Katherine Copsey

Voted against the Bail Further Amendment Bill 2025, saying the Greens opposed it and calling for Poccum's law instead. Has questioned the government about people on remand being held in police cells after the bail changes.

• Voted26 Aug 2025Voted no 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, said the Greens would oppose the bill because it expands reverse onus bail settings, and called for Poccum's law to be implemented instead.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said12 Nov 2025Asked the Minister for Corrections in question time how many people had served their entire prison sentence in police cells, saying bail law changes had left too many people on remand for corrections to cope with.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the 2024 rental and planning reform bill. Has called for more public housing and raised residents' concerns about the government's plans for public housing towers.

• Voted6 Mar 2025Voted yes 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
• Said3 Mar 2026In a members statement, called on the government to stop handing public land to private developers and instead build more public homes, refurbish existing stock and guarantee tenants' rights.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said30 Jul 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Minister for Housing and Building to meet residents of the 25–27 King Street public housing tower in Prahran about their rent, relocation and housing rights under the government's plans.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for and spoke in support of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025.

• Said28 Oct 2025In debate on the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025, supported the bill, saying decisions about First Peoples communities should be made by First Peoples communities.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted30 Oct 2025Voted yes on the third reading of the Statewide Treaty Bill 2025. Passed 21–16.Hansard, Legislative Council

Moved and voted for a Greens motion calling for permanently free and frequent public transport, funded by taxing major banks and big corporations. Has called for more frequent buses and asked about electrifying V/Line services.

• Said1 Apr 2026Asked in question time what new actions the government was taking to help people in outer suburbs and regional centres move away from dependence on petrol cars, and whether it was investigating electrifying V/Line services.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Voted3 Jun 2026Voted yes on a Greens motion calling on the government to make public transport permanently free and more frequent. Lost 7–31.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said3 Jun 2026Moved a motion calling on the government to make public transport permanently free and frequent, saying the improvements could be funded by taxing the major banks and big corporations.Hansard, Legislative Council

Supports a moratorium on new data centres built for AI until safeguards are in place, including 100 per cent renewable energy and strict environment and water standards.

• Said28 Jul 2026In a members statement, said the Greens were calling for a moratorium on new AI data centres until safeguards were in place, including 100 per cent renewable energy, water standards and genuine community consultation.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Gambling Legislation Amendment Bill 2025. Has pressed the gaming minister on record poker machine losses and delays to carded play, and opposed the 2026 racing governance bill.

• 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
• Said14 Aug 2026In debate on the Racing Legislation Amendment (Entity Governance and Other Matters) Bill 2026, said the Greens would oppose the bill, arguing it gives racing bodies more commercial freedom with less transparency and does little on gambling harm or animal welfare.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said23 Sep 2026Asked the Minister for Casino, Gaming and Liquor Regulation in question time what more the government would do about poker machine losses, which reached a record $3.318 billion in 2025–26, and when carded play trial results would be released.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund levy bill in 2025. Has argued that renewable energy and new transmission will lower power bills and that new gas projects will raise them.

• Voted15 May 2025Voted yes 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
• Said12 May 2026In a members statement, said a newly approved gas project near the Twelve Apostles would lock Victorians into more expensive fossil fuels, and called for more support for households to switch from gas to renewables.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said26 Aug 2026In a members statement, said cancelling the VNI West transmission project, as the Liberal Party has pledged, would drive up power bills and stop the renewables needed to replace Yallourn.Hansard, Legislative Council

Voted for the Health Safeguards for People Born with Variations in Sex Characteristics Bill 2025. Has called for VicHealth to stay independent and for prison health care to move from corrections to the health system.

• 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
• Said8 Sep 2026Asked the Minister for Health in question time whether the government would transfer responsibility for prison health care from corrections to the health system, as recommended by the Yoorrook Justice Commission and others.Hansard, Legislative Council
• Said22 Sep 2026In an adjournment matter, asked the Premier to guarantee the future of VicHealth as an independent, properly funded health promotion agency rather than absorbing it into the Department of Health.Hansard, Legislative Council