Thursday, 2 July 2020
Vote: Bills β COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the COVID-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon David Parker
(New Zealand Labour Party β List Member)
TIM VAN DE MOLEN (NationalβWaikato): Thank you, Mr Speaker. Here we are, late on a Thursday evening, discussing this bill, a bill that represents a missed opportunity, unfortunately. We saw some fantastic Supplementary Order Papers (SOPs) brought forward... 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 large majority
(93 Ayes β 9 Noes β 18 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 1 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 37 | 0 |