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 Residential Tenancies Act 1986 to extend the final compliance date for the healthy homes standards that can be prescribed under regulations for all landlords to 1 July 2025.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill establishes a framework for implementing sanctions by New Zealand in response to the aggressive acts and other breaches of international law by the Russian Federation, in particular, its illegal invasion of Ukraine. These sanctions are to be imposed and enforced on individuals or entities that are responsible for, or are associated with, actions that undermine the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine or that are of economic or strategic relevance to Russia.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill replaces the Earthquake Commission Act 1993 and changes the name of the Earthquake Commission to Toka Tū Ake – Natural Hazards Commission. The overarching objectives of the changes are to enable better community recovery from natural hazards, to clarify the role of the Commission and the cover provided by the Bill, and to enhance the durability and flexibility of the legislation.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill confirms the Public Finance (Transfers Between Outputs) Order 2021, confirms certain unappropriated expenditure, and validates certain unappropriated expenditure.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill clarifies eligibility for, and the rate of, an accommodation supplement for a community spouse or partner who is not receiving long-term residential care in a hospital or rest home and whose spouse or partner is receiving long-term residential care.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis bill would provide a framework for collective bargaining for fair pay agreements across entire industries or occupations, rather than just between unions and particular employers.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to increase the maximum number of coroners (full-time equivalents) that can be appointed at any time from 20 to 22.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThis omnibus bill will amend 13 different Acts to retrospectively validate fees that have been collected under those Acts that have been, or will be applied under any register administered by the New Zealand Companies Office.
Last activity almost 3 years agoThe purpose of this bill is to ensure that the correct excise and excise-equivalent duty is applied to certain tobacco goods and to reduce duty evasion.
Last activity almost 3 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 2022.
Last activity almost 3 years ago