The Running Record is intended as a guide to the business conducted by the Legislative Council on a sitting day. It is progressively updated during the sitting with information on the progress of legislation, results of motions moved and other proceedings. Where possible, the Running Record contains direct links fo​r specific items of​ business, for example to notices given or a bill webpage. When links are not possible, further information is available via our other parliamentary webpages, including the Notice Paper, Tabled papers etc. A full record of proceedings is published after each sitting day in the Minutes.​

PETITIONS​​​​	​​
​​The following petitions were presented: Please save Byles Creek Valley Bushland from development – Ms Higginson, 775 signatures Oppose the development of a new data centre  – Ms Boyd, 1103 signatures ​	​Petitions receiv​ed

PUBLICATION OF WRITTEN ANSWER TO SUPPLEMENTARY QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE

Writ​ten answer for publication in Hansard​

NOTICES OF MOTIONS​​

List of notices given to be attached shortly

BUSINESS POSTPONED	​
Business of the House notice of motion no. 1, postponed to a next sitting day	​
​​Government business notices of motions no. 1,2 and 3, postponed to a later hour	​
Government business orders of the day no. 1 and 2, postponed to a later hour	​​

CE​NSURE OF THE LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT—NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AN ORDER FOR PAPERS​​	Commenced 10.54 am​
​Suspension of standing and sessional orders to allow a motion to be moved forthwith for censure of the Acting Leader of the Government for failing to table documents in accordance with an order of the House	​Deba​te interrupted ​

TAKE NOTE OF ANSWERS DEBATE

Commenced 12.00 pm

RETURNS TO ORDERS	Commenced 2.01 pm​
The Clerk announced receipt of the following return to order: Electoral funding disclosures – Further Order​

CE​NSURE OF THE LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT—NON-COMPLIANCE WITH AN ORDER FOR PAPERS​​	Commenced 2.02 pm​
​Suspension of standing and sessional orders to allow a motion to be moved forthwith for censure of the Acting Leader of the Government for failing to table documents in accordance with an order of the House	​​Agreed to, on division (Ayes:  22 / Noes: 15) ​
​Motion of Dr Cohn	Agreed to, on division (Ayes:  22 / Noes: 15)​

MOTION TO TABLE PRIVILEGED DOCUMENTS—ABUSE IN THE GREYHOUND RACING INDUSTRY – FURTHER ORDER (4 FEBRUARY 2026)	Commenced​ 2.57 pm
​Suspension of standing and sessional orders to allow PMB No. 3175 ​to be called on forthwith	​Agreed to
​​​Motion of Ms Hurst​: PMB No. 3175​	​Agreed to​ ​​

RETURNS TO ORDERS	Commenced​ 2.58 pm
​​The Clerk tabled document considered not privileged  by the Independent Legal Arbiter relating to the following order Abuse in the greyhound racing industry – Further order (4 February 2026)​

MOTION TO TABLE PRIVILEGED DOCUMENT—USE OF PORTS IN PORT KEMBLA OR NEWCASTLE BY THE MILITARY OR DEFENCE INDUSTRY	Commenced​ 2.58 pm
​Suspension of standing and sessional orders to allow PMB No. 3176 ​to be called on forthwith	​Agreed to
​​​Motion of Ms Boyd: PMB No. 317​6	​Agreed to ​​

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AMENDMENT (ENFORCEMENT AND OPERATIONAL POWERS) BILL 2026​​	Commenced 3.00 pm
​Bill introduced, 1st read and published
​Statement of public interest tabled​	​
​2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Moriarty	Debate adjourned for 5 calendar days

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP) BILL 2026	Commenc​ed 3.30 pm
Note: any ​circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage	​
​Bill reported from committee without amendment	​
​3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Moriarty	​​Agreed to and returned to Assembly without​ amendment

LIBRARY AMEND​MENT BILL 2026​	Commenced 3.34 pm
Note: any ​circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage	​​
​In committee, bill taken as a whole​​	​
​LP amdt 1, by leave amended,  sheet  c2026-039C	​Negatived, on division (Ayes:  18 / Noes: 19)
​​LP amdt 2, sheet  c2026-039C	Negatived, on division (Ayes:  18 / Noes: 19)
​​Bill reported from committee without amendment​	​
​​3rd Reading: Motion of Mr Graham	Agreed to and forwarded to Assembly for concurrence

WATER MANAGEMENT AMENDMENT (EASEMENTS FOR INUNDATION) BILL 2025	Commenced 4.05​ pm
Note: any ​circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage	​
​​2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Jackson​	​
​In committee, bill taken as a whole	​
​Govt amdts 1, 2 and 3, sheet c2026-116J: Motion of Ms Jackson	​Agreed to, on division (Ayes:  19 / Noes: 16)
​OPP amdt 1, sheet ​c2026-006C: Motion of Mrs Mitchell	Negatived, on division (Ayes:  16 / Noes: 19)
​Bill reported from committee with amendments	​
​3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Jackson	​Agreed to,on division (Ayes: 19 / Noes: 16), and forwarded to Assembly for concurrence​

CRIMES (SENTENCING PROCEDURE) AMENDMENT (GOOD CHARACTER AT SENTENCING) BILL 2026	Commenced 6.08 pm
Note: any ​circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage	​
​​2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Jackson​

Dinner

6.52 pm until 8.00 pm​

CRIMES (SENTENCING PROC​EDU​RE) AMENDMENT (GOOD CHARACTER AT SENTENCING) BILL 2026	Commenced 8.00 pm​
Note: any ​circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage	​
​​2nd Reading: Motion of Ms Jackson​
​​In committee, bill taken as a whole	​
​OPP amdts 1 to 6, sheet c2026-114I: Motion of Mr Tudehope​​	​
​GRNS amdts 1 to 6, sheet c2026-136A: Motion of Ms Higginson	​​
​Committee reported progress​	​

SUSPENSION OF HARD ADJOURNMENT	Commenced 10.00 pm
​Ms Jackson, by leave, sought to move a motion, without notice, to be moved forthwith ​
​Ms Jackson, by leave and without notice, moved to suspend the hard adjournment	​Leave granted

CRIMES (SENTENCING PROC​EDURE) AMENDMENT (GOOD CHARACTER AT SENTENCING) BILL 2026	Commenced ​10.01 pm
Note: any ​circulated amendments are published via the bill webpage	​
In committee, bill taken as a whole	​
​Question: GRNS amdts 1 to 6, sheet c2026-136A​	​Agreed to, on division (Ayes:  18 / Noes: 11)
​Opposition amendment lapsed	​
​​Bill reported from committee with amendments	​
​​​3rd Reading: Motion of Ms Jackson​	​​

​​
​