Division
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2019-02-21.36.2) to agree with the main idea of the bills. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ### What is the bills' main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1819a/19bd058): > *The purpose of the Future Drought Fund Bill 2018 (the Fund Bill) is to establish the Future Drought Fund which includes the Future Drought Fund Special Account, and the Agriculture Future Drought Resilience Special Account to fund initiatives that enhance future drought resilience, preparedness and response across Australia.* > > *The purpose of the Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 (the Consequential Amendments Bill) is to make consequential amendments to a number of existing statutes to:* > > * *extend the Future Fund Board’s duties to include managing the Future Drought Fund and* > * *allow for amounts to be transferred between the Future Drought Fund and the Future Fund.*
House of Representatives, 2019-02-21. affirmative: ayes 76, noes 66.
Question
The majority voted in favour of a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/debates/?id=2019-02-21.36.2) to agree with the main idea of the bills. In parliamentary jargon, they voted to read the bills for a [second time](https://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). ### What is the bills' main idea? According to the [bills digest](https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1819a/19bd058): > *The purpose of the Future Drought Fund Bill 2018 (the Fund Bill) is to establish the Future Drought Fund which includes the Future Drought Fund Special Account, and the Agriculture Future Drought Resilience Special Account to fund initiatives that enhance future drought resilience, preparedness and response across Australia.* > > *The purpose of the Future Drought Fund (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2018 (the Consequential Amendments Bill) is to make consequential amendments to a number of existing statutes to:* > > * *extend the Future Fund Board’s duties to include managing the Future Drought Fund and* > * *allow for amounts to be transferred between the Future Drought Fund and the Future Fund.*
How each member voted
Per-member votes are not present in this static export. Consult the original division record.
Related bills
Only formal divisions leave a per-member record. A procedural vote is not necessarily a vote for or against a bill.