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The following bills were drawn from the Members’ Ballot today:
Education (Restoration of Democracy to University Councils) Amendment Bill - David Cunliffe
Electricity Transparency Bill - David Shearer
Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Preventing Name Change by Child Sex Offenders) Amendment Bill - Jian Yang
Healthy Homes Guarantee Bill (No 2) - Andrew Little
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