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Bill 159 explained in plain English

Simcoe Day Act, 2017

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

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 159
Full title
Simcoe Day Act, 2017
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on General Government
Last updated
Sep 28, 2017
Sponsor
Toby Barrett

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
Standing Committee on General Government
Latest Activity
Sep 28, 2017
Sponsor
Toby Barrett
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

The Simcoe Day Act, 2017, proclaims the first Monday in August as Simcoe Day annually, with the option for municipalities to designate a different day.

What It Means

This Act, called the Simcoe Day Act, 2017, proclaims the first Monday in August each year as Simcoe Day. However, a municipality can pass a by-law to set a different day for Simcoe Day within that municipality. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Declares that the first Monday in August of each year is to be known as Simcoe Day.
  • Allows a municipality to pass a by-law to specify a different day for Simcoe Day within that municipality.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The public in Ontario
  • Municipalities in Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Municipalities have the ability to designate a different day for Simcoe Day by passing a by-law.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact date of Royal Assent is not specified in the bill text, only that the Act comes into force on that day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Simcoe Day Act, 2017
proclamation

Establishes the first Monday in August as Simcoe Day each year, unless a municipal by-law specifies otherwise.

Source: Section 1

Simcoe Day Act, 2017
commencement

The Act becomes law on the date 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
Sep 27, 2017
Step 2
Second reading
Sep 28, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Sep 28, 2017
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
Toby Barrett
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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