Before any bill becomes law, there are three main votes it must pass: these are the first, second and third readings. For most bills, there is a chance for members of the public to make submissions at the select committee stage, which happens between the first and second readings.
After a bill passes its third reading vote, it is granted Royal Assent by the Governor-General and becomes law, subject to any commencement provisions contained within the bill.
WhereTheyStand contains all bills from the 51st Parliament and later (2014—present). These are imported from Parliament's own website on a regular basis and are automatically linked with voting records and MPs' profiles to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.
This bill amends the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to remove agriculture activities from the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
Last activity 11 months agoThis bill would provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for a group of people born in Western Samoa whose citizenship was removed through the enactment of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982.
Last activity 11 months agoThis bill extends remediation timeframes for earthquake-prone buildings by four years, with a limited power to extend deadlines by a further period of up to two years by Order in Council.
Last activity 11 months agoThis bill seeks to improve electric vehicle uptake by removing fringe benefit tax for five years from zero emissions vehicles that are provided to staff as part of their salary package.
Last activity 11 months agoNo description.
Last activity 11 months agoThis bill was divided from the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective Redress and Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui Claims Settlement Bill.
Last activity 12 months agoThis omnibus bill seeks to enable consumers and businesses to effectively protect themselves against risk, while minimising costs and impacts on insurers' willingness to provide insurance in New Zealand.
Last activity 12 months agoThe purpose of this Bill is to establish a new marine protected area in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands and to preserve it in its natural state.
Last activity 12 months agoThis bill amends the Gambling Act 2003 to make permanent the temporary provision currently in section 4A that exempts class 3 gambling in the form of a lottery from the prohibition on remote interactive gambling in section 9.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis bill aims to reduce regulatory burden by amending the Resource Management Act 1991 to change resource consent processes, local authority obligations, and stock exclusion regulations.
Last activity about 1 year ago