engrossed bill

{{See also|Illuminated manuscript}}

{{Short description|Term for a copy of a bill in the UK Parliament}}

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.{{cite book|author=May, Thomas Erskine |title=A treatise upon the law, privileges, proceedings and usage of Parliament|edition=1st|year=1844|chapter=XVIII Proceedings of parliament in passing public bills: their several stages in both houses. Royal assent |page=284|URL=https://archive.org/details/treatiseuponlawp00mayt/page/284/mode/2up?q=engrossed}} 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|date=January 2024}}

Engrossing of bills ceased to occur in the British Parliament in 1849.[https://assets.parliament.uk/Journals/HCJ_volume_104.pdf Journals of the House of Commons, volume 104], page 45