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.
The purpose of this bill is to extend paid parental leave to 26 weeks. This bill adds provisions around work contact hours, where working parents are entitled to the flexibility of returning to work for a certain amount of time during the parental leave period without losing their entitlement to paid parental leave.
Last activity 12 months agoThe purpose of this bill is to confirm the powers of the Girl Guides Association of New Zealand Incorporated to do all things necessary for ensuring the welfare of the New Zealand Branch, including the disposition of property on terms that may be inconsistent with the requirements of section 6 of the Girl Guides Association (New Zealand Branch) Incorporation Act 1942.
Last activity 12 months agoThis bill proposes amendments to the Defence Act 1990 to implement Government policy as set out in the Defence White Paper 2010.
Last activity 12 months agoThis settlement bill will record in English and te reo Māori the acknowledgements and apology given by the Crown to Ngāti Tara Tokanui in the deed of settlement, signed on 28 July 2022, and gives effect to certain provisions of the deed of settlement that settle the historical claims of Ngāti Tara Tokanui.
Last activity 12 months agoThis bill will give effect to some elements of the Ngāti Paoa deed of settlement which was signed on 20 March 2021 by the Ngāti Paoa and the Crown. This bill records the acknowledgements and apology made by the Crown to Iwi when the deed was signed, and gives effect to redress in the deed.
Last activity 12 months agoThis bill establishes a more flexible regulatory framework for setting standards and managing the emergency management system across what is known as the 4Rs, risk reduction, readiness, response, and recovery
Last activity 12 months agoThis bill establishes a regulatory regime designed to improve the provision of residential property management services in New Zealand, by establishing minimum entry requirements for residential property managers, ensuring residential property managers meet professional standards of practice, and establishing a complaints and disciplinary process that applies to residential property managers.
Last activity 12 months agoThis bill provides for the disestablishment of the registration system and all associated requirements for log traders and forestry advisers, and for the Ministry for Primary Industries to refund any fees or levies paid to MPI under the scheme and waive any fees or levies that are due but not yet paid at the time of commencement.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis bill enables Clean Vehicle Standard targets for reducing CO2 emissions for 2025 onwards to be set in secondary legislation, and empowers a cost recovery scheme, which involves the collection of fees, to contribute to the costs of administering the Clean Vehicle Standard, to be set in secondary legislation.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis 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 2024.
Last activity about 1 year ago