Tuesday, 22 September 2026
Vote: Bills — Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill be now read a third time
Moved by
Hon Andrew Hoggard
(ACT New Zealand — List Member)
SUZE REDMAYNE: Thank you, Madam Speaker. As the MP for the mighty Rangitīkei, and a proud farmer, I know firsthand that farmers rely on and depend on effective science-based regulation to enable them to remain productive,... Read more →
HansardID: voice-vote-5a0f7e29-5529-8f66-a4be-2cfc03cfa493
📋 We've linked this vote to our
“Reducing regulatory barriers for agricultural chemical and veterinary medicine approvals”
policy - our best judgment is that a vote for this is a vote
for Reducing regulatory barriers for agricultural chemical and veterinary medicine approvals.
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 large majority
(101 Ayes – 21 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 | 11 | 0 |
| Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand | 0 | 15 |
| New Zealand First | 8 | 0 |
| New Zealand Labour | 34 | 0 |
| New Zealand National | 48 | 0 |
| Te Pāti Māori | 0 | 4 |