Regulatory Standards Bill
Government bill
About this bill
This bill aims to reduce the amount of unnecessary and poor-quality regulation by increasing transparency and making it clearer where legislation does not meet standards.
Procedural notes
- Urgency used: This bill was progressed through one or more stages using urgency. Urgency allows the Government to fast-track the legislative process by extending the sitting hours of the House of Representatives and skipping the select committee stage of a bill, and allows bills to pass through more than one stage per sitting day.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Regulatory Standards Bill (legislation.govt.nz)Member responsible
Progress
In progress
This Bill passed its first reading on 23 May 2025. The Select Committee is due to report back on 21 November 2025. Following this, the Bill will be ready for its second reading. Public submissions are due on 22 June 2025.
Votes
1st reading
Passed
23 May 2025
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2nd reading
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3rd reading
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(31 May 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)