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.
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Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill provides for extended licensing hours during the period of the 2015 Rugby World Cup so that premises covered by the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 will be able to be open for the broadcast of world cup matches.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill seeks the financial authority required to ensure the Government has sufficient supply until 30 June 2016 for the incurring of expenses and capital expenditure in excess of the amounts appropriated in the Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Bill, and the making of capital injections in excess of the amounts authorised under that bill.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis Bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations contained in The Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the year ending 30 June 2016 (B.5) presented to the House of Representatives as part of the 2015 Budget documentation.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill established a process for the holding of two postal referendums on the New Zealand Flag. The first will determine which alternative flag design is preferred by voters, and the second will determine whether that alternative flag or the current flag is to be the New Zealand Flag.
Last activity about 2 years agoThis bill would establish a statutory body called the Hawke’s Bay Regional Planning Committee. The committee would be a joint one of the Hawke's Bay Regional Council and tangata whenua members and is intended to provide for 9 iwi or hapu groups to have input into the development and review of the regional policy statement and regional plans for the Hawke's Bay Regional Council region.
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