Wednesday, 28 June 2023
Vote: Bills — Charities Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Charities Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Priyanca Radhakrishnan
(New Zealand Labour Party — Member for Maungakiekie)
PAUL EAGLE (Labour—Rongotai): I’m really proud to have the last word, literally, on the third reading of this, the Charities Amendment Bill. It does some great things for those who volunteer and put all their time into making Aotearoa New Zealand... 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
(62 Ayes – 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.
🏛️ Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No |
|---|---|---|
| ACT New Zealand | 0 | 10 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 9 |
| New Zealand Labour | 62 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 0 | 34 |
| Te Paati Māori | 0 | 2 |