	Immigration Laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The introduction of a private bill seeking to adjust the status of an alien nonimmigrant in the United States to that of a lawful permanent resident shall be regarded as prima facie evidence of termination of his lawful nonimmigrant status, if not otherwise previously terminated.
		In any private bill case involving citizenship or naturalization matters, the case is to be submitted to the Citizenship Section for determination as to whether the bill would accomplish the purpose for which it is intended.
		If the private law directs that the pending deportation proceedings shall be terminated, the fi office shall notify the beneficiary that such proceedings have been terminated by reason of the enactment of the private law.
	uscis.gov /lpBin/lpext.dll/inserts/slb/slb-1/slb-45320/slb-46511?f=templates&fn=document-frame.htm (2008 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		P: Bills are prefixed with H.R. when introduced in the House and S. when introduced in the Senate, and they are followed by a number based on the order in which they are introduced.
		P: Public bills pertain to matters that affect the general public or classes of citizens, while private bills affect just certain individuals and organizations.
		P: When bills are passed in identical form by both Chambers of Congress and signed by the President (or repassed by Congress over a Presidential veto), they become laws.
	www.senate.gov /legislative/common/chapter/Bills.htm (220 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK Politics \| A-Z of Parliament \| P-Q \| Private Member's Bills
		These bills are not allocated time for further discussion and stand little chance of becoming law.
		A Member introducing this type of bill is not able to speak in support of it and the bill stands almost no chance of becoming law.
		These bills are used by MPs largely as a method of publicising a particular issue.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/p-q/82540.stm (239 words)

	Extracts for Private Bills
		69.--(2) Every bill for an act of incorporation, where a form of model bill has been adopted, shall be drawn in accordance with such model bill, copies of which may be obtained from the Clerk of the Assembly.
		When any bill for confirming any agreement is filed with the Clerk of the Assembly a true copy of such agreement must be attached to it.
		The name of the Member who is to present the petition and Private Bill must be furnished to the Clerk of the Assembly at the time of filing the petition.
	www.legassembly.sk.ca /legassembly/Docs/extracts.htm (456 words)

	UK Parliament - Private Bills before Parliament
		Private Bills are bills which are promoted by organisations outside the House (eg local authorities or companies) to obtain powers for themselves in excess of, or in conflict with, the general law.
		The Bill was returned to the House of Lords with amendments and the amendments were agreed to on 3rd July 2007.
		Private Bill Procedures in the House of Lords
	www.parliament.uk /bills/private_bills.cfm (3105 words)

	April 27, 2000 - Private Members' Bills Committee
		Private Bills have been initiated by private interests outside of the Chamber, and they have a process they must go through to ensure that the public are aware that they are coming to the House asking for legislation with respect to the interests of their group who are interested in the change.
		And the first stage of the process is that the private interests must advertise their intention to submit a request for a private Bill and explain in public advertisements what it is they are seeking.
		And the process by which the private Bills come to this committee is laid down specifically in the rules.
	www.legassembly.sk.ca /committees/Archive/PMB/24Legislature/000427Pmbl.htm (2054 words)

	UK Parliament - Private Bills before Parliament
		The Court of Referees Locus Standi Reports on Private Bills in Parliament - Cases decided during the Sessions 1990-91 to 2005-06.
		House of Lords Opposed Bill Committee on the Bournemouth Borough Council Bill [HL]
		Private bills which have been passed by both Houses from 1997 onwards, and have received Royal Assent become Acts of Parliament and are available in full text from the Office of Public Sector Information web site Acts of the UK Parliament (Local Acts).
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/privbill.htm (750 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK Politics \| A-Z of Parliament \| P-Q \| Private Bills
		A Private Bill is a piece of legislation that gives powers or benefits to a particular group of persons, such as a local council or private corporation.
		A Private Bill might be introduced, for example, to give Railtrack (the company which maintains Britain's network of train lines) the power to construct a new railway line in a particular area of the country.
		Under special procedures covering Private Bills individuals likely to be affected by them, such as people whose houses are in the way of a planned railway line, are able to petition Parliament.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/a-z_of_parliament/p-q/82543.stm (179 words)

	Chapter 26 Private Bills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Private bills must not be confused with bills of a public nature introduced by a private member.
		Today few private bills are introduced, the most recent being passed in 1992, (Footnote: Tamworth Tourist Information Centre Bill, VP 27/11/1992, p 762) and have previously, for convenience, usually been introduced into the Legislative Council.
		There is nothing to prevent the government from treating a private bill as a government bill and it is not unusual for a private bill to be introduced by the government as a public bill.
	www.parliament.nsw.gov.au /prod/la/precdent.nsf/0/660C716F23DF1C3ECA2568410002832D (296 words)

	PREAMBLE - LoveToKnow Article on PREAMBLE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The procedure in the British parliament differs in regard to the preambles of public and private bills.
		The second reading of a public bill affirms the principle, and therefore in committee the preamble stands postponed till after the consideration of the clauses, when it is considered in reference to those clauses as amended and altered if need be (Standing Order 35).
		On unopposed private bills the preamble has also to be proved, more especially with regard to whether the clauses required by the standing orders are inserted (see May, Parliamentary Practice, 1906, pp.
	1.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PR/PREAMBLE.htm (197 words)

	Calendars in the House of Representatives
		In the case of a bill that was referred to multiple committees for consideration in sequence, the calendar number is printed only on the bill as reported by the last committee to consider it.
		Private bills that have been reported from committee are only considered under the calendar procedure.
		After a bill has been favorably reported and is on either the House or Union Calendar, the Speaker may, after consultation with the Minority Leader, file with the Clerk a notice requesting that such bill also be placed upon a special calendar known as the Corrections Calendar.
	usinfo.org /facts/gov/calendars.html (714 words)

	Private Members' Bills Committee
		All Private Bills are referred to this committee for clause by clause study after receiving second reading in the Assembly.
		Private individuals and / or organizations proposing the legislation along with their legal counsel appear as witnesses.
		That the Private Bills Committee sit at as early a date as possible after the opening of the Legislature.
	www.legassembly.sk.ca /committees/Archive/pmblcomm.htm (386 words)

	UK Parliament - Bills and Legislation
		Below you will find links to Bills that have been introduced to Parliament this session plus access to previous sessions.
		Bill Index database - details of all stages of this session's Bills plus debates.
		Full text of all Public General Acts from 1988 and all Local (Private) Acts from 1991 as they were originally enacted.
	www.parliament.uk /business/bills_and_legislation.cfm (166 words)

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