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Bill 164 explained in plain English

Battle of the Hatpins Day Act, 2016

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 164
Full title
Battle of the Hatpins Day Act, 2016
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Feb 18, 2016

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st Parliament, 1st 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
Feb 18, 2016
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

Source: By PoliticalData.ca

AI-assisted, reviewed before publishing
Short Version

Bill 164, the Battle of the Hatpins Day Act, 2016, proclaims January 29th as Battle of the Hatpins Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims January 29th of each year as Battle of the Hatpins Day in Ontario. It states that this day is to be recognized annually. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Declares January 29th of each year as Battle of the Hatpins Day.
  • Establishes that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The public of Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
  • January 29th is proclaimed as Battle of the Hatpins Day each year.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not provide details on what activities or observances are associated with Battle of the Hatpins Day, only that it is proclaimed.
  • The specific historical events leading to the proclamation of Battle of the Hatpins Day are not detailed in the bill text.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision
commencement

The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Feb 18, 2016
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
France Gélinas
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Nickel Belt
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