Before any bill becomes law, there are three main votes it must pass: these are 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 all bills from the 51st Parliament and later (2014—present). These are imported from Parliament's own website on a regular basis and are automatically linked with voting records and MPs' profiles to make it easier for you to find what you are looking for.
This omnibus bill seeks to enable consumers and businesses to effectively protect themselves against risk, while minimising costs and impacts on insurers' willingness to provide insurance in New Zealand.
Last activity 8 months agoThe purpose of this Bill is to establish a new marine protected area in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone around the Kermadec Islands and to preserve it in its natural state.
Last activity 8 months agoThis bill amends the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 to better enable the long-term planning and delivery that is required to improve mental health and addiction outcomes.
Last activity 8 months agoThis bill aims to reduce regulatory burden by amending the Resource Management Act 1991 to change resource consent processes, local authority obligations, and stock exclusion regulations.
Last activity 8 months agoThis bill amends the Gambling Act 2003 to make permanent the temporary provision currently in section 4A that exempts class 3 gambling in the form of a lottery from the prohibition on remote interactive gambling in section 9.
Last activity 8 months agoThis bill intends to reduce the harm that family violence causes in New Zealand by allowing a party to a marriage or civil union to apply for an order dissolving a marriage or civil union if they have been the victim of family violence inflicted by the other party in the relationship.
Last activity 9 months agoThis 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 2025.
Last activity 9 months agoThis bill aims to improve rehabilitation, reintegration, and safety outcomes for the people the Department of Corrections manages in prison..
Last activity 9 months agoThis bill is required to ensure that the Government has sufficient supply to implement Cabinet decisions made or otherwise finalised after the contents of the 2024/25 Estimates were closed off and to meet contingencies in excess of the amounts provided in the Appropriation (2024/25 Estimates) Bill.
Last activity 9 months agoThis bill amends the Education and Training Act 2020 to repeal the early childhood education network approval provisions, provide for a new type of school (charter school/kura hourua), and enable the Secretary for Education to make rules about attendance data.
Last activity 9 months ago