Tuesday, 16 June 2020
Vote: Bills β Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill
β Third Reading
π³οΈ That the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon James Shaw
(Green Party of Aotearoa / New Zealand β List Member)
CHLΓE SWARBRICK (Green): E Te MΔngai, tΔnΔ koe. TΔnΔ koutou e Te Whare. It is a pleasure to rise as the second Green speaker on this Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill. I just want to refer to that final speaker... 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 57 Noes)
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 | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 46 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 55 |