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third reading
noun
- the final step in the consideration of a legislative bill before it is put to a vote.
third reading
noun
- the process of discussing the committee's report on a bill
- the final consideration of a bill
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of third reading1
Example Sentences
The bill was supported by a majority of MPs at third reading and will now pass to the Lords.
After this, MPs get a a final chance to vote for or against the bill at what is known as third reading - and some may change their mind about it - after which all five stages must be repeated by peers in the House of Lords.
Ms Jatta said the bill had been “rejected and the legislative process exhausted”, and therefore it could not move to the third reading.
On Monday, Mr Kobakhidze also warned that if authorities backed down at the bill's third reading, Georgia would lose sovereignty and "easily share the fate of Ukraine", without detailing what he meant.
Once the clauses stage is completed at the House of Keys, the bill will then go for Third Reading - usually a formality - before being sent to the Legislative Council, the equivalent of the House of Lords.
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