---
title: "Return a Bill."
method: GET
path: "/api/v1/Bills/{billId}"
tags: ["Bills"]
---

# Return a Bill.

`GET /api/v1/Bills/{billId}`

## Path parameters

- `billId` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK

- Bill
  - `billId` integer
  - `shortTitle` string, nullable
  - `formerShortTitle` string, nullable
  - `currentHouse` 'All' | 'Commons' | 'Lords' | 'Unassigned'
  - `originatingHouse` 'All' | 'Commons' | 'Lords' | 'Unassigned'
  - `lastUpdate` string, date-time
  - `billWithdrawn` string, date-time, nullable
  - `isDefeated` boolean
  - `billTypeId` integer
  - `introducedSessionId` integer
  - `includedSessionIds` integer[], nullable
  - `isAct` boolean
  - `currentStage` StageSummary
    - `id` integer
    - `stageId` integer
    - `sessionId` integer
    - `description` string, nullable
    - `abbreviation` string, nullable
    - `house` 'All' | 'Commons' | 'Lords' | 'Unassigned'
    - `stageSittings` BillStageSitting[], nullable
      - `id` integer
      - `stageId` integer
      - `billStageId` integer
      - `billId` integer
      - `date` string, date-time, nullable
    - `sortOrder` integer
  - `longTitle` string, nullable
  - `summary` string, nullable
  - `sponsors` Sponsor[], nullable
    - `member` Member
      - `memberId` integer
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `party` string, nullable
      - `partyColour` string, nullable
      - `house` 'All' | 'Commons' | 'Lords' | 'Unassigned'
      - `memberPhoto` string, nullable
      - `memberPage` string, nullable
      - `memberFrom` string, nullable
    - `organisation` Organisation
      - `name` string, nullable
      - `url` string, nullable
    - `sortOrder` integer
  - `promoters` Promoter[], nullable
    - `organisationName` string, nullable
    - `organisationUrl` string, nullable
  - `petitioningPeriod` string, nullable
  - `petitionInformation` string, nullable
  - `agent` BillAgent
    - `name` string, nullable
    - `address` string, nullable
    - `phoneNo` string, nullable
    - `email` string, nullable
    - `website` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `404` — Not Found

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/parliament/apis/bills-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/parliament/apis/bills-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/parliament/bills-api/revisions/bd5df6751835/schema)