Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025

What does this bill do, in plain English?

Changes rules about who can prescribe medicines covered by the PBS.

How parliament voted

Every recorded division on this bill, from the official division record via TheyVoteForYou.

• representatives · 1 July 2026

  Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message

  90–43

  The ayes have it · 47 votes

  90 ayes, 43 noes

• representatives · 1 July 2026

  Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Consideration of Senate Message

  90–43

  The ayes have it · 47 votes

  90 ayes, 43 noes

• senate · 1 July 2026

  Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading

  32–19

  The ayes have it · 13 votes

  32 ayes, 19 noes

• senate · 1 July 2026

  Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; Second Reading

  33–19

  The ayes have it · 14 votes

  33 ayes, 19 noes

• senate · 1 July 2026

  Bills — Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025; in Committee

  31–21

  The ayes have it · 10 votes

  31 ayes, 21 noes

• representatives · 5 February 2026

  Health Legislation Amendment (Prescribing of Pharmaceutical Benefits) Bill 2025 - Consideration in Detail - Application of amendments

  17–92

  The noes have it · 75 votes

  17 ayes, 92 noes

How parliament votes on this issue

Every recorded division Verity has tagged to the issue this bill is filed under — party by party, member by member.

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