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Parliament of Victoria

Housing votes: Legislative Council

42 votes on policy and bills, newest first.

  1. Planning policy

    Defeated 16 to 23

  2. Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025: council’s and assembly’s amendments

    Voting yes supported the Council's amendments to the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 being agreed to, which is the Council's response to changes made by the Assembly.

    Passed 35 to 1

  3. Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill into law.

    Passed 20 to 16

  4. Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025: committee

    Voting yes supported making the new clause to the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 during committee stage.

    Defeated 19 to 20

  5. Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025: committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendment to the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 during its committee stage.

    Defeated 18 to 21

  6. Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.

    Passed 19 to 15

  7. Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025: second reading

    Voting yes supported the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Bill 2025 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

    Passed 19 to 15

  8. Help to Buy (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2025: second reading

    Voting yes supported making the amendment to the Help to Buy (Commonwealth Powers) Bill 2025 at its second reading stage.

    Defeated 16 to 22

  9. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill.

    Passed 22 to 17

  10. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the part heading preceding clause 173 and clause 173 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being agreed to in committee.

    Passed 22 to 16

  11. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the division heading preceding clause 165 and clauses 165 to 169 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being agreed to in committee.

    Passed 22 to 16

  12. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the part heading preceding clause 163 and clauses 163 and 164 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being agreed to at committee stage.

    Passed 22 to 16

  13. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the part heading preceding clause 150 and clauses 150 to 162 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being agreed to in committee, which means adopting that section of the bill as drafted.

    Passed 22 to 16

  14. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the clauses from clause 144 to 149 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being retained as part of the bill during committee consideration.

    Passed 22 to 16

  15. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the part and division headings before clause 135 and clauses 135 to 143 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being agreed to in committee.

    Passed 22 to 16

  16. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the part heading before clause 118 and clauses 118 to 134 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being agreed to in committee.

    Passed 22 to 16

  17. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported adding a new clause to the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 during committee stage.

    Defeated 16 to 22

  18. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported clause 25 of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 being included in the bill during committee, which is the detailed stage of considering its contents.

    Passed 22 to 16

  19. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 during committee stage. The bill's official summary was not provided, so the specific amendments are not described.

    Defeated 16 to 22

  20. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 during committee stage. The amendments' details are not described here.

    Defeated 16 to 22

  21. Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024: second reading

    Voting yes supported the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024 passing its second reading, which agrees with the bill's main idea.

    Passed 21 to 16

  22. Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024 during committee; the motion was defeated 18 to 18.

    Defeated 18 to 18

  23. Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024 during committee, which were defeated 4 to 32.

    Defeated 4 to 32

  24. Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendments to the Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024 during its committee stage.

    Defeated 4 to 32

  25. Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported making the amendment to the Duties Amendment (More Homes) Bill 2024 during committee, which was defeated.

    Defeated 15 to 20

  26. Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Bill 2024: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Bill 2024 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill into law.

    Passed 21 to 16

  27. Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes supported the clause in the Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Bill 2024 being agreed to during committee, without a summary of what the clause does.

    Passed 21 to 16

  28. Building Legislation Amendment and Other Matters Bill 2024: committee

    Defeated 15 to 21

  29. Housing: motions

    Voting yes supported a motion acknowledging that a report on the Flemington public housing estate at 120 Racecourse Road outlines a feasible alternative to the government's plan to demolish and privatise the high-rise estate.

    Defeated 18 to 18

  30. Short Stay Levy Bill 2024: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024 passing its third reading, which means passing the bill into law.

    Passed 21 to 15

  31. Short Stay Levy Bill 2024: third reading

    Voting yes supported the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024 passing its third reading, which means the bill is passed by the chamber.

    Passed 21 to 15

  32. Short Stay Levy Bill 2024: committee

    Voting yes meant supporting the amendments to the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024 proposed in committee, which were defeated 16 to 21.

    Defeated 16 to 21

  33. 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.

    Passed 21 to 17

  34. Residential planning zones: motions

    Voting yes supported calling on the Victorian government to consult councils and communities on its announced plans for 10 high-rise, high-density residential planning zones.

    Defeated 12 to 22

  35. Housing: motions

    Voting yes supported a motion that the Victorian Legislative Council note concerns about the demolition of public housing towers in North Melbourne and Flemington and call for residents' right of return to be guaranteed.

    Passed 18 to 15

  36. Ombudsman referral: motions

    Voting yes supported the house referring the Kensington Banks and Rivervue flood-overlay concerns to the Ombudsman, which is a motion about investigating how flood risk classifications were handled.

    Passed 34 to 3

  37. Estate Agents, Residential Tenancies and Other Acts Amendment (Funding) Bill 2024: second reading

    Voting yes supported withdrawing the Estate Agents, Residential Tenancies and Other Acts Amendment (Funding) Bill 2024 and not reintroducing it until the government provides more information on tenant impacts, dispute resolution and funding.

    Defeated 13 to 20

  38. Legal and Social Issues Committee: reference

    Voting yes supported the Victorian Government committing to build 60,000 new social housing dwellings by 2034, with 40,000 completed by 2028.

    Passed 19 to 16

  39. Building Legislation Amendment (Domestic Building Insurance New Offences) Bill 2023: second reading

    Voting yes supported withdrawing the Building Legislation Amendment (Domestic Building Insurance New Offences) Bill 2023 until the government commits to protecting victims of rogue builders.

    Defeated 11 to 22

  40. Building Legislation Amendment Bill 2023: committee

    Defeated 13 to 21