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 seeks to provide clarity and certainty for local authorities on provisions of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, including changes to improve natural hazard information provided in land information memoranda, and aligning withholding and certification processes with the Official Information Act 1982.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe aim of this bill is to ensure that the well-being of children and young people is the paramount consideration of Oranga Tamariki.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill is intended to replace the Medicines Act 1981 and the Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 to provide for the comprehensive, risk-proportionate regulation of therapeutic products, such as medicines, medical devices, natural health products, and active pharmaceutical ingredients.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill would introduce a regime that aims to bring transparency to business-to-business payment terms and practices in New Zealand.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe objects of this Private Bill are to articulate the objects of the Cawthron Institute Trust Board and the powers conferred on it to advance those objects, provide for the appointment of a member of the Trust Board nominated by Te Tauihu iwi, specify the legal liability of the members of the Trust Board, and update and modernise the governance arrangements of the Trust Board.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe objective of this bill is to make practical changes to support charities to continue their vital contribution to community well-being, while ensuring that that contribution is sufficiently transparent to interested parties and the public.
Last activity over 2 years agoThe bill requires the New Plymouth District Council to use its Perpetual Investment Fund for purposes that primarily benefit current and future New Plymouth communities, and sets out principles for managing and applying the fund.
Last activity over 2 years 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 2023.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill will provide the sole financial authority from the start of the 2023/24 financial year until the Appropriation (2023/24 Estimates) Bill is passed.
Last activity over 2 years agoThis bill seeks to improve competition and efficiency in the grocery industry for the long-term benefit of consumers, and to contribute to a trading environment in which businesses can participate confidently.
Last activity over 2 years ago