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The Governor-General Bill completed its second reading stage.

The first reading of the Subordinate Legislation Confirmation-and-Validation Bill.htm was passed by 112 votes with just the Greens abstaining.

The New Zealand Public Health and Disability Amendment Bill completed its committee stage and the MPs returned to the interrupted third reading debate of the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (Storage) Amendment Bill.

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