Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Vote: Bills — Business Payment Practices Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Business Payment Practices Bill be now read a third time
RACHEL BOYACK (Labour—Nelson): I’ve got news for Andrew Bayly, the member who just resumed his seat, this bill applies to large businesses, not small businesses. The businesses required to comply with this bill are those that have $33 million in... 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 clear majority
(75 Ayes – 43 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 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 9 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 62 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 33 |
| Te Paati Māori | 2 | 0 |