Thursday, 24 September 2015
Vote: Bills — Environmental Reporting Bill
— Third Reading
🗳️ That the Environmental Reporting Bill be now read a third time
MATT DOOCEY (National—Waimakariri): It is an honour to rise to speak in support of the Environmental Reporting Bill at its third reading. Can I acknowledge the hard work of the Hon Dr Nick Smith and also of the chair of the Local Government and... 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
(63 Ayes – 58 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 14 |
| Māori Party | 2 | 0 |
| New Zealand First | 0 | 12 |
| New Zealand Labour | 0 | 32 |
| New Zealand National | 59 | 0 |
| United Future | 1 | 0 |