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Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This is an omnibus bill amending the Land Transport Management Act 2003 and the Land Transport Act 1998 to implement a new planning and funding framework for the heavy rail track network owned by KiwiRail.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
Procedural notes
  • Urgency used: This bill was progressed through one or more stages using urgency. Urgency allows the Government to fast-track the legislative process by extending the sitting hours of the House of Representatives and skipping the select committee stage of a bill, and allows bills to pass through more than one stage per sitting day.
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Read the bill
Bill text: Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Land Transport (Rail) Legislation Act 2020 (legislation.govt.nz)
View on Parliament website
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Member responsible

Phil Twyford
Phil Twyford

Labour MP for Te Atatū

Progress

Enacted

This Bill has been passed by Parliament, and signed into law by the Governor-General in a step called Royal Assent. This doesn't mean that everything the Act implements has come into force yet, but it does mean that the Act is on the statute books.

Votes

1st reading
Passed
17 December 2019

63

Ayes

57

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
18 June 2020

63

Ayes

50

Noes

0

Abst.

7

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
24 June 2020

60

Ayes

32

Noes

0

Abst.

28

Abse.

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 2 years ago.
(23 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT+00:00)

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