A ballot for three Member's Bills was held today, and the following bills were drawn:
- Human Rights (Prohibition of Discrimination on Grounds of Gender Identity or Expression, and Variations of Sex Characteristics) Amendment Bill (Elizabeth Kerekere)
- Medicines (Exemption for Authorised Prescribers) Amendment Bill (Penny Simmonds)
- Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill (Teanau Tuiono)
So bills to ensure explicit protection for trans people and right one of Aotearoa's great historic wrongs have been drawn. Unfortunately, they'll be voted on by the next Parliament, not this one, which (on current polling) means a lower chance of passing.
There were 69 bills in the ballot today.
