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 bill aims to improve access to public medical care for cancer patients who purchase unfunded cancer medicines that also require medical administration.
Last activity about 1 year agoMedicines go through an assessment and approval process before they can be supplied in New Zealand. This bill is to ensure they meet quality standards and are safe and effective.
Last activity about 1 year agoThe purpose of this bill is to change the classification of pseudoephedrine as a controlled drug, so that cold and flu products containing pseudoephedrine can be sold in pharmacies without a prescription.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis bill amends the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 to provide for the right to a sustainable environment.
Last activity about 1 year agoThe purpose of the Bill is to amend provisions in the Electoral Act 1993 to provide Māori electorates with the same protections as General electorates.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis Bill gives effect to certain matters contained in the deed signed on 21 January 2015 between the Crown and the Tauranga Moana Iwi Collective. It also gives effect to the deed of settlement signed on 21 June 2012 in which the Crown and Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui agreed to the final settlement of the historical Treaty of Waitangi claims of Ngā Hapū o Ngāti Ranginui.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis bill amends forestry-related provisions of the Climate Change Response Act 2002. The policy objective of this bill is to improve regulatory systems by ensuring that they are effective and efficient, and that they accord with best regulatory practice.
Last activity about 1 year agoThe policy proposals in this omnibus bill set the annual rates of income tax for the 2023-24 tax year, aim at improving current settings within a broad-base, low-rate framework, and aim at improving the settings for tax administration, KiwiSaver, and child support rules administered by Inland Revenue.
Last activity about 1 year agoThis bill provides for light electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to pay road user charges from 1 April 2024.
Last activity about 1 year agoThe bill amends New Zealand law as part of the implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between New Zealand and the European Union, signed in Brussels on 9 July 2023.
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