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 introduces the ability for employers to make pay deductions in response to partial strikes.
Last activity 13 days agoThis bill amends the Anzac Day Act 1966 to cover other conflicts and persons who have served New Zealand in time of war or in warlike conflicts in the past and in the future that are not currently covered by the Act.
Last activity 16 days agoThis bill amends the Education and Training Act 2020 to give effect to new policy decisions and to make other minor and technical changes.
Last activity 16 days agoThis omnibus bill amends New Zealand law as part of the implementation of the New Zealand-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
Last activity 16 days agoThe purpose of this bill is to set out the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in legislation and to require, where relevant, that those principles must be used when interpreting legislation.
Last activity 17 days agoThis bill allows for protected negotiations to occur between an employer and an employee to terminate the employee's contract if, for example, the demands of the business mean that it is imperative to dismiss the employee.
Last activity 17 days agoThis bill seeks to prohibit new coal mines and any expansion of existing coal mines after 1 January 2025.
Last activity 17 days agoThis bill seeks to allow premises that contain both a shop and a restaurant to hold an on-licence for the restaurant part of the premises and an off-licence for the short part of the premises.
Last activity 17 days agoThis bill will repeal sections 47 and 48 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 to allow licensed businesses already permitted to open on ANZAC Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day to sell alcohol under their usual licence conditions.
Last activity 17 days agoThis bill provides that recreational craft of 6 metres or less cannot be used unless every person on board under the age of 15 years wears a life jacket.
Last activity 17 days ago