Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 17 October 2024 · Housing

Short Stay Levy Bill 2024: second reading

Voting yes supported the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea, and the question put concerned investigating enshrining a right to housing in the Victorian Charter of Human Rights.

Passed21 yes 17 no

The question put

That the Victorian Government investigate enshrining the right to housing in the Victorian Charter of Human Rights, including considering advice from the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- YesEnver Erdogan
- YesGayle Tierney
- YesHarriet Shing
- YesIngrid Stitt
- YesJacinta Ermacora
- YesJaclyn Symes
- YesJohn Berger
- YesLee Tarlamis
- YesLizzie Blandthorn
- YesMichael Galea
- YesRyan Batchelor
- YesShaun Leane
- YesSheena Watt
- YesTom McIntosh
LiberalAll no0 yes · 10 no
10 members
- NoAnn-Marie Hermans
- NoBev McArthur
- NoDavid Davis
- NoEvan Mulholland
- NoGeorgie Crozier
- NoJoe McCracken
- NoNick McGowan
- NoRenee Heath
- NoRichard Welch
- NoWendy Lovell
GreensAll yes3 yes · 0 no
3 members
- YesAiv Puglielli
- YesKatherine Copsey
- YesSarah Mansfield
Smaller parties and independents
- YesDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- YesRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- NoGaelle BroadNationals
- NoMelina BathNationals
- YesGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- NoMoira DeemingFamily First
- NoAdem SomyurekIndependent
- NoDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- NoRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesSamantha RatnamParty not recorded
- NoJeff BourmanShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party

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.

Source: Hansard, Parliament of Victoria. The summary is AI-written from the question and the bill's official summary, then checked; the record above is the authority.