Bills
Proposed changes to the law before Parliament
About bills
Bills are proposed changes to the law, and must each pass through several stages in Parliament before becoming law.
Before any bill becomes law, there are three main votes it must pass: 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.
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Appropriation (2026/27 Estimates) Bill
This 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 2027.
Gas (Market Transparency) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Gas Act 1992, and is intended to improve the information available to help the Government monitor gas markets and help market participants make more efficient decisions.
Appropriation (2025/26 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
This 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 2026.
Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Social Security Act 2018 and the Social Security Regulation 2018, and is intended to enable the administration of a more efficient, modern welfare system through the use of automated decision making.
Taxation (Budget Measures) Bill (No 3)
This bill amends the Income Tax Act 2007, the Student Loan Scheme Act 2011, and the Tax Administration Act 1994, and contains tax measures announced as part of Budget 2026.
Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Amendment Bill
This bill aims to simplify and streamline the effective regulation of financial services by aligning both the regulator and aspects of the regulatory model for consumer credit with that under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, as well as making other improvements to ensure the legislation is clear and proportionate.
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to ensure that financial dispute resolution schemes are governed and operated in an effective and independent manner for the benefit of consumers.
Regulatory Systems (Internal Affairs) Amendment Bill
This overall policy objective of this omnibus bill is to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of regulatory systems overseen by the Department of Internal Affairs.
Patents Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Patents Act 2013 to apply stricter criteria for the grant of divisional applications filed under the Patents Act 1953, so that 1953 Act applications are examined in broadly the same way as 2013 Act applications.
Fair Trading Amendment Bill
The objectives of this bill are to ensure that the Fair Trading Act 1986 remains fit for purpose as business practices and digital markets evolve, strengthen deterrence of unfair trading conduct, support appropriate consequences for breaches, and enable efficient and effective enforcement.
Building and Construction Sector (Self-certification by Plumbers and Drainlayers) Amendment Bill
The key purpose of this omnibus bill is to speed up the consenting process for, and building of, houses in New Zealand by reducing the number of inspections that must be completed for plumbing and drainlaying work.
Environment (Disestablishment of Ministry for the Environment) Amendment Bill
This bill disestablishes the Ministry for the Environment. The Government intends to consolidate the functions of the ministry, along with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, the Ministry of Transport, and the local government functions of the Department of Internal Affairs, into a new ministry.
Better Regional Boundaries Bill
The purpose of this bill is to ensure that, within a reasonable time-frame of 5 years, each government entity aligns boundaries and aligns them with local authority boundaries.
Public Service Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Public Service Act 2020 with the intention to drive improvements in public service performance, create more stability, and ensure that the public service efficiently and effectively delivers value for money.
Oranga Tamariki (Suitable Accommodation on Leaving Care) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 to make the chief executive of Oranga Tamariki responsible for providing all support required to arrange suitable accommodation for young people exiting care.
Healthy Futures (Pae Ora) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022. Its objective is to improve the effectiveness of health services delivery to patients.
Redress System for Abuse in Care Bill
The purpose of this bill is to introduce a presumption against financial redress for serious violent or sexual offenders and provide legal protections for core State agencies when making apologies for abuse in State care.
Concealment of Location of Victim Remains Bill
This bill provides that offenders who refuse to disclose the location of a victim's body may be denied parole.
New Zealand Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Medal Bill
This bill provides for a new service medal, the New Zealand Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief Medal, to recognise service undertaken in the context of humanitarian aid or disaster relief activities on behalf of New Zealand.
Crimes (Impeding Major Bridges, Tunnels, and Roads) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 to create a new offence for damaging or obstructing a major road, tunnel, or bridge.
Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill
This bill seeks to ensure clarity and consistency in New Zealand law by defining "woman" as "an adult human biological female" and "man" as "an adult human biological male".
Local Government (Management of Local Authorities) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this bill is to provide the mayor and elected councilors with the mandate to more effectively govern and control the activities of their local authority.
Residential Tenancies (Requiring Landlords to Provide Curtains) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Residential Tenancies Act 1986 so that the healthy homes standards must include requirements for landlords to provide, where practicable, insulated curtains, insulated blinds, or equivalents.