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.
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New Zealand Flag Referendums Bill
This bill established a process for the holding of two postal referendums on the New Zealand Flag. The first will determine which alternative flag design is preferred by voters, and the second will determine whether that alternative flag or the current flag is to be the New Zealand Flag.
Companies Office Registers Funding Validation Bill
This omnibus bill will amend 13 different Acts to retrospectively validate fees that have been collected under those Acts that have been, or will be applied under any register administered by the New Zealand Companies Office.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016 Amendment Bill
This bill amends the recently enacted Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016, bringing forward the commencement date of most provisions of the Act to allow them to be used to support recovery from the Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake sequence, as well as providing transitional provisions and allowing owners of structures to be directed to obtain an assessment of the effect of an emergency on those structures.
Appropriation (2015/16 Estimates) Bill
This Bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations contained in The Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the year ending 30 June 2016 (B.5) presented to the House of Representatives as part of the 2015 Budget documentation.
Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Electoral Act 1993 in order to enhance public confidence in the integrity of the electoral system by upholding the proportionality of political party representation in Parliament as determined by electors.
Income Insurance Scheme (Enabling Development) Bill
This bill enables ACC to carry out work to bring an income insurance scheme into operation, should it be established under subsequent legislation.
Customs and Excise (Child Sex Offender Register Information Sharing) Amendment Bill
The purpose of the bill is to protect vulnerable children and young people from harm.
Support for Children in Hardship Bill
This Bill is an omnibus Bill introduced under Standing Order 263(a). The Bill strengthens work expectations and increases assistance for parents on a benefit and who have dependent children from 1 April 2016.
Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill
This omnibus bill amends the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 and the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013 to try to minimise drug and substance harm by allowing drug and substance checking services to operate legally in New Zealand.
Statutes Amendment Bill
This bill consists entirely of amendments to Acts and is therefore an omnibus Bill that may be introduced by virtue of Standing Order 262(1)(f).
Customs and Excise (Tobacco Products—Budget Measures) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Customs and Excise Act 1996 to make four cumulative 10% increases to the duties on all tobacco products.
Legislation (Confirmable Instruments) Amendment Bill
COVID-19 Public Health Response Bill
This omnibus bill establishes standalone legislation that provides a different legal framework for responding to COVID-19 over the next 2 years or until COVID-19 is sooner brought under control.
New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Amendment Bill
This bill was formerly part of the Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill.
Reserves Amendment Bill
(Formerly part of Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4))
Imprest Supply (First for 2020/21) Bill
This bill provides the Government with the authority to incur expenses and capital expenditure in advance of appropriation in an Appropriation Act, and make capital injections in advance of authorisation under an Appropriation Act.
Hurunui/Kaikōura Earthquakes Recovery Bill
This bill enables the next phase of recovery of the main affected areas (Kaikōura, Hurunui, Marlborough, and Wellington) following the earthquake sequence that started on 14 November 2016. The general purpose of the bill is to assist earthquake-affected areas and their councils and communities.
Education Amendment Bill (No 2)
The Education Amendment Bill (No 2) proposes amendments to the Education Act 1989 relating to the professional regulation of the education profession, the regulatory framework for teaching, tertiary education institution governance and quality assurance, private training establishments, and international students.
Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Bill
This settlement bill records the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ahuriri Hapū in the deed of settlement dated 2 November 2016, and gives effect to the deed, in which the Crown and Ahuriri Hapū agree to a final settlement of all historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ahuriri Hapū.