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 amends the Crimes Act 1961 to increase the maximum prison term and fine for slavery offences.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill seeks to strengthen New Zealand's criminal law to better prevent and respond to foreign interference targetting New Zealand.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill amends the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to remove the ban on new petroleum exploration permits beyond onshore Taranaki, improve investor confidence in the New Zealand petroleum sector, and increase regulatory efficiency of the Crown minerals regime
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill establishes a young serious offender declaration and a new military-style academy order in the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill seeks to strengthen the regulatory framework for vaping to better protect young people by amending the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill seeks to improve electric vehicle uptake by removing fringe benefit tax for five years from zero emissions vehicles that are provided to staff as part of their salary package.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill would provide entitlement to New Zealand citizenship for a group of people born in Western Samoa whose citizenship was removed through the enactment of the Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill amends the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 to increase the financial jurisdiction of the Disputes Tribunal from $30,000 to $60,000.
Last activity 1 day agoThe Corrections (Victim Protection) Amendment Bill would create an obligation on the Chief Executive and on prison managers to protect those who are subject to a protection order and victims of crime from contact from prisoners.
Last activity 1 day agoThis bill extends remediation timeframes for earthquake-prone buildings by four years, with a limited power to extend deadlines by a further period of up to two years by Order in Council.
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