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The Outlawries Bill (or A Bill for the more effectual preventing clandestine Outlawries) is customarily introduced in the United Kingdom's House of Commons at the start of each session of Parliament.
It is read after the Queen's Speech, after the Commons have returned to their chamber; but before any debate on the contents of the Speech. This bears symbolic import; the Commons is demonstrating that it can debate on whatever it chooses, and set its own business.
The practice of reading a bill before debating the Speech dates back to at least the 16th century. Various bills were used for the purpose—originally they were just normal bills and could progress to a second reading. The Outlawries Bill was first introduced in the 1727 session and has been used every year thereafter (except for 1741 and 1742).
The equivalent bill used by the House of Lords is the Select Vestries Bill.
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