Public Bill Committee Sitting

A meeting of a Public Bill Committee to examine a bill in detail.

Abbreviation: PBC sitting

Also used as: Public Bill Committee sitting, Public Bill Committee sittings, PBC sitting, PBC sittings, bill committee sitting

Source / explainer: Read UK Parliament information on general and public bill committees

Last reviewed: 23 August 2026

A Public Bill Committee sitting is a meeting of a Commons Public Bill Committee to examine a bill in detail. These sittings are part of committee stage and may involve line-by-line scrutiny, amendments and sometimes oral evidence. The committee disbands once it has finished considering the bill.

Related terms

AmendmentA proposed change to the wording of a bill, motion, or other parliamentary text.BillA proposed law that must pass through Parliament before it can become an Act.Committee StageThe stage where a bill is examined in detail and amendments can be considered line by line.Public BillA bill that would change the law as it applies to the general public.Public Bill CommitteeA Commons committee that examines most bills in detail after Second Reading.