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Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill

Government bill

About this bill

This bill significantly limits the number of retailers able to sell smoked tobacco products; aims to prevent young people from taking up smoking by prohibiting the sale of smoked tobacco products to anyone born on or after 1 January 2009; and aims to make smoked tobacco products less appealing and addictive.
Voting method
Party voting: Parties decided whether or not to support this bill and cast votes on behalf of all their MPs.
Procedural notes
  • Extended sittings used: This bill was progressed during one or more extended sittings of the House of Representatives. This enables MPs to meet for longer than normal to consider legislation. It does not alter the stages that a bill must pass through to become law.
    Learn more about extended sittings
Read the bill
Bill text: Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Bill (legislation.govt.nz)
Act text: Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Smoked Tobacco) Amendment Act 2022 (legislation.govt.nz)
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Member responsible

Ayesha Verrall
Ayesha Verrall

Labour 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
26 July 2022

109

Ayes

10

Noes

0

Abst.

0

Abse.
2nd reading
Passed
6 December 2022

74

Ayes

41

Noes

0

Abst.

4

Abse.
3rd reading
Passed
13 December 2022

76

Ayes

43

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 00:02 GMT+00:00)

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