Sustainable Biofuel Obligation Bill

Government bill

9 November 2022

The bill introduces an obligation for any person or company that imports or refines more than 50,000 litres of liquid fossil fuels for transport in New Zealand, excluding aviation fuels, to reduce the greehouse gas emissions intensity of those fuels by also supplying sustainable biofuels.

Voting method

Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.

  • Introduced on 9 November 2022
  • 1st reading on 15 November 2022

Member responsible

Megan Woods

Megan Woods

Labour Party MP for Wigram

Votes

1st reading

Passed

15 November 2022

party vote

76Aye
43No
0Abstain
0Absent

2nd reading

Pending

This reading has not yet occurred, or no date is available.

3rd reading

Pending

This reading has not yet occurred, or no date is available.

Only reading votes are shown here; these votes determine whether the Bill progresses through Parliament. Other votes, such as votes on whether to amend parts of the Bill, can be seen in Hansard.

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