Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 31 July 2025 · Energy

National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill 2025: introduction and first reading

Voting yes supported the National Electricity (Victoria) Amendment (VicGrid Stage 2 Reform) Bill 2025 being introduced and passing its first reading, which only formally starts the bill's progress through parliament.

Passed18 yes 13 no

The question put

That the bill be now read a first time.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes12 yes · 0 no
12 members
- YesEnver Erdogan
- YesGayle Tierney
- YesHarriet Shing
- YesIngrid Stitt
- YesJacinta Ermacora
- YesJohn Berger
- YesLee Tarlamis
- YesLizzie Blandthorn
- YesMichael Galea
- YesRyan Batchelor
- YesShaun Leane
- YesSonja Terpstra
LiberalAll no0 yes · 8 no
8 members
- NoAnn-Marie Hermans
- NoDavid Davis
- NoGeorgie Crozier
- NoJoe McCracken
- NoNick McGowan
- NoRichard Welch
- NoTrung Luu
- NoWendy Lovell
GreensAll yes4 yes · 0 no
4 members
- YesAiv Puglielli
- YesAnasina Gray-Barberio
- YesKatherine Copsey
- YesSarah Mansfield
Smaller parties and independents
- NoGaelle BroadNationals
- NoMelina BathNationals
- YesGeorgie PurcellAnimal Justice Party
- NoMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesRachel PayneLegalise Cannabis
- NoRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation
- 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.