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A bill is a formal or public writing or�declaration�of one�s claim against another:

• A bill may be an�equitable�pleading�of a claim in a�court of equity.
  • At early�common law, a bill in�equity�was analogous to a declaration in law.
• A bill may also be a statement indicating that one owes a certain sum of money to another, such as an invoice or itemized list of charges.
• Another common definition of�bill is a legislative proposal offered for debate prior to its enactment into�law, such as a draft of a�statute�before it is enacted into law.

See e.g., Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn. v. Weber, 67 Cal.App. 5th 488 (2021) and Whiting v. Bank of United States, 38 U.S. 6 (1839).