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Bill (law)
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<p>A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to substantially alter an existing law. </p><p>A bill does not become law until it has been passed by the <a href="/facts/Legislature/ycUCe91S">legislature</a> and, in most cases, approved by the <a href="/facts/Executive_(government)/fPCCh3VU">executive</a>. </p><p>Bills are introduced in the legislature and are there discussed, debated on, and voted upon. Once a bill has been enacted into law by the legislature, it is called an <i><a href="/facts/Act_of_Parliament/aaxV1HXy">act of the legislature</a></i>, or a <i><a href="/facts/Statute/10qGu7zM">statute</a></i>. </p>