Division
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-08-03.4.2) to read the bill for a second time. In other words, they voted against agreeing with the main idea of the bill, which means the bill failed and it won't be considered any further in parliament. ### What was the bill's main idea? The Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023 was a private member's bill (that is, it wasn't introduced by the Government) and, according to its [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s1372): > *Amends the Productivity Commission Act 1998 to: require the Productivity Commission to prepare quarterly reports on retail electricity prices and energy sources for electricity generation; and require the minister to table these reports within 30 days after the end of the quarterly period.*
Senate, 2023-08-03. negative: ayes 29, noes 30.
Question
The majority voted against a [motion](https://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2023-08-03.4.2) to read the bill for a second time. In other words, they voted against agreeing with the main idea of the bill, which means the bill failed and it won't be considered any further in parliament. ### What was the bill's main idea? The Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023 was a private member's bill (that is, it wasn't introduced by the Government) and, according to its [bill homepage](https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id:legislation/billhome/s1372): > *Amends the Productivity Commission Act 1998 to: require the Productivity Commission to prepare quarterly reports on retail electricity prices and energy sources for electricity generation; and require the minister to table these reports within 30 days after the end of the quarterly period.*
How each member voted
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Related bills
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