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Bill 119 explained in plain English

Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act (Public Entities), 2010

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 119
Full title
Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act (Public Entities), 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Oct 7, 2010

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th Parliament, 2nd Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Carried
Latest Activity
Oct 7, 2010
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 119, the Lobbyists Registration Amendment Act (Public Entities), 2010, prohibits consultant lobbyists from lobbying for public entities and renames the principal act.

What It Means

This bill amends the Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998, to prevent consultant lobbyists from lobbying on behalf of public entities. It also changes the name of the Act to the Lobbyists Registration and Restrictions Act, 1998. A definition for 'public entity' is added, and engaging in lobbying for a public entity becomes an offence for consultant lobbyists.

What This Bill Does
  • Prohibits consultant lobbyists from lobbying on behalf of public entities.
  • Adds a definition for 'public entity' to the Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998.
  • Changes the title of the Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998, to the Lobbyists Registration and Restrictions Act, 1998.
  • Makes it an offence for a consultant lobbyist to contravene the prohibition against lobbying for public entities.
Who Is Affected
  • Consultant lobbyists.
  • Public entities (as defined in the bill).
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Consultant lobbyists are prohibited from lobbying on behalf of public entities.
  • Consultant lobbyists who contravene this prohibition are guilty of an offence.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Enforcement Or Penalties
  • Consultant lobbyists who contravene the prohibition against lobbying for public entities are guilty of an offence.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify the penalty for the offence created.
  • The bill does not define 'lobbying'.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998
amends

This Act is amended to add a definition of 'public entity', to add a new section prohibiting consultant lobbyists from lobbying on behalf of public entities, and to make contravening this prohibition an offence.

Source: Sections 1, 2, 3, and 4

Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998
changes title

The short title of the Act is changed from the Lobbyists Registration Act, 1998 to the Lobbyists Registration and Restrictions Act, 1998.

Source: Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Oct 7, 2010
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Peter Tabuns
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Toronto—Danforth
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

How this data is sourced