Parliament of Victoria · Legislative Council · 25 August 2026 · Crime and safety

Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026: second reading

Voting yes supported the Crimes Amendment (Recruitment of Children for Criminal Activity) Bill 2026 being read a second time, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

Passed31 yes 7 no

The question put

That the bill be now read a second time.

How each party voted

LaborAll yes15 yes · 0 no
15 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
- YesSonja Terpstra
- YesTom McIntosh
LiberalAll yes11 yes · 0 no
11 members
- YesAnn-Marie Hermans
- YesBev McArthur
- YesDavid Davis
- YesEvan Mulholland
- YesGeorgie Crozier
- YesJoe McCracken
- YesNick McGowan
- YesRenee Heath
- YesRichard Welch
- YesTrung Luu
- YesWendy Lovell
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
- YesMoira DeemingFamily First
- YesDavid LimbrickLibertarian Party
- YesRikkie-Lee TyrrellOne Nation

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.