Energy Statutes Amendment Act, 2025
Passed the Legislature 46 to 46
Bill 31 amends the Hydro and Power Authority Act, allowing designation of First Nations ownership in the North Coast transmission line, and the Utilities Commission Act, adding power to regulate electricity for data storage or processing and for hydrogen used outside Canada.
- Sponsor
- Hon. Adrian Dix, Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions
- Subject
- Energy, environment and natural resources
Indigenous relations and treaties - Became law
- November 27, 2025
- Full text
- leg.bc.ca
13 votes on this bill
3
in the House
10
in a committee section
Passed the Legislature
, November 19, 2025. The vote was 46 to 46 and the Speaker voted for it to break the tie.
By party
Who voted for and against
Parties as recorded at the vote.
For (46)
BC NDP 45
- Brittny Anderson Kootenay Central
- George Anderson Nanaimo-Lantzville
- Rohini Arora Burnaby East
- Brenda Bailey Vancouver-South Granville
- Lisa Beare Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
- Garry Begg Surrey-Guildford
- Jennifer Blatherwick Coquitlam-Maillardville
- Christine Boyle Vancouver-Little Mountain
- Jagrup Brar Surrey-Fleetwood
- Susie Chant North Vancouver-Seymour
- Paul Choi Burnaby South-Metrotown
- George Chow Vancouver-Fraserview
- Laanas - Tamara Davidson North Coast-Haida Gwaii
- Sunita Dhir Vancouver-Langara
- Adrian Dix Vancouver-Renfrew
- David Eby Vancouver-Point Grey
- Mable Elmore Vancouver-Kensington
- Mike Farnworth Port Coquitlam
- Diana Gibson Oak Bay-Gordon Head
- Rick Glumac Port Moody-Burquitlam
- Kelly Greene Richmond-Steveston
- Spencer Chandra Herbert Vancouver-West End
- Stephanie Higginson Ladysmith-Oceanside
- Ravi Kahlon Delta North
- Anne Kang Burnaby Centre
- Nina Krieger Victoria-Swan Lake
- Dana Lajeunesse Juan de Fuca-Malahat
- Grace Lore Victoria-Beacon Hill
- Bowinn Ma North Vancouver-Lonsdale
- Sheila Malcolmson Nanaimo-Gabriola Island
- Steve Morissette Kootenay-Monashee
- Randene Neill Powell River-Sunshine Coast
- Josie Osborne Mid Island-Pacific Rim
- Ravi Parmar Langford-Highlands
- Lana Popham Saanich South
- Darlene Rotchford Esquimalt-Colwood
- Janet Routledge Burnaby North
- Harwinder Sandhu Vernon-Lumby
- Amna Shah Surrey City Centre
- Niki Sharma Vancouver-Hastings
- Jessie Sunner Surrey-Newton
- Qwulti'stunaat - Debra Toporowski Cowichan Valley
- Jennifer Whiteside New Westminster-Coquitlam
- Jodie Wickens Coquitlam-Burke Mountain
- Terry Yung Vancouver-Yaletown
All 45, BC NDPShow fewer
Seat now vacant 1
- Amshen - Joan Phillip Vancouver-Strathcona
Against (46)
Conservative 38
- Bruce Banman Abbotsford South
- Harman Bhangu Langley-Abbotsford
- Rosalyn Bird Prince George-Valemount
- Lynne Block West Vancouver-Capilano
- Hon Chan Richmond Centre
- Brent Chapman Surrey South
- Sheldon Clare Prince George-North Cariboo
- Pete Davis Kootenay-Rockies
- Brennan Day Courtenay-Comox
- Gavin Dew Kelowna-Mission
- Mandeep Dhaliwal Surrey North
- Lorne Doerkson Cariboo-Chilcotin
- Kiel Giddens Prince George-Mackenzie
- Trevor Halford Surrey-White Rock
- Sharon Hartwell Bulkley Valley-Stikine
- Linda Hepner Surrey-Serpentine River
- Anna Kindy North Island
- Steve Kooner Richmond-Queensborough
- Kristina Loewen Kelowna Centre
- Tony Luck Fraser-Nicola
- Heather Maahs Chilliwack North
- Macklin McCall West Kelowna-Peachland
- Scott McInnis Columbia River-Revelstoke
- Peter Milobar Kamloops Centre
- Lawrence Mok Maple Ridge East
- Korky Neufeld Abbotsford West
- Larry Neufeld Peace River South
- Ian Paton Delta South
- Misty Van Popta Langley-Walnut Grove
- Claire Rattée Skeena
- John Rustad Nechako Lakes
- Ward Stamer Kamloops-North Thompson
- Bryan Tepper Surrey-Panorama
- Jody Toor Langley-Willowbrook
- Á'a:líya Warbus Chilliwack-Cultus Lake
- Teresa Wat Richmond-Bridgeport
- David Williams Salmon Arm-Shuswap
- Donegal Wilson Boundary-Similkameen
All 38, ConservativeShow fewer
Independent 3
BC Green Party 2
Seat now vacant 1
- Reann Gasper Abbotsford-Mission
Did not vote (1)
The record names only who voted for and who voted against. It does not say why anyone is missing.
BC NDP 1
- Raj Chouhan Burnaby-New Westminster Speaker, who votes only to break a tie
Every division
| Date | Chamber | Stage | For | Against | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2025 | House | Amendment at second reading | 40 | 48 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| October 29, 2025 | House | Second reading | 48 | 42 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| October 30, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 1, in committee | 4 | 5 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 17, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 1, in committee | 3 | 6 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 18, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Clause 1, in committee | 6 | 3 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| November 18, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 1 | 8 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 18, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 3 | 6 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 18, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 4 | 5 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 18, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 4 | 5 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 18, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 4 | 5 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 19, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Amendment to clause 2, in committee | 4 | 5 | Defeated | V&P Hansard |
| November 19, 2025 | Committee, Section A | Clause 2, in committee | 5 | 4 | Passed | V&P Hansard |
| November 19, 2025 | House | Third reading | 46 | 46 | Passed Speaker broke the tie for it | V&P Hansard |