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Bill 39 explained in plain English

Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee Act, 2018

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 39
Full title
Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee Act, 2018
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Social Policy)
Last updated
Oct 25, 2018
Sponsor
Gila Martow

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd 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
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Social Policy)
Latest Activity
Oct 25, 2018
Sponsor
Gila Martow
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

This Act establishes an advisory committee to review accessible parking and the towing industry, with a mandate to report recommendations for improvement.

What It Means

This Ontario Act requires the Minister of Government and Consumer Services to create an advisory committee called the Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee. The committee must study and report on the system of accessible parking for people with disabilities and on issues within the towing industry. The committee has eight months to provide its recommendations after it is established, and the Minister must then inform the Legislative Assembly about which recommendations will be implemented within the next five years.

What This Bill Does
  • Requires the Minister of Government and Consumer Services to establish the Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee within 90 days of the Act receiving Royal Assent.
  • Mandates the committee to inquire into and report on the system of accessible parking for persons with a disability.
  • Mandates the committee to inquire into and report on matters related to the towing industry, including training, licensing, and consumer protection.
  • Requires the committee to submit its report with recommendations to the Minister within eight months of its establishment.
  • Requires the Minister to inform the Legislative Assembly of the recommendations to be implemented within five years, within 60 days of receiving the committee's report.
Who Is Affected
  • Minister of Government and Consumer Services
  • Members of the Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee
  • Persons with a disability
  • The towing industry
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister of Government and Consumer Services is obligated to establish the committee.
  • The committee has the obligation to inquire into and report on specific matters.
  • The Minister has the obligation to inform the Legislative Assembly of implementation plans.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • The committee must be established within 90 days after the Act receives Royal Assent.
  • The committee must report its recommendations to the Minister within eight months of its establishment.
  • The Minister must inform the Legislative Assembly within 60 days after receiving the committee's report.
  • The Minister will inform the Assembly of recommendations to be implemented within the following five years.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The Lieutenant Governor in Council may prescribe remuneration and expenses for committee members by regulation.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific remuneration and expenses for committee members are not detailed in the Act and may be determined by future regulation.
  • The Act does not specify the exact composition of the committee beyond categories of expertise and representation.
  • The exact implementation details of the recommendations are not specified beyond the Minister's commitment to inform the Assembly.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee Act, 2018
establishes

This is the Act itself, which creates the requirement for the committee and outlines its duties and reporting structure.

Regulation 581 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 (Accessible Parking for Persons with Disabilities)
references

This regulation, made under the Highway Traffic Act, defines 'person with a disability' for the purposes of this new Act.

Source: Section 1

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
Oct 3, 2018
Step 2
Second reading
Oct 25, 2018
Step 3
Committee review
Oct 25, 2018
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
Gila Martow
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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