Oh man, this is a pain! NetSuite gets really weird about serial/lot assignments when you're copying between bills. The issue is that the original bill already "claimed" those serial/lot numbers, so when you try to copy to the second bill, NetSuite thinks you're duplicating them.
Try this - on the second bill, manually clear the serial/lot fields first, then re-enter them fresh instead of copying. Or use different serial/lot numbers if you have them available.