After taking a few days to get our ducks in a row, we will be catching up on House of Bills posts for those sitting dates we have missed due to COVID-19 interruptions. Here is the post for the sitting week of March 9-March 12. Stay tuned for the next post which gathers all progress made to Ontario bills in the third and fourth weeks of March during the COVID-19 emergency sitting sessions.
March 9 – March 12
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill 141, Defibrillator Registration and Public Access Act, 2020
Third Reading (March 10 & 11)
Bill 156, Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act, 2020
Discharge the Order of referral to Committee (from Standing Committee on Justice Policy) (March 9)
Ordered referred to Standing Committee on General Government (March 9)
Bill 159, Rebuilding Consumer Confidence Act, 2020
Second Reading (March 10-12)
Bill 161, Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2020
Considered by Standing Committee on Justice Policy (March 12)
Bill 171, Building Transit Faster Act, 2020
Considered by Standing Committee on Social Policy (March 10)
Bill 174, Ditch the Switch Act, 2020
Second Reading, carried (March 12)
Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills (March 12)
Bill 175, Connecting People to Home and Community Care Act, 2020
Second Reading, carried on division (March 9 & 10)
Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Social Policy (March 10)
Bill 177, Sikh Genocide Awareness Week Act, 2020
Second Reading, carried (March 12)
Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Justice Policy (March 12)
Bill 180, Somali Heritage Week Act, 2020>
First Reading (March 10)
Bill 181, Supply Act, 2020
First Reading (March 10)
Second Reading, carried on division (March 11 & 12)
Third Reading, carried on division (March 12)
Bill 182, Franco-Ontarian Emblem Amendment Act, 2020
First Reading (March 10)
Second Reading, carried (March 12)
Ordered referred to Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills (March 12)
Bill 183, Strengthening Human Rights in Ontario Act, 2020
First Reading (March 11)
Bill 184, Protecting Tenants and Strengthening Community Housing Act, 2020
First Reading (March 12)
Bill 185, Vision Zero Strategy Act, 2020
First Reading (March 12)
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