Progress Report: Status of Ontario Bills as of the Summer Recess

Summer is here and while the Great Library remains open—albeit with shortened hours—these hot and sunny months have us thinking (perhaps enviously) of those who break for the season entirely.

As of June 7^th, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario stands adjourned and will not return until October 28, 2019. This natural midpoint serves as the perfect opportunity to take stock of the activity of the House so far this year (February 19, 2019 – June 6, 2019). To help with this task, we have compiled a list of those bills which have progressed through the House this year and have identified the latest stage they reached before the summer recess.

First Reading

• Bill 73, Home Care and Community Services Amendment Act (Dan’s Law), 2019
• Bill 80, Archives and Recordkeeping Amendment Act, 2019
• Bill 82, Single-Use Plastics Ban Act, 2019
• Bill 85, Election Fundraising Transparency Act, 2019
• Bill 86, Respecting Property Taxpayers Act, 2019
• Bill 91, Peter Kormos Memorial Act (Trillium Gift of Life Network Amendment), 2019
• Bill 92, Labour Relations Amendment Act (Replacement Workers), 2019
• Bill 93, St. James Town Act (Residential Tenancies Amendments), 2019
• Bill 94, Genocide Awareness, Education, Condemnation and Prevention Month Act, 2019
• Bill 95, Independent Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Appointment Act, 2019
• Bill 98, Sunshine Protection Act, 2019
• Bill 99, Election Finances Amendment Act (Changes for Fund-Raising Events), 2019
• Bill 103, Election Finances Amendment Act (Leadership Fundraising Loophole), 2019
• Bill 109, Jennifer’s Law (Retail Sales Tax Amendment Act Respecting HST Rebates for Medical Supplies), 2019
• Bill 110, Oil, Gas and Salt Resources Amendment Act (Anti-Fracking), 2019
• Bill 111, Speaking Out About Workplace Violence and Workplace Harassment Act, 2019
• Bill 112, Lupus Awareness Day Act, 2019
• Bill 113, Ministry of Correctional Services Amendment Act (Limits on Solitary Confinement), 2019
• Bill 116, Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Services Act, 2019
• Bill 119, Respecting Injured Workers Act (Workplace Safety and Insurance Amendment), 2019
• Bill 120, Menstrual Hygiene Day Act, 2019
• Bill 121, Municipal Representation and Restructuring Protection Act, 2019
• Bill 122, Fairness for Road Users Act (Contraventions Causing Death or Serious Bodily Harm), 2019
• Bill 123, Reserved Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 2019
• Bill 124, Protecting a Sustainable Public Sector for Future Generations Act, 2019
• Bill 125, Making Northern Ontario Highways Safer Act, 2019
• Bill 126, La Francophonie Act, 2019
• Bill 127, Ontario Food Terminal Protection Act, 2019
• Bill 128, Ontario Water Resources Amendment Act, 2019
• Bill 129, Safe and Healthy Communities Act (Addressing Gun Violence), 2019
• Bill 130, Combatting Litter for the Environment and Nature Act, 2019
• Bill 131, Tibetan Heritage Month Act, 2019

Second Reading

• Bill 72, Consumer Protection Amendment Act (Right to Repair Electronic Products), 2019
  • Lost
• Bill 90, Lower Automobile Insurance Rates Act, 2019
  • Lost on division
• Bill 96, Democratic Participation Act, 2019
  • Lost

Committee Stage

• Bill 42, Ending Discrimination in Automobile Insurance Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
• Bill 60, Ministry of Community and Social Services Amendment Act (Social Assistance Research Commission), 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
• Bill 63, Right to Timely Mental Health and Addiction Care for Children and Youth Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government
• Bill 64, Noah and Gregory’s Law (Transition to Adult Developmental Services and Supports), 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
• Bill 65, Protecting Our Pets Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy
• Bill 69, Golden Girls Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government
• Bill 70, Registered Professional Planners Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government
• Bill 71, Paris Galt Moraine Conservation Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government
• Bill 75, 9-1-1 Everywhere in Ontario Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Social Policy
• Bill 76, United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government
• Bill 77, Hellenic Heritage Month Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
• Bill 78, Supporting Ontario’s Community, Rural and Agricultural Newspapers Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy
• Bill 79, Algoma University Amendment Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
• Bill 83, Day of Remembrance and Action on Islamophobia Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Social Policy
• Bill 84, Prohibiting Hate-Promoting Demonstrations at Queen’s Park Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy
• Bill 88, Planning Amendment Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
• Bill 89, Teach the Reach Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly
• Bill 97, Genocide Awareness, Commemoration, Prevention and Education Month Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy
• Bill 101, End the Public Funding of Partisan Government Advertising Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
• Bill 102, Closing Oversight Loopholes for Home Care Clinics Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy
• Bill 104, Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
• Bill 105, Mandatory Police Training Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Social Policy
• Bill 106, Egyptian Heritage Month Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Social Policy
• Bill 114, Nancy Rose Act (Paediatric Hospice Palliative Care Strategy), 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
• Bill 118, Occupiers’ Liability Amendment Act, 2019
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills

Royal Assent

• Bill 48, Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act, 2019 (SO 2019, c 3)
• Bill 66, Restoring Ontario’s Competitiveness Act, 2019 (SO 2019, c 4)
• Bill 68, Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act, 2019 (SO 2019, c 1)
• Bill 74, The People’s Health Care Act, 2019 (SO 2019, c 5)
• Bill 81, Supply Act, 2019 (SO 2019, c 2)
• Bill 87, Fixing the Hydro Mess Act, 2019 (SO 2019, c 6)
• Bill 100, Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 (SO 2019, c 7)
• Bill 107, Getting Ontario Moving Act (Transportation Statute Law Amendment), 2019 (SO 2019, c 8)
• Bill 108, More Homes, More Choice Act, 2019 (SO 2019, c 9)
• Bill 115, Bringing Choice and Fairness to the People Act (Beverage Alcohol Retail Sales), 2019 (SO 2019, c 10)
• Bill 117, Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act (Interim Period), 2019 (SO 2019, c 11)

Stay tuned to our blog this fall when we’ll begin a new current awareness feature – weekly summaries of Ontario legislative activity.