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 proposes amendments to the Electoral Act 1993 to implement the recommendations of the Electoral Commission with respect to the party vote threshold.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill provides SuperGold cardholders with an entitlement to three free doctor's visits per year.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill requires the immediate adoption of the Queensland framework for mine safety.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill seeks to give effect to the Government's policy on portability of New Zealand superannuation and the veteran's pension to the Cook Islands, Niue, and Tokelau.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Imprest Supply Bill provides the sole financial authority from the start of the 2015/16 financial year until the Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill amends the Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters Act 1992 to allow the social housing agency (currently the Ministry of Social Development) to enter into more flexible and innovative purchasing arrangements for social housing. It creates a ministerial direction power for the Minister responsible for the agency that enables the agency to enter into tailored agreements with social housing providers.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill amends the Biosecurity Act 1993 and the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to introduce levies to fund the direct and indirect costs of activities carried out by the Ministry for Primary Industries and the New Zealand Customs Service relating to the processing of people arriving in and departing from New Zealand.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis Bill proposes to remove the $1,000 KiwiSaver kick-start contribution paid to all new enrollees in the KiwiSaver scheme, effective from 2 pm on 21 May 2015.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe key purpose of this Bill is to make additional funding available, through the telecommunications development levy applied to the telecommunications industry, for the Government’s policy of extending the Rural Broadband Initiative and establishing a Mobile Black Spots Fund. To achieve that, this Bill resets the telecommunications development levy amounts prescribed in Schedule 3B of the Telecommunications Act 2001 for 2016/17 and beyond.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill would validate a number of rates and penalties for non-payment that have been collected where irregularities occurred in the resolutions setting the Council's rates for the financial years 2003/2004 to 2012/2013.
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