Next week’s States Meeting: Monday 8 September
States Assembly
5 September 2025
On Monday 8 September, the next meeting of the States Assembly will commence at 2.15pm. The meeting takes place in the States Chamber and is open for the public to attend, as well as being broadcast live on our website and on the States Assembly YouTube channel.Please note: that the order in which the amendments and amendments to amendments for the Residential Tenancy Law will be debated is different to this listing which is in order of lodging. This is a very complex piece of legislation, and we will share further information as to the ‘actual’ running order by Tuesday 9 September. This sitting is also likely to last all week due to the volume of items to be discussed
Oral Questions
States Members will question Ministers for up to 2 hours and 20 minutes. These oral questions will have been issued to them in advance (i.e. ‘with notice’). Details of next week’s oral questions with notice can be found on page 10 of the Order Paper.
The following Ministers will then answer oral questions which they have not been given in advance of the meeting (i.e. ‘without notice’) for 15 minutes each:
- Minister for Health and Social Services, Deputy Tom Binet
- Minister for Housing, Deputy Sam Mézec
- Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Farnham
The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce will make a statement to the Assembly following the Complaints Board findings regarding his department’s decision not to issue an abatement notice in accordance with the Statutory Nuisances (Jersey) Law.
Public Business
The States Assembly will then begin debating the following Propositions:
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| P. 64 Suspension: Deputy P.F.C. Ozouf of St. Saviour |
The Privileges and Procedures Committee is proposing that Deputy Philip Ozouf of St Saviour is suspended for 28 days with immediate effect, for breaches of the States Members’ Code of Conduct. The proposition follows a recent investigation by the Commissioner for Standards in relation to public complaints submitted against the Deputy following a motoring offence. Read more: bit.ly/3UThb8v |
| P.24 Draft Residential Tenancy (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-. |
The Minister for Housing, Deputy Sam Mézec is proposing amendments to the Residential Tenancy Law, which seek to:
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Deputy Sir Philip Bailhache is proposing an amendment to the proposition to remove provisions relating to:
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| The Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Panel is proposing to amend Deputy Bailhache’s Amendment to require that fixed-term tenancies under the 2011 Law may only be terminated, whether during the term or at its end, by written notice of at least one month from the tenant or three months from the landlord. Read more: bit.ly/4nnv7nr |
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| Deputy Moz Scott is proposing to amend Deputy Bailhache’s Amendment to the Draft Residential Tenancy Law, by: establishing a rent tribunal; allowing for fixed term leases of less than six months; requiring landlords to inform tenants of options open to them when seeking to evict or bring proceedings for non-payment of rent; and that the provision of rent information to be required by Regulations approved by the States Assembly rather than Ministerial Order. Read more: bit.ly/4poGVYr |
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The Minister for Housing, Deputy Sam Mézec, is proposing an amendment to his own proposition to clarify, amongst others, where further fixed terms are allowed and in what certain circumstances; the appeals process; and the eligibility for Rental Tribunal membership. Read more: bit.ly/4458tcv |
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Deputy Jonathan Renouf is proposing an Amendment to the Draft Residential Tenancy Law which would remove the 5% cap on rent rises for the annual rent increase in an existing tenancy. Read more: bit.ly/3HE5cIZ |
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Please Note: The Minister is likely to accept amendments: A2, A3, B2, B3 and B4. |
The Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel are proposing several amendments to the Draft Residential Tenancy Law, with the aim of strengthening the draft legislation so it more closely delivers on the Minister for Housing's policy intent, while ensuring clarity, fairness, and practicality in application. Read more: bit.ly/4ne3mxu Amendment A1: To allow the percentage figure of the rent increase to be both increased and decreased Amendment A2: To require any changes to the qualification requirements for Rent Tribunal members to be made by Regulations, not by Ministerial Order. Amendment A3: To remove the Minister’s Order-making power in relation to the Rent Tribunal’s rent-cap exemptions and any expansion of the Tribunal’s jurisdiction. Amendment B2: To ensure that any break clauses within residential tenancy agreements for ending an initial fixed term, operate equally for landlord and tenant. Amendment B3: To allow landlords to end a periodic tenancy without giving a reason, provided they give at least 12 months’ written notice. Amendment B4: To change the ‘not allowed’ grounds for notice, to ‘not applicable’. Amendment C1: To remove the requirement for a Police Officer or States employees' attendance for a landlord to serve notice for a ‘repeated or serious nuisance.’ Amendment D1: To remove criminal penalties from the primary legislation and place into secondary legislation to enable additional time for consultation. |
| The Minister for Housing is proposing an Amendment to the Environment, Housing and Infrastructure Scrutiny Panel’s Amendment, specifically deleting that related to break clauses within residential tenancy agreements for an initial fixed term, (B2) and instead clarifying how a fixed term contract can be ended early and the reasons why. Read more: bit.ly/4mGYBfX |
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| The Minister for Housing has lodged an Amendment to the Draft Residential Tenancy Law to remove the need for a police or other enforcement officer to attend when a tenant is creating a ‘repeated or serious’ nuisance offence. Read more: bit.ly/4p5BEVh |
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Deputy Moz Scott has lodged an Amendment to the Draft Residential Tenancy Law which would: replace the restriction on landlords to grant fixed term leases; reinstate Ministerial powers to prescribe required notice periods; reinstate the jurisdiction of the Pett Debts Court in matters of rent control and eviction; replace the current provision for a Rent Tribunal with one enabling its establishment in the form of Regulations; remove Civil Penalty Provisions; and ensure rent information provision is by States Assembly approved regulations and not Ministerial Order. Read more: bit.ly/4nchjvA |
| P.40 - Draft Children and Young People (Place of Police Detention) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-. |
The Minister for Justice and Home Affairs, Deputy Mary Le Hegarat, is proposing that, where a child under the under of 18 has been charged with an offence and refused bail, a Centenier can place the child in suitable Government accommodation. The Amendment would also raise the threshold for denying bail. Read more: 3Z77Mwx |
| P.53/2025 Draft Sea Fisheries (Minimum Size Limits) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations 202-. |
The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Steve Luce, is proposing an amendment to the Sea Fisheries (Minimum Size Limits) (Jersey) Regulations 2001 which will see the minimum size for a lobster that can be landed, sold, exposed, offered for sale or retained, rising from 88 to 89. Read more: bit.ly/4lErY1M |
| P.55/2025 Draft Children and Civil Status (Consequential Amendments) (Jersey) Amendment No. 2 Regulations 202-. |
The Minister for Children and Families is proposing further amendments that are required as a consequence of the Children and Civil Status (Amendments) (Jersey) Law 2024, previously adopted by the States Assembly. The amendments make further provision for children conceived as a result of fertility treatment or surrogacy arrangements. Read more: bit.ly/4511HDQ |
| P.56/2025 Draft Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202-. |
The Privileges and Procedures Committee is proposing the Draft Elections (Senators) (Jersey) Amendment Law 202- in response to the Assembly’s decision in March, to reinstate 9 Senators as Island-wide representatives, and make the corresponding reduction in the number of Deputies, with effect from the next election on 7 June 2026. Read more: bit.ly/4lKxwbn |
| Connétable Simon Crowcroft is proposing an amendment to the Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law which would reduce the number of Senators to seven and allocate two additional Deputy seats to St Helier South and St Helier North, in order to balance representation. Read more: bit.ly/4p8G8uf |
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| The Comité des Connétables is proposing an amendment to the Draft Elections (Senators) Amendment Law, which would mean that if a Senatorial or Deputy vacancy arose less than nine months before an ordinary election, the Royal Court could not call a by-election. The current timeframe is six months. Read more: bit.ly/45YlZzP |
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Deputy Hilary Jeune is proposing an amendment to strengthen island-wide representation and require each Senatorial candidate to gather proposers and seconders from across the Island. This will be read as amended, requiring one proposer from anywhere in the Island, and nine seconders, one from each of Jersey’s Deputy electoral constituencies. Read more: bit.ly/4ma6edW Read more: bit.ly/4p8yU9M |
| Deputy Montfort Tadier is proposing an amendment to the Draft Elections (Senators) amendment law, which would see separate elections for Senators, one month before the election for Deputies and Constables. Read more: bit.ly/45NIFm9 |
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| P.58 Extension of Section 75 (Electronic Travel Authorisations) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 to Jersey |
The Chief Minister is proposing that Jersey adopts the Nationality and Borders Act which would strengthen border controls through the introduction of an Electronic Travel Authorisation scheme for people traveling to Jersey without a visa. This also ensures Jersey residents can continue to travel freely to other parts of the British Isles. Read more: bit.ly/462jaMU |
| Deputy Philip Bailhache is proposing an amendment which would omit the section which delegates power over Jersey’s borders to the UK Secretary of State. Read more: bit.ly/4gbbWe0 |
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| P.59 Draft Income Support (Parents, Children and Housing) (Jersey) Amendment Regulations |
The Minister for Social Security is proposing the Draft Income Support (Parents, Children and Housing) (Jersey) Amendment regulations 202- which will define a 'family unit' and how the housing component of income support is divided between occupants. It will not impact the amount of Income Support payable to eligible households and aims to provide more consistent data collection and efficient claim processing. It will also allow students in full-time education to work and not negatively impact their household’s income support claim. Read more: bit.ly/3II5NcC |
| P.60 Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal: Appointment of Members | The Minister for Social Security is proposing to appoint several lay members to the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal, for a period of five years: Employee Panel members: Alison Brown, James Thompson, Grzegorz Lukowski, Robert Douglas. Employer Panel members: James Lambert, Josephine Scott, Lisa Payn, Simon Soar. Discrimination Panel members: Pioneny Colvile, Rhodrick Chatikobo, Sabrina Stewart, Wali Ul Islam Read more: bit.ly/45KFEDa |
A notification when each debate begins, a summary of the Proposition and the results of each debate will be shared on the States Assembly X page (formerly Twitter) throughout the meeting. A summary of the meeting will be shared at the end of each day on the news section of the States Assembly website. You can also see a record of the voting for each Proposition and Amendment here.
