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<baltimore-city-law heading="Rule 9-8 Bill File">
  <section prefix="Rule" num="9-8" heading="Bill File">
    <para num="(a)">The Office of Council Services shall keep and make available to the Council and the public a bill file for each bill introduced to the Council.</para>
    <para num="(b)">The bill file for each bill shall be created and posted on the legislative public information portal within 24 hours of the bill’s introduction and shall be updated as the bill progresses through the legislative process.</para>
    <para num="(c)">The bill file must include the following:<para num="(1)">the bill number;</para>
      <para num="(2)">the lead sponsor(s) who introduced the bill or the person(s) who requested the President introduce the bill;</para>
      <para num="(3)">the co-sponsors of the bill, who shall be listed separately from the lead sponsor(s) or person(s) who requested the bill;</para>
      <para num="(4)">the date of introduction;</para>
      <para num="(5)">the short and long titles of the bill;</para>
      <para num="(6)">the committee to which the bill was assigned;</para>
      <para num="(7)">the agencies to which the bill was referred;</para>
      <para num="(8)">copies of any written testimony submitted in regards to the bill;</para>
      <para num="(9)">any relevant supporting documents that accompany the bill;</para>
      <para num="(10)">all amendments considered by a committee and the Council;</para>
      <para num="(11)">a voting record for each amendment considered by the Council;</para>
      <para num="(12)">a copy of each agency report submitted regarding a bill;</para>
      <para num="(13)">documentation of all actions taken by the committee and the City Council; and</para>
      <para num="(14)">the results of each roll call vote taken on the bill.</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
