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The document outlines the typical format for a bill brief, including a title, short summary, background on the issue, key features and analysis of the bill, recommendations from committees and courts, relevant laws from other jurisdictions, implications for the local region, recommendations, and conclusion. The purpose is to provide an overview and analysis of a proposed bill, including its key provisions, potential impacts and weaknesses, and recommendations for improvements.

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1 Bill Brief Format

The document outlines the typical format for a bill brief, including a title, short summary, background on the issue, key features and analysis of the bill, recommendations from committees and courts, relevant laws from other jurisdictions, implications for the local region, recommendations, and conclusion. The purpose is to provide an overview and analysis of a proposed bill, including its key provisions, potential impacts and weaknesses, and recommendations for improvements.

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Bill Brief Format

Title of the Bill

Short Summary in points of what the Bill tries to do/ what provisions it amends/ what
new provisions it creates

Background to the issue/s


 Sector/ topic/ issue specific data
 Incident/ problem/ case/s that serve as the reason for the bill to be introduced
 Stakeholder analysis; discussion of the people impacted by the bill; what is condition
before the Bill, what problems?

Key Features and analysis of the Bill


 Identify and explain in detail all the key elements of the Bill; chapter wise or by
identifying key provisions
 Critique all the features in context of present law. How will the Bill improve or worsen
the existing law?
 What are the impacts of the provisions on the people affected?
 Will the bill actually solve the problem it is trying to solve. Why or why not?
 What are the lacunae. What are the things the law misses out on? Which stakeholders
does it not consider? Which problems does it not solve?
 Potential problems in implementation
 Potential constitutional challenges to the law. Is it constitutionally valid?

Committee/ Supreme Court Recommendations


 Which committees/ commissions have studied the law/ issue in the past
 What were their recommendations on the issue?
 Does this Bill incorporate the suggestions? What recommendations does it not
incorporate? Analyse if the missed-out recommendations should be incorporated or not
and why.
 Have there been any major judgement of the Supreme Court on the issue. What did the
SC recommend? Were suggestions incorporated? Analyse if the missed-out
recommendations should be incorporated or not and why.

Laws from other Jurisdictions/ Countries


 Do any other countries have laws on a similar issue?
 How do other countries deal with the issue/ what are their laws?
 Is the present Bill in line with international best practice?
 What are the provisions of foreign laws that we can incorporate?

Implications for Odisha


 How will the Bill affect the State or specific stakeholders in the State?
 Does the State have any specific demands or suggestions on the issue?
 Is there any way the Bill can be improved to be more effective in the state or better
serve the State’s interests?
Recommendations
 Based on the above research what are the ways in which the Bill can be improved to
better serve the Country/ Odisha/ Stakeholders
 What are the changes required to make the law constitutionally valid if it is currently
unconstitutional?
 What are the committee/ commission/ Supreme Court recommendations that should be
incorporated into the Bill?
 What are the provisions we can incorporate from foreign laws?
 Are there any other broader suggestions on the policy/ legal area to improve the area of
law or policy that this Bill pertains to?

Conclusion/ Talking Points


 Summary of all the above in quick talking points.

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