--- title: "Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024: second reading (Victorian Legislative Assembly, 20 February 2025) | Politics Computer" description: "Voting yes supported the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024 being read a second time, government amendments 1 and 2 being agreed to, and the bill passing its third reading. Passed 50 to 25 in the Victorian Legislative Assembly on 20 February 2025. How every member voted." url: "https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2025-02-20/3" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Votes](https://politics.computer/votes) / [Victorian Legislative Assembly](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Assembly · 20 February 2025 · [Integrity and democracy](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly?topic=integrity%5Fdemocracy) # Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024: second reading Voting yes supported the Justice Legislation Amendment (Anti-vilification and Social Cohesion) Bill 2024 being read a second time, government amendments 1 and 2 being agreed to, and the bill passing its third reading. Passed **50** yes **25** no The question put That this bill be now read a second time, government amendments 1 and 2 be agreed to and the bill be now read a third time. ## How each party voted - Labor All yes 49 yes · 0 no 49 members - Yes [Alison Marchant](https://politics.computer/mp/alison-marchant) - Yes [Anthony Carbines](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-carbines) - Yes [Anthony Cianflone](https://politics.computer/mp/anthony-cianflone) - Yes [Belinda Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/belinda-wilson) - Yes [Ben Carroll](https://politics.computer/mp/ben-carroll) - Yes [Bronwyn Halfpenny](https://politics.computer/mp/bronwyn-halfpenny) - Yes [Chris Couzens](https://politics.computer/mp/christine-couzens) - Yes [Colin Brooks](https://politics.computer/mp/colin-brooks) - Yes [Daniela De Martino](https://politics.computer/mp/daniela-de-martino) - Yes [Dylan Wight](https://politics.computer/mp/dylan-wight) - Yes [Eden Foster](https://politics.computer/mp/eden-foster) - Yes [Ella George](https://politics.computer/mp/ella-george) - Yes [Gabrielle Williams](https://politics.computer/mp/gabrielle-williams) - Yes [Gary Maas](https://politics.computer/mp/gary-maas) - Yes [Iwan Walters](https://politics.computer/mp/iwan-walters) - Yes [Jacinta Allan](https://politics.computer/mp/jacinta-allan) - Yes [Jackson Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/jackson-taylor) - Yes [John Mullahy](https://politics.computer/mp/john-mullahy) - Yes [Jordan Crugnale](https://politics.computer/mp/jordan-crugnale) - Yes [Josh Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/josh-bull) - Yes [Juliana Addison](https://politics.computer/mp/juliana-addison) - Yes [Kat Theophanous](https://politics.computer/mp/kat-theophanous) - Yes [Kathleen Matthews-Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/kathleen-matthews-ward) - Yes [Katie Hall](https://politics.computer/mp/katie-hall) - Yes [Lily D'Ambrosio](https://politics.computer/mp/lily-d-ambrosio) - Yes [Luba Grigorovitch](https://politics.computer/mp/luba-grigorovitch) - Yes [Martha Haylett](https://politics.computer/mp/martha-haylett) - Yes [Mary-Anne Thomas](https://politics.computer/mp/mary-anne-thomas) - Yes [Mathew Hilakari](https://politics.computer/mp/mathew-hilakari) - Yes [Matt Fregon](https://politics.computer/mp/matt-fregon) - Yes [Melissa Horne](https://politics.computer/mp/melissa-horne) - Yes [Meng Heang Tak](https://politics.computer/mp/meng-heang-tak) - Yes [Michaela Settle](https://politics.computer/mp/michaela-settle) - Yes [Natalie Hutchins](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-hutchins) - Yes [Natalie Suleyman](https://politics.computer/mp/natalie-suleyman) - Yes [Nathan Lambert](https://politics.computer/mp/nathan-lambert) - Yes [Nick Staikos](https://politics.computer/mp/nick-staikos) - Yes [Nina Taylor](https://politics.computer/mp/nina-taylor) - Yes [Paul Edbrooke](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-edbrooke) - Yes [Paul Hamer](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-hamer) - Yes [Paul Mercurio](https://politics.computer/mp/paul-mercurio) - Yes [Pauline Richards](https://politics.computer/mp/pauline-richards) - Yes [Ros Spence](https://politics.computer/mp/ros-spence) - Yes [Sarah Connolly](https://politics.computer/mp/sarah-connolly) - Yes [Sonya Kilkenny](https://politics.computer/mp/sonya-kilkenny) - Yes [Steve Dimopoulos](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-dimopoulos) - Yes [Steve McGhie](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-mcghie) - Yes [Tim Richardson](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-richardson) - Yes [Vicki Ward](https://politics.computer/mp/vicki-ward) - Liberal All no 0 yes · 16 no 16 members - No [Brad Battin](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-battin) - No [Brad Rowswell](https://politics.computer/mp/brad-rowswell) - No [Bridget Vallence](https://politics.computer/mp/bridget-vallence) - No [Chris Crewther](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-crewther) - No [Cindy McLeish](https://politics.computer/mp/cindy-mcleish) - No [David Hodgett](https://politics.computer/mp/david-hodgett) - No [David Southwick](https://politics.computer/mp/david-southwick) - No [James Newbury](https://politics.computer/mp/james-newbury) - No [Jess Wilson](https://politics.computer/mp/jess-wilson) - No [John Pesutto](https://politics.computer/mp/john-pesutto) - No [Kim Wells](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-wells) - No [Matthew Guy](https://politics.computer/mp/matthew-guy) - No [Michael O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/michael-o-brien) - No [Richard Riordan](https://politics.computer/mp/richard-riordan) - No [Roma Britnell](https://politics.computer/mp/roma-britnell) - No [Wayne Farnham](https://politics.computer/mp/wayne-farnham) - Nationals All no 0 yes · 8 no 8 members - No [Annabelle Cleeland](https://politics.computer/mp/annabelle-cleeland) - No [Danny O'Brien](https://politics.computer/mp/danny-o-brien) - No [Emma Kealy](https://politics.computer/mp/emma-kealy) - No [Jade Benham](https://politics.computer/mp/jade-benham) - No [Kim O'Keeffe](https://politics.computer/mp/kim-o-keeffe) - No [Martin Cameron](https://politics.computer/mp/martin-cameron) - No [Tim Bull](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-bull) - No [Tim McCurdy](https://politics.computer/mp/tim-mccurdy) - Smaller parties and independents - No [Sam Groth](https://politics.computer/mp/sam-groth) Coalition - Yes [Will Fowles](https://politics.computer/mp/will-fowles) Independent 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. [Previous Vote 2 that day](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly/2025-02-20/2) [All Victorian Legislative Assembly votes](https://politics.computer/votes/vic-assembly) Source: [Hansard, Parliament of Victoria](https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/parliamentary-activity/hansard/hansard-details/HANSARD-2145855009-29685#division-marker-2). The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority. --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. 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