Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 18 March 2025
Bail Amendment (Tough Bail) Bill 2025: introduction and first reading
Voting yes supported treating the Bail Amendment (Tough Bail) Bill 2025 as an urgent bill, which speeds up its passage through the chamber.
Passed29 yes 8 no
The question put
That the bill be treated as an urgent bill.
How each party voted
- LaborAll yes14 yes · 0 no
14 members
- LiberalAll yes11 yes · 0 no
11 members
- GreensAll no0 yes · 4 no
4 members
Smaller parties and independents
- NoDavid EttershankLegalise Cannabis
- NoRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- YesGaelle BroadNationals
- YesMelina BathNationals
- NoGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- NoDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- YesJeff 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.