Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Vote: Bills — Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Jenny Salesa
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Manukau East)
LOUISA WALL (Labour—Manurewa): Tēnā koe e Te Māngai o Te Whare. Tēnā koutou katoa. This is the third reading of the Residential Tenancies (Prohibiting Letting Fees) Amendment Bill. It was heard by the Social Services and Community Committee. They... Read more →
Third Reading — this is the last vote a bill needs to
pass before it's sent off to become law. Earlier votes (first reading, second reading, and
any votes on amendments along the way) decide what the bill looks like and whether it
keeps moving forward, but this is the one that actually decides whether it happens at all.
✓ Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes – 56 Noes – 1 Absent)
Hansard didn't name individual MPs for this vote, only how each party voted overall, so
there's no per-member breakdown to show here.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |