Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Vote: Bills β Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Residential Tenancies Amendment Bill be now read a third time
RINO TIRIKATENE (LabourβTe Tai Tonga): Iβm delighted to speak in support of this bill as its last speaker on its third reading. This bill is over 30 years in the making. The existing Act is long overdue. We now have over 600,000 households across Aotearoa... Read more β
Third Reading β 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.
β Passed by a narrow margin
(63 Ayes β 55 Noes β 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.
ποΈ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 54 |