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title: "Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences Whilst on Bail) Bill 2024: introduction (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 20 February 2024) | Politics Computer"
description: "Voting yes supported introducing the Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences Whilst on Bail) Bill 2024 into the Victorian Legislative Assembly, which starts the bill's formal process. Defeated 26 to 53 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 20 February 2024. How every member voted."
url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2024-02-20/1"
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Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 20 February 2024 · [Crime and safety](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly?topic=crime%5Fsafety) 

# Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences Whilst on Bail) Bill 2024: introduction

Voting yes supported introducing the Bail Amendment (Indictable Offences Whilst on Bail) Bill 2024 into the Victorian Legislative Assembly, which starts the bill's formal process.

Defeated **26** yes **53** no 

The question put

That I introduce a bill for an act to amend the Bail Amendment Act 2023 so that the offence of committing an indictable offence whilst on bail is not repealed, or to amend the Bail Act 1977 to re-enact that offence if it is repealed, and to make consequential amendments to other acts and for other purposes.

## How each party voted

- Labor All no 0 yes · 50 no  
50 members

  - No [Alison Marchant](https://politics.computer/mp/alison-marchant)
  - No [Anthony Carbines](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-carbines)
  - No [Anthony Cianflone](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-cianflone)
  - No [Belinda Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/belinda-wilson)
  - No [Ben Carroll](https://politics.computer/mp/ben-carroll)
  - No [Bronwyn Halfpenny](https://politics.computer/mp/bronwyn-halfpenny)
  - No [Chris Couzens](https://politics.computer/mp/christine-couzens)
  - No [Colin Brooks](https://politics.computer/mp/colin-brooks)
  - No [Danny Pearson](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-pearson)
  - No [Dylan Wight](https://politics.computer/mp/dylan-wight)
  - No [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george)
  - No [Emma Vulin](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-vulin)
  - No [Gabrielle Williams](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-williams)
  - No [Gary Maas](https://politics.computer/mp/gary-maas)
  - No [Iwan Walters](https://politics.computer/mp/iwan-walters)
  - No [Jacinta Allan](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-allan)
  - No [Jackson Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/jackson-taylor)
  - No [John Mullahy](https://politics.computer/mp/john-mullahy)
  - No [Jordan Crugnale](https://politics.computer/mp/jordan-crugnale)
  - No [Josh Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-bull)
  - No [Juliana Addison](https://politics.computer/mp/juliana-addison)
  - No [Kat Theophanous](https://politics.computer/mp/kat-theophanous)
  - No [Kathleen Matthews-Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/kathleen-matthews-ward)
  - No [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall)
  - No [Lauren Kathage](https://politics.computer/mp/lauren-kathage)
  - No [Lily D'Ambrosio](https://politics.computer/mp/lily-d-ambrosio)
  - No [Luba Grigorovitch](https://politics.computer/mp/luba-grigorovitch)
  - No [Martha Haylett](https://politics.computer/mp/martha-haylett)
  - No [Mary-Anne Thomas](https://politics.computer/mp/mary-anne-thomas)
  - No [Mathew Hilakari](https://politics.computer/mp/mathew-hilakari)
  - No [Matt Fregon](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-fregon)
  - No [Melissa Horne](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-horne)
  - No [Meng Heang Tak](https://politics.computer/mp/meng-heang-tak)
  - No [Michaela Settle](https://politics.computer/mp/michaela-settle)
  - No [Natalie Hutchins](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-hutchins)
  - No [Natalie Suleyman](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-suleyman)
  - No [Nathan Lambert](https://politics.computer/mp/nathan-lambert)
  - No [Nick Staikos](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos)
  - No [Nina Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/nina-taylor)
  - No [Paul Edbrooke](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-edbrooke)
  - No [Paul Hamer](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer)
  - No [Paul Mercurio](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-mercurio)
  - No [Pauline Richards](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-richards)
  - No [Ros Spence](https://politics.computer/mp/ros-spence)
  - No [Sarah Connolly](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-connolly)
  - No [Sonya Kilkenny](https://politics.computer/mp/sonya-kilkenny)
  - No [Steve Dimopoulos](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-dimopoulos)
  - No [Steve McGhie](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-mcghie)
  - No [Tim Richardson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-richardson)
  - No [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward)
- Liberal All yes 16 yes · 0 no  
16 members

  - Yes [Brad Battin](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-battin)
  - Yes [Brad Rowswell](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-rowswell)
  - Yes [Bridget Vallence](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-vallence)
  - Yes [Chris Crewther](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-crewther)
  - Yes [Cindy McLeish](https://politics.computer/mp/cindy-mcleish)
  - Yes [David Hodgett](https://politics.computer/mp/david-hodgett)
  - Yes [David Southwick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick)
  - Yes [James Newbury](https://politics.computer/mp/james-newbury)
  - Yes [Jess Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-wilson)
  - Yes [John Pesutto](https://politics.computer/mp/john-pesutto)
  - Yes [Matthew Guy](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-guy)
  - Yes [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien)
  - Yes [Nicole Werner](https://politics.computer/mp/nicole-werner)
  - Yes [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan)
  - Yes [Roma Britnell](https://politics.computer/mp/roma-britnell)
  - Yes [Wayne Farnham](https://politics.computer/mp/wayne-farnham)
- Nationals All yes 9 yes · 0 no  
9 members

  - Yes [Annabelle Cleeland](https://politics.computer/mp/annabelle-cleeland)
  - Yes [Danny O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien)
  - Yes [Emma Kealy](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-kealy)
  - Yes [Jade Benham](https://politics.computer/mp/jade-benham)
  - Yes [Kim O'Keeffe](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-o-keeffe)
  - Yes [Martin Cameron](https://politics.computer/mp/martin-cameron)
  - Yes [Peter Walsh](https://politics.computer/mp/peter-walsh)
  - Yes [Tim Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull)
  - Yes [Tim McCurdy](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-mccurdy)
- Smaller parties and independents

  - No [Darren Cheeseman](https://politics.computer/mp/darren-cheeseman) Independent
  - No [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent
  - Yes [Sam Groth](https://politics.computer/mp/sam-groth) Coalition
  - No Tim Pallas Party not recorded

Members who didn't vote (absent, paired or in the chair) aren't listed. A party votes as one when at least three quarters of its members vote together.

[All Victorian Legislative Assembly votes](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) [Next Vote 2 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2024-02-20/2) 

Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-2145855009-24408#division-marker-1). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.

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