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Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill amends the Shop Trading Hours Act Repeal Act 1990 to grant territorial authorities a limited power to create bylaws that allow shop trading on Easter Sunday, and enable shop workers to refuse work on Easter Sunday.
Voting method
Personal voting: MPs voted individually on this bill.
Read the bill
Bill text: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Shop Trading Hours Amendment Act 2016 (legislation.govt.nz)
View on Parliament website
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Member responsible

Michael Woodhouse
Michael Woodhouse

Former National List MP

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
3 November 2015

WhereTheyStand has no totals for this vote. It might have been a voice vote, or there might have been an import error.
2nd reading
Passed
28 June 2016

62

Ayes

59

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
25 August 2016

62

Ayes

59

Noes

0

Abst.

0

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 00:01 GMT+00:00)

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