Local Government (Facilitation of Remote Participation) Amendment Bill

Member's bill

7 December 2023

This bill seeks to amend the Local Government Act 2002 to permanently allow local authority members to participate in local authority meetings remotely and be counted towards quorum for those meetings.

Voting method

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

  • Introduced on 7 December 2023
  • Defeated on 29 February 2024

Member responsible

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Cushla Tangaere-Manuel

Labour Party MP for Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Votes

1st reading

Defeated

29 February 2024

party vote

54Aye
68No
0Abstain
0Absent

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 on 29 February 2024 at 12:30 pm.