<P> The Omnibus Act of February 22, 1889, provided for the admission of four new states to the Union--North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and Washington . </P> <P> In Canada one famous omnibus bill became the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1968 - 69, a 126 - page, 120 - clause amendment to the Criminal Code, which dealt with issues as diverse as homosexuality, prostitution, abortion, gambling, gun control and drunk driving . Likewise, Jobs and Growth Act (2012). In the Republic of Ireland, the Second Amendment of the Constitution was an omnibus constitutional law, enacted in 1941, that made many unrelated changes to the country's fundamental law . </P> <P> Similarly, in New Zealand, an omnibus bill was passed in November 2016 that enacted legislation required for New Zealand to enter the Trans Pacific Partnership . </P>

Difference between an omnibus bill and a bill