Private member's bill
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A private member's bill is a bill introduced into a legislature by a legislator who is not acting on behalf of the executive branch. The designation "private member's bill" is used in most Westminster
The biscuit tin and numbered counters used to select new member's bill in New Zealand
The right of initiative is the constitutionally defined power to propose a new law in a legislature.
Private member's bill
…bill is used in the Australian Senate, and the term public bill is used in the Senate of Canada. In legislatures where the executive does not have the right of initiative, such as the United States Congress, the concept does not arise since bills are always introduced by legislators (or sometimes by popular initiative…
Opening of the 112th Congress in the House of Representatives chamber, January 5, 2011