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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Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Immigration Act 2009 to increase the effectiveness of the immigration compliance and enforcement system, improve the integrity of the refugee and protection system, and improve the operation of the wider immigration system.
Data and Statistics (Census) Amendment Bill
The single broad policy of this omnibus bill is that, from 2030, there will be an annual census.
Valuers Bill
This revision bill seeks to re-enact, in an up to date and accessible form, the Valuers Act 1948.
Commerce (Commerce Commission Reform) Amendment Bill
The single broad policy of this bill is to enhance the Commerce Commission's governance, decision-making, and mandate to enable it to more efficiently and effectively carry out its functions and achieve its objectives.
Financial Markets Conduct Amendment Bill
This bill aims to strengthen financial markets conduct by making it easier for participants to comply with the requirements of, and for the Financial Markets Authority to administer, the financial markets regulatory system.
Armed Forces Discipline Legislation Amendment Bill
The single broad policy of this omnibus bill is to make the military justice system easier to navigate and administer, to better enable command to focus on operational outputs.
Commerce (Promoting Competition and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Commerce Act 1986 to modernise and strengthen competition settings.
Gene Technology Bill
The purpose of this omnibus bill is to enable the safe use of gene technology and regulated organisms in New Zealand.
Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Retail Payment System Act 2022 to ban payment surcharges on certain in-store transactions.
Plain Language Act Repeal Bill
This bill repeals the Plain Language Act 2022 to remove the compliance-based administrative requirements the Act places on public service agencies.
Meteorological Services (Acquisition and Policies) Legislation Amendment Bill
The purpose of this omnibus bill is to allow for the acquisition of the Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService) by the New Zealand Institute for Earth Science Limited (NZIES) and to require the NZIES to publish its access policy for observational weather data.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Sales on Anzac Day Morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, and Christmas Day) Amendment Bill
This bill will repeal sections 47 and 48 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 to allow licensed businesses already permitted to open on ANZAC Day morning, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas Day to sell alcohol under their usual licence conditions.
Trust Horizon (Trust Variation) Bill
This bill seeks to amend the terms of trust for Trust Horizon to broaden its objects to include any charitable purpose within Whakatāne, Kawerau, Ōpōtiki, and Kaingaroa.
Natural Environment Bill
This bill replaces the Resource Management Act 1991, working in tandem with the Planning Bill.
Antisocial Road Use Legislation Amendment Bill
The single broad policy of this omnibus bill is to deter antisocial driving behaviour that negatively affects road and community safety in New Zealand.
Legislation Amendment Bill
The single broad policy of this omnibus bill is to promote high-quality legislation for New Zealand that is easy to find, use, and understand.
Planning Bill
This bill replaces the Resource Management Act 1991, working in tandem with the Natural Environment Bill.
Building (Earthquake-prone Buildings) Amendment Bill
This bill is to establish a more proportionate and risk-based regulatory system for managing earthquake-prone buildings that will regulate only high-risk building types in medium and high seismic zones.
Taxation (Annual Rates for 2025–26, Compliance Simplification, and Remedial Measures) Bill
This is an omnibus bill that sets the annual rates of income tax for the 2025–26 tax year and contains proposals aimed at improving current settings within a broad-base, low-rate framework and improving settings for tax administration, GST, KiwiSaver, and social policy rules.
Trespass (Specified Retail Premises and Other Matters) Amendment Bill
This bill is intended to improve the utility of the Trespass Act 1980 within a retail environment by giving retailers, food service providers, and licensed premises a greater range of tools to deter retail crime and keep their property, workers, and customers safe.
Racing Industry (Closure of Greyhound Racing Industry) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Racing Industry Act 2020 to close commercial greyhound racing in New Zealand from 1 August 2026.
Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Copyright Act 1994 to provide that fair dealing with a work does not infringe copyright if the purpose is for parody or satire.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol (Improving Alcohol Regulation) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 to improve alcohol regulation and remove barriers to economic growth while furthering the object of the Act.
Military Decorations and Distinctive Badges (Modernisation) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Military Decorations and Distinctive Badges Act 1918 to update the penalty levels for offences in respect of military decorations and to reflect that the military service is no longer only for men.
Resource Management (Auckland Housing) Amendment Bill
This bill amends the Resource Management Act 1991, and is intended to provide Auckland Council with greater flexibility in how housing capacity is allocated across the city, while ensuring that the Auckland Unitary Plan will provide a high level of housing capacity.