Engrossed bill

See also: Illuminated manuscript

An Engrossed Bill, also spelled Ingrossed Bill, was the term used in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and its predecessor parliaments for the copy of a bill which was made after the bill had been through the committee stage but prior to its third reading and final passing from the chamber of origin.^[1] A bill that was to be engrossed had been subject to the rigours of legislative discussion and amendment and was not likely to change substantially. Bills were engrossed on a long scroll which were, after royal assent, stored in the parliamentary archives.^{[citation needed]}

Engrossing of bills ceased to occur in the British Parliament in 1849.^[2]

See also

• Enrolled bill