BC Ballot / How did my MLA vote? / Bill 14, 43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act
Creates a scheme under which the BC Energy Regulator permits renewable energy projects at three levels and changes how other statutes apply to them.
- Sponsor
- Hon. Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
- Subject
- Energy, environment and natural resources
- Became law
- May 29, 2025
- Full text
- leg.bc.ca
12 votes on this bill
2
in the House
10
in a committee section
Passed the Legislature
, May 28, 2025. The vote was 46 to 46 and the Speaker voted for it to break the tie.
By party
Who voted for and against
For (46)
- Brittny AndersonKootenay Central · BC NDP
- George AndersonNanaimo-Lantzville · BC NDP
- Rohini AroraBurnaby East · BC NDP
- Brenda BaileyVancouver-South Granville · BC NDP
- Lisa BeareMaple Ridge-Pitt Meadows · BC NDP
- Garry BeggSurrey-Guildford · BC NDP
- Jennifer BlatherwickCoquitlam-Maillardville · BC NDP
- Christine BoyleVancouver-Little Mountain · BC NDP
- Jagrup BrarSurrey-Fleetwood · BC NDP
- Susie ChantNorth Vancouver-Seymour · BC NDP
- Paul ChoiBurnaby South-Metrotown · BC NDP
- George ChowVancouver-Fraserview · BC NDP
- Laanas - Tamara DavidsonNorth Coast-Haida Gwaii · BC NDP
- Sunita DhirVancouver-Langara · BC NDP
- Adrian DixVancouver-Renfrew · BC NDP
- David EbyVancouver-Point Grey · BC NDP
- Mable ElmoreVancouver-Kensington · BC NDP
- Mike FarnworthPort Coquitlam · BC NDP
- Diana GibsonOak Bay-Gordon Head · BC NDP
- Rick GlumacPort Moody-Burquitlam · BC NDP
- Kelly GreeneRichmond-Steveston · BC NDP
- Spencer Chandra HerbertVancouver-West End · BC NDP
- Stephanie HigginsonLadysmith-Oceanside · BC NDP
- Ravi KahlonDelta North · BC NDP
- Anne KangBurnaby Centre · BC NDP
- Nina KriegerVictoria-Swan Lake · BC NDP
- Dana LajeunesseJuan de Fuca-Malahat · BC NDP
- Grace LoreVictoria-Beacon Hill · BC NDP
- Bowinn MaNorth Vancouver-Lonsdale · BC NDP
- Sheila MalcolmsonNanaimo-Gabriola Island · BC NDP
- Steve MorissetteKootenay-Monashee · BC NDP
- Randene NeillPowell River-Sunshine Coast · BC NDP
- Josie OsborneMid Island-Pacific Rim · BC NDP
- Ravi ParmarLangford-Highlands · BC NDP
- Amshen - Joan PhillipVancouver-Strathcona · seat now vacant
- Lana PophamSaanich South · BC NDP
- Darlene RotchfordEsquimalt-Colwood · BC NDP
- Janet RoutledgeBurnaby North · BC NDP
- Harwinder SandhuVernon-Lumby · BC NDP
- Amna ShahSurrey City Centre · BC NDP
- Niki SharmaVancouver-Hastings · BC NDP
- Jessie SunnerSurrey-Newton · BC NDP
- Qwulti'stunaat - Debra ToporowskiCowichan Valley · BC NDP
- Jennifer WhitesideNew Westminster-Coquitlam · BC NDP
- Jodie WickensCoquitlam-Burke Mountain · BC NDP
- Terry YungVancouver-Yaletown · BC NDP
Against (46)
- Tara ArmstrongKelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream · Independent
- Bruce BanmanAbbotsford South · Conservative
- Harman BhanguLangley-Abbotsford · Conservative
- Rosalyn BirdPrince George-Valemount · Conservative
- Lynne BlockWest Vancouver-Capilano · Conservative
- Rob BotterellSaanich North and the Islands · BC Green Party
- Amelia BoultbeePenticton-Summerland · Conservative
- Dallas BrodieVancouver-Quilchena · Independent
- Hon ChanRichmond Centre · Conservative
- Brent ChapmanSurrey South · Conservative
- Sheldon ClarePrince George-North Cariboo · Conservative
- Pete DavisKootenay-Rockies · Conservative
- Brennan DayCourtenay-Comox · Conservative
- Gavin DewKelowna-Mission · Conservative
- Mandeep DhaliwalSurrey North · Conservative
- Lorne DoerksonCariboo-Chilcotin · Conservative
- Reann GasperAbbotsford-Mission · seat now vacant
- Kiel GiddensPrince George-Mackenzie · Conservative
- Trevor HalfordSurrey-White Rock · Conservative
- Sharon HartwellBulkley Valley-Stikine · Conservative
- Linda HepnerSurrey-Serpentine River · Conservative
- Jordan KealyPeace River North · Independent
- Anna KindyNorth Island · Conservative
- Steve KoonerRichmond-Queensborough · Conservative
- Kristina LoewenKelowna Centre · Conservative
- Tony LuckFraser-Nicola · Conservative
- Heather MaahsChilliwack North · Conservative
- Macklin McCallWest Kelowna-Peachland · Conservative
- Scott McInnisColumbia River-Revelstoke · Conservative
- Peter MilobarKamloops Centre · Conservative
- Lawrence MokMaple Ridge East · Conservative
- Korky NeufeldAbbotsford West · Conservative
- Larry NeufeldPeace River South · Conservative
- Ian PatonDelta South · Conservative
- Misty Van PoptaLangley-Walnut Grove · Conservative
- Claire RattéeSkeena · Conservative
- John RustadNechako Lakes · Conservative
- Ward StamerKamloops-North Thompson · Conservative
- Elenore SturkoSurrey-Cloverdale · Conservative
- Bryan TepperSurrey-Panorama · Conservative
- Jody ToorLangley-Willowbrook · Conservative
- Jeremy ValerioteWest Vancouver-Sea to Sky · BC Green Party
- Á'a:líya WarbusChilliwack-Cultus Lake · Conservative
- Teresa WatRichmond-Bridgeport · Conservative
- David WilliamsSalmon Arm-Shuswap · Conservative
- Donegal WilsonBoundary-Similkameen · Conservative
Did not vote (1)
The record names only who voted for and who voted against. It does not say why anyone is missing.
- Raj ChouhanBurnaby-New Westminster · BC NDP · Speaker, voted only to break the tie
Every division
| Date | Chamber | Stage | For | Against | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | House | Second reading | 46 | 43 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| May 26, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 1, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 26, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 26, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 5, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 27, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 8, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 27, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 14, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 27, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Clause 14, in committee | 6 | 6 | PassedChair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 28, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 15, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 28, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Clause 15, in committee | 6 | 6 | PassedChair broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
| May 28, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 19.1, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 28, 2025 | Committee, Section C | Amendment to clause 20.1, in committee | 6 | 6 | DefeatedChair broke the tie against it | V&P Hansard |
| May 28, 2025 | House | Third reading | 46 | 46 | PassedSpeaker broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |
Sources
- Bill 14, Renewable Energy Projects (Streamlined Permitting) Act, first reading text
- Progress of bills, 43rd Parliament, 1st Session
- Legislative Assembly copyright terms
Conservative is the Conservative Party of British Columbia, the label the Legislative Assembly uses.