Families Package (Income Tax and Benefits) Bill

Government bill

14 December 2017

This bill gives effect to policy changes that form a Family Package of changes to income tax and benefits. The Families Package replaces part of the earlier Budget 2017 Family Incomes Package, which mostly enacted in the Taxation (Budget Measures: Family Incomes Package) Act 2017.

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

Urgency was used to progress this bill. This means some of the normal processes may have been skipped or abrogated. Learn more about urgency

  • Introduced on 14 December 2017
  • 1st reading on 14 December 2017
  • 2nd reading on 14 December 2017
  • 3rd reading on 15 December 2017
  • Royal assent on 20 December 2017

Member responsible

Grant Robertson

Grant Robertson

Former Labour Party List MP

Votes

1st reading

Passed

14 December 2017

party vote

63Aye
57No
0Abstain
0Absent

2nd reading

Passed

14 December 2017

party vote

63Aye
57No
0Abstain
0Absent

3rd reading

Passed

14 December 2017

party vote

63Aye
43No
0Abstain
14Absent

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.

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