A "draft bill" is a preliminary version of new legislation that is being proposed for consideration by lawmakers. It is like a rough draft or an initial proposal for a new law that has not been officially introduced or passed yet. Full definition
«We consider it essential that the current draft bill be amended to better safeguard basic medical research, both within neuroscience and other fields,» the authors write. (politics.co.uk)
For six months in 2015, a legislative task force met in open meetings to draft a bill aimed at correcting funding disparities between district and charter schools. (utahpubliceducation.org)
A law that moved through several draft bills, multiple rounds of committee hearings and extensive and broad stakeholder consultations over many years. (canadianadvertisinglaw.com)