Productivity Commission Amendment (Electricity Reporting) Bill 2023

The majority voted against a motion 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:

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.