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.
The main purpose of this bill is to repeal the Families Commission Act 2003 and to disestablish the Families Commission, in order to achieve greater effectiveness and efficiencies in the provision of social science research and advocacy for the interests of families generally.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill establishes a regime to regulate the brokering of weapons and related items by New Zealanders and New Zealand entities.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill amends the Education Act 1989 to abolish the decile system and replace it with a needs index.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe intent of this bill is to lift the status of teachers by removing the ability of those who have not gained the recognised teaching qualifications from representing themselves as "teachers" by using that title.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill will confirm the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2017, which was made under section 26A of the Public Finance Act 1989.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill aims to increase the power of police to seize assets connected with significant criminal activity.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill promotes the use of plain English in official documents and websites.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill seeks to better reflect our knowledge of how long the public health response may be necessary, to address the reliance of MIQ on the general law and operational decisions, and to ensure that the empowering and enforcement provisions are fit-for-purpose to prevent and manage the risk of outbreak or spread of COVID-19.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis omnibus bill contains taxation amendments aimed at setting the annual rates of income tax for the 2021-22 tax year, improving current tax settings within a broad-base low-rate framework, and improving the settings for tax administration, the goods and services tax regime, KiwiSaver, and social policy rules administered by Inland Revenue.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to ensure that the Act, which governs the Electricity Authority and the Electricity Industry Participation Code, will provide an effective regulatory framework for the electricity industry in view of rapidly evolving technologies and business models.
Last activity over 2 years ago