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Constitution Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill amends the Constitution Act 1986 to improve the resilience of the mechanisms that provide for the continuity of executive government and the transition of power following an election.
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Bill text: Constitution Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Paul Goldsmith
Paul Goldsmith

National List MP

Progress

In progress

This Bill was introduced on 23 July 2025 and is awaiting its first reading.

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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.

Bill details last synced with the Parliament website about 18 hours ago.
(4 August 2025 at 12:30 GMT+00:00)

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