Definition of second reading in English:
second reading
nounˌsɛkənd ˈriːdɪŋsekəndˈriːdɪŋ
A second presentation of a bill to a legislative assembly, in the UK to approve its general principles and in the US to debate committee reports.
Example sentencesExamples
- If the bill is controversial, the second reading debate is likely to occupy a full parliamentary sitting.
- The most important of these are the second reading, the Committee stage, and the report stage.
- I have much pleasure in participating in this debate on the second reading of this bill.
- If this does not occur, the next step is for the Parliament to have its second reading of the budget.
- The Government Bill which proposes this legislation will have its second reading in Parliament in January.