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A first reading is when a bill is introduced to a legislature. Typically in the United States, the bill is assigned a tracking number and immediate assigned to a committee, and is amended by committee between the second and third readings. In British influenced legislatures, the committee consideration occurs between second and third readings.
In Canada, First Reading in either the Senate or House of Commons. The bill is then printed.
See also: second reading, third reading
