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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Taxation (KiwiSaver HomeStart and Remedial Matters) Bill
This bill proposes amendments to the KiwiSaver Act 2006 and the Income Tax Act 2007. The main proposals relate to the withdrawal of member tax credits for KiwiSaver members purchasing their first home, and corrections to the tax, social policy, and KiwiSaver treatment of income replacement payments for some veterans and other claimants.
Crown Minerals (Protection of World Heritage Sites) Amendment Bill
The purpose of this Bill is to add World Heritage Sites to Schedule 4 of the Crown Minerals Act 1991, which will provide them with protection from mining.
Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill
This bill will empower Te Rūnganga o Ngāi Tahu (TRoNT) to appoint up to 2 members to the Canterbury Regional Council (trading as Environment Canterbury) after the 2019 local elections.
Local Government Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill
This bill is an omnibus bill that contains amendments to legislation administered by the Department of Internal Affairs. The bill's policy objective is to maintain the effectiveness and efficiency of the regulatory systems established in the principal Acts amended by it.
Land Transport Management (Regional Fuel Tax) Amendment Bill
This bill proposes to introduce a mechanism under which regional fuel taxes can be established to provide a way for regions to fund transport infrastructure programmes that would otherwise be delayed or not funded.
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2020-21, Feasibility Expenditure, and Remedial Matters) Bill
This omnibus taxation bill sets the annual rates of income tax for the 2020-21 tax year, and has a number of proposals aimed at improving current tax settings within a broad-base, low-rate framework and modernising and improving settings for tax administration, the GST regime, KiwiSaver, and social policy rules administered by Inland Revenue.
Remuneration Authority Legislation Bill
This omnibus bill amends the Remuneration Authority Act 1977 and six other Acts to transfer responsibility for determining the remuneration of certain judicial and statutory officers to the Remuneration Authority to recognise the judicial nature of the positions.
Land Transport Amendment Bill (No 2)
This bill will strengthen the legislation relating to alcohol interlocks, strengthen the framework for managing public transport fare evasion, create more effective deterrents to reduce the incidence of fleeing drivers, make changes to heavy vehicle regulation, change the regulatory framework for small passenger services, and make a range of minor amendments to ensure that the Land Transport Act 1998 is clear and operating as intended.
Crown Minerals (Petroleum) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Crown Minerals Act 1991 to give effect to the Government's announcement made on 12 April 2018 relating to offshore petroleum permitting.
Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products (Vaping) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Smoke-free Environments Act 1990 to bring the provisions of the Act up to date and to ensure that all regulated products (tobacco smoking products, herbal smoking products, smokeless tobacco products, and vaping products) are adequately covered.
Legislation Bill
This bill rewrites and replaces the Legislation Act 2012 to implement publication and other reforms relating to the production of high-quality legislation that is easy to find, use, and understand; and updates and re-enacts the Interpretation Act 1999.
Commerce Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Commerce Act 1986 by introducing a competition studies regime, updating the regulatory regime for airports to improve its effectiveness, and updating the alternative enforcement mechanisms available to the Commerce Commission.
Social Security (Winter Energy Payment) Amendment Bill
This bill ensures that social security legislation authorises two aspects of winter energy payments, under the Social Security Act 2018, for the winter period in and after the 2019 calendar year; and purported winter energy payments, under the former Social Security Act 1964, for the winter period for the 2018 calendar year.
Ngāti Rangitihi Claims Settlement Bill
This bill records the acknowledgements and apology made to Ngāti Rangitihi by the Crown when the deed was signed and gives effect to the elements in the deed that require legislation.
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Bill
Appropriation (2021/22 Supplementary Estimates) Bill
This bill seeks parliamentary authorisation of the individual appropriations and changes to individual appropriations contained in The Supplementary Estimates of Appropriations for the Government of New Zealand for the Year Ending 30 June 2022.
Auditor Regulation Amendment Bill
This bill was formerly part of the Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bill
This Bill repeals the two Acts governing fire services, the Fire Service Act 1975 and the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977, to give effect to a single, unified fire services organisation for New Zealand.
Housing Restructuring and Tenancy Matters (Social Housing Reform) Amendment Bill (No 2)
Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Bill (No 2)
The single broad policy implemented by the amendments in this omnibus bill is to try to minimise drug and substance harm by allowing drug and substance checking services to operate legally in New Zealand.