Jeff Bourman

Voted for the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025. Has said public safety must come first for serious offences and has raised the number of vacant police positions.

• Voted26 Aug 2025Voted yes on the third reading of the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025. Passed 28–6.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said26 Aug 2025In debate on the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025, supported the bill, saying “public safety comes first” for offences like home invasions and carjackings. Said minor repeat offenders should be directed to services.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said16 Jun 2026In debate on the Victoria Police Amendment (Police Reservists) Bill 2026, supported the bill but said it does not address why police leave, citing 1500 to 2000 vacant positions and a need for more mental health support.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024. Has questioned protections for home buyers in building contract laws.

• Voted6 Mar 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Consumer and Planning Legislation Amendment (Housing Statement Reform) Bill 2024, which changed rental, strata and planning laws, including ending notices to vacate at the end of a first fixed-term lease. Passed 22–17.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said11 Sep 2025In the committee stage of the Domestic Building Contracts Amendment Bill 2025, asked what the bill does about builders imposing costly variations on sloping or unstable sites, and what protects buyers if a prefab supplier collapses.Hansard, Legislative Council

Has accepted that bail decisions must consider an Aboriginal person's circumstances, but asked what stops false claims of Aboriginal identity at bail hearings. Voted against the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025.

• Said5 Oct 2023In the committee stage of the Bail Amendment Bill 2023, accepted that bail decision makers must take account of an Aboriginal person's circumstances, but asked the Attorney-General what would stop people falsely identifying as Aboriginal at a bail hearing to gain an advantage.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted30 Oct 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025. Passed 21–16.Hansard, Legislative Council

Has described country roads as being in dire condition and asked the government to provide free internet on regional trains.

• Said29 Oct 2025Asked the minister in question time whether the government would commit to reliable, free internet on regional train services.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said23 Sep 2026In debate on a motion about road maintenance, said the state of country roads is dire and called for a concentrated effort to fix the worst problems.Hansard, Legislative Council

Asked the government how it plans to invest in advanced manufacturing, notably the space industry.

• Said29 May 2025Asked the Minister for Training and Skills in question time how the government plans to invest in advanced manufacturing, notably the space industry, and support Swinburne's space research.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. Did not support a 2024 motion calling for more detailed greyhound racing death and drug-testing reporting.

• Said16 Oct 2024In debate on a motion calling for more detailed reporting of greyhound deaths, euthanasia and prohibited substances, said “I do not support this motion.”Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted17 Jun 2025Voted yes on the third reading of the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025, which changed the licensing framework for gaming machine monitoring and public lotteries. Passed 22–14.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted against the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund Bill 2025, saying new charges add to cost-of-living stress. Also opposed the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024.

• Said17 Oct 2024In debate on the Short Stay Levy Bill 2024, said “I will not be supporting this bill.” Argued it would hurt regional economies and owners who use short stays to supplement their income.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted15 May 2025Voted no on the third reading of the Fire Services Property Amendment (Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund) Bill 2025, which replaced the fire services property levy with a broader Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy. Passed 22–17.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said15 May 2025In debate on the Fire Services Property Amendment (Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund) Bill 2025, opposed the bill, saying asking people to pay more during a cost-of-living crisis is not helping and regional communities would be hit hardest.Hansard, Legislative Council

Has pressed for a constituent's urgent specialist appointment and supported letting paramedic practitioners give more medicines to help ease ramping. Voted for the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025.

• Said6 Feb 2025In debate on the Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances Amendment (Paramedic Practitioners) Bill 2024, supported letting paramedics give more medicines on the spot, saying it would help patients and start to address ramping.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted19 Feb 2026Voted yes on the third reading of the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025, which sets rules and an approval process for certain medical treatment of people born with variations in sex characteristics. Passed 24–15.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said13 Aug 2026In a constituency question, asked the Minister for Health to help a constituent get an urgent urology appointment after Monash Health advised that nine out of 10 urgent patients were seen within 543 days.Hansard, Legislative Council