Reform Bill

noun

, English History.

1. any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.

Reform Bill

noun

1. history any of several bills or acts extending the franchise or redistributing parliamentary seats, esp the acts of 1832 and 1867

Example Sentences

Proposition 36, which will essentially erase California’s landmark 2014 sentencing reform bill, received support from 70% of voters Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

“They’re trying to get in with the Latino community despite the fact that he helped to kill the compromised immigration reform bill.”

From Los Angeles Times

As the cabinet minister in charge of women and equalities, she spearheaded the UK government's blocking of Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill.

From BBC

County voters support the measure, which would in effect replace Proposition 47, a landmark criminal justice reform bill co-authored by Gascón.

From Los Angeles Times

Medicare Advantage has been around for decades; it was signed into law in 1997 as part of a bipartisan reform bill to balance the federal budget.

From Salon