Bills
Proposed changes to the law before Parliament
About bills
Bills are proposed changes to the law, and must each pass through several stages in Parliament before becoming law.
Before any bill becomes law, there are three main votes it must pass: the first, second and third readings. For most bills, there is a chance for members of the public to make submissions at the select committee stage, which happens between the first and second readings.
After a bill passes its third reading vote, it is granted Royal Assent by the Governor-General and becomes law, subject to any commencement provisions contained within the bill.
WhereTheyStand contains bills from the 51st Parliament and later (2014—present), imported from Parliament’s website and linked with voting records and MPs’ profiles.
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Water Services Acts Repeal Bill
This bill repeals the Water Services Entities Act 2022, the Water Services Legislation Act 2023, and the Water Services Economic Efficiency and Consumer Protection Act 2023.
Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) (Provision of Breast Cancer Screening Services) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to extend the provision of routine free breast cancer screening for New Zealand women by extending the screening age from 69 to 74 while also future-proofing breast cancer screening for future changes in scope, frequency, and eligibility.
Crown Minerals (Prohibition of Mining) Amendment Bill
The bill amends the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to prohibit the Minister of Energy or their delegate granting permits for minerals activities (prospecting, exploration and mining) over conservation lands and waters; and prohibits access arrangements over conservation land and waters being sought from or granted by the Ministers of Energy and Conservation.
New Zealand Productivity Commission Act Repeal Bill
The main purpose of this bill is to repeal the New Zealand Productivity Commission Act 2010 and disestablish the New Zealand Productivity Commission.
Secondary Legislation Confirmation Bill (No 2)
The Bill's purpose is to prevent the revocation of certain secondary legislation that, by virtue of the Act under which it is made, will be revoked at a stated time unless earlier confirmed by an Act of Parliament.
Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Bill
This bill repeals the Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 and the Spatial Planning Act 2023.
Employment Relations (Trial Periods) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Employment Relations Act 2000 to enable businesses that have 20 or more employees to include a 90-day trial period in a new employee’s employment agreement.
Taxation Principles Reporting Act Repeal Bill
This bill repeals the Taxation Principles Reporting Act 2023
Land Transport (Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme Repeal) Amendment Bill
This bill is an omnibus bill that amends the Land Transport Act 1998 the Land Transport Management Act 2003, and various regulations, to end the Clean Vehicle Discount Scheme by 31 December 2023.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (Economic Objective) Amendment Bill
This Bill amends the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act 2021 to remove the maximum sustainable employment objective from the economic objectives in the Act, and provide the Reserve Bank with a single economic objective of achieving and maintaining price stability.
Fair Pay Agreements Act Repeal Bill
This bill will repeal the Fair Pay Agreements legislation.
Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Bill
This bill gives effect to redress in the Pare Hauraki Collective Redress Deed that requires legislation.
Human Rights (Prohibition of Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity or Expression, and Variations of Sex Characteristics) Amendment Bill
This bills aims to uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi by working towards ending discrimination against takatāpui and rainbow (LGBTIQ+) people.
Rotorua District Council (Representation Arrangements) Bill
This Bill specified representation arrangements to apply to the next two triennial general elections of Rotorua District Council. These arrangements would conform with the findings of a Representation Review held by the Council in 2021, but are not currently enabled under the Local Electoral Act 2001.
Parental Leave and Employment Protection (Shared Leave) Amendment Bill
This bill ensures that paid parental leave can be split between spouses or partners who are carers of the child and taken at the same time, provided the total paid parental leave doesn’t exceed the maximum provided for a single primary carer.
Land Transport Management (Regulation of Public Transport) Amendment Bill
This bill establishes the Sustainable Public Transport Framework for the planning, procurement, and delivery of public transport services, which addresses systemic issues affecting the sector. This new framework will replace the Public Transport Operating Model.
St Peter's Parish Endowment Fund Trust Bill
This Private Bill enables the St Peter's (Wellington) Endowment Fund Trust Board to make distributions that are not restricted to the amount of income earned in the year preceding the year of distribution, provides for a limitation on the liability of the members of the Trust Board, and enables the updating of its governance arrangements.
Parole Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Parole Act 2002 to remove the limitations preventing conditions being imposed on an offender subject to an extended supervision order to require them to reside with their programme provider.
Land Transport (Road Safety) Amendment Bill
The main objectives of this bill are to improve legislative response to fleeing drivers and to address safety matters within the land transport system.
Water Services Economic Efficiency and Consumer Protection Bill
The purpose of this bill is to provide for the regulation of the price and quality of water infrastructure services, and consumer protection for water infrastructure services.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Community Participation) Amendment Bill
This bill aims to improve communities' ability to influence alcohol regulation in their area by making targeted changes to the alcohol licensing process provided for in the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012.
Legal Services Amendment Bill
This bill improves access to legal aid assistance for people with low incomes by repealing provisions in the Legal Services Act 2011 related to the user charge payment and interest charged on unpaid legal aid debt.
Resale Right for Visual Artists Bill
This bill establishes an Artist Resale Royalty scheme in New Zealand. The scheme provides a mandatory resale right to eligible visual artists that entitles them to receive a royalty payment when their qualifying artwork sells on the secondary art market.