A shell bill is a
legislative
A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers ...
bill, typically with no substantive provisions, that is introduced for purposes of later being
amended to include the actual legislative proposals advanced by the introducer. This device is used for a number of purposes, such as conforming to the
rules
Rule or ruling may refer to:
Human activity
* The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power
* Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business
* School rule, a rule tha ...
adopted by a legislative body as to timely introduction of legislation, or abiding by
constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
When these pri ...
al procedural requirements.
[Dickerson, John. "The Invasion of the Bill Snatchers." ''Slate''. October 6, 2009]
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See also
* Substitute amendment
* Legislative vehicle - amending a bill that has already passed
* Origination Clause of the United States Constitution
Notes
Statutory law
Legislatures
Proposed laws
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