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 amends the Public Service Act 2020 with the intention to drive improvements in public service performance, create more stability, and ensure that the public service efficiently and effectively delivers value for money.
Last activity 2 months agoThis bill amends the Constitution Act 1986 to improve the resilience of the mechanisms that provide for the continuity of executive government and the transition of power following an election.
Last activity 2 months agoThis bill amends the Education and Training Act 2020 and aims to improve the effectiveness of the early childhood education regulatory system for children and parents, and reduce the regulatory burden for service providers.
Last activity 2 months agoThis bill seeks to strengthen New Zealand's criminal law to better prevent and respond to foreign interference targetting New Zealand.
Last activity 2 months agoThis bill consists entirely of amendments to Acts and is therefore an omnibus bill that may be introduced by virtue of Standing Order 266(1)(f)
Last activity 2 months agoThis bill seeks to support the Chief of Defence Force in managing their workforce when New Zealand Defence Force civilian staff take industrial action, and to ensure that processes for authorising the Armed Forces to conduct the work of public service employees who are taking industrial action are fit for purpose.
Last activity 2 months agoThe 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.
Last activity 2 months agoThe objective of this bill is to support the achievement of the annual carbon dioxide targets in the Clean Vehicle Standard and to reduce the costs that the Standard could impose on vehicle suppliers and consumers.
Last activity 2 months agoThis bill creates a new offence of stalking and harassment to ensure the harm victims experience is recognised and the offenders prosecuted effectively.
Last activity 2 months agoThis omnibus bill seeks to create an explicit extra-territorial effect for parts of the telecommunications regime to ensure that all telecommunications providers offering services to consumers in New Zealand are subject to relevant telecommunications regulatory obligations.
Last activity 2 months ago