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Bill 115 explained in plain English

Public Sector Salary Disclosure Amendment Act (Hydro One Inc.), 2017

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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 115
Full title
Public Sector Salary Disclosure Amendment Act (Hydro One Inc.), 2017
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Mar 30, 2017
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Mar 30, 2017
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Short Version

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Amendment Act (Hydro One Inc.), 2017 amends the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 to modify reporting requirements for Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries regarding salaries and benefits paid after December 31, 2014.

What It Means

This bill amends the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996. It changes how Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries must disclose salary and benefits. Specifically, it repeals an existing exception and substitutes a new provision. This new provision states that the salary disclosure requirements under section 3 of the Act do not apply to Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries for salary and benefits paid after December 31, 2014, and on or before December 31 of the year the bill receives Royal Assent. The bill came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
  • Repeals subsection 3 (6) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
  • Substitutes a new subsection 3 (6) that creates an exception for Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries regarding salary and benefits disclosure.
  • Specifies that the salary disclosure requirements under section 3 of the Act do not apply to Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries for payments made after December 31, 2014, and on or before December 31 of the year the bill receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Hydro One Inc.
  • Hydro One Inc. subsidiaries
  • Public sector employees of Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries are no longer required to disclose salary and benefits paid after December 31, 2014, and on or before December 31 of the year the bill receives Royal Assent, under section 3 of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • The exception for Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries applies to salary and benefits paid after December 31, 2014.
  • The exception for Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries applies to salary and benefits paid on or before December 31 of the year the Act receives Royal Assent.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The bill affects the disclosure of salaries and benefits paid by Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries.
  • Specifically, it modifies the period for which salary and benefits disclosure is required for these entities.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact end date for the salary and benefits disclosure exception for Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries is dependent on the date the bill receives Royal Assent, which is not explicitly stated in the provided text for the commencement section.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996
amends

The bill amends this Act to change salary and benefits disclosure requirements for Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Source: Bill 115, Section 1

Subsection 3 (6) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996
repeals

This specific subsection, which provided an exception, is removed.

Source: Bill 115, Section 1

Subsection 3 (6) of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996
substitutes

A new exception related to Hydro One Inc. and its subsidiaries is added.

Source: Bill 115, Section 1

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Mar 30, 2017
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
Todd Smith
Sponsor party or district not listed
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.

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