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 provides women who have just given birth with access to their choice of post-natal care for a minimum of 72 hours if desired.
Last activity 7 days agoThis is an omnibus bill that consolidates and modernises the law about Parliament, replacing the 4 Acts that currently relate to the operation of Parliament.
Last activity 8 days agoThis bill is an omnibus bill intended to address the double subsidisation of housing subsidies and ensuring households are treated more equitably when calculating housing subsidies, the income-related rent subsidy, or other assistance.
Last activity 14 days agoThis bill amends the Income Tax Act 2007, the KiwiSaver Act 2006, and the Tax Administration Act 1994, to give effect to tax measures announced as part of Budget 2025.
Last activity 14 days agoThis bill is an omnibus bill intended to improve timeliness in New Zealand courts by maximising judicial resources.
Last activity 15 days agoThis bill amends the Auckland Harbour Board and Takapuna Borough Council Empowering Act 1923 to enable certain land owned by Takapuna Boating Club Inc to be used for commercial purposes.
Last activity 15 days agoThis bill amends the Financial Markets (Conduct of Institutions) Amendment Act 2022 to place a new duty on financial institutions to provide financial services to customers except in situations based on law or for valid and verifiable commercial grounds.
Last activity 15 days agoThis bill amends the Resource Management Act 1991 to make the extraction of freshwater for the purpose of on-selling in a packaged form a prohibited activity.
Last activity 15 days agoThis 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.
Last activity 16 days agoThis bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations and changes to individual appropriations contained in The Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ending 30 June 2025.
Last activity 16 days ago