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Bill PR62 explained in plain English

Groves Memorial Community Hospital Act, 2022

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill PR62
Full title
Groves Memorial Community Hospital Act, 2022
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Mar 31, 2022

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd 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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Mar 31, 2022
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 PR62 amends the Groves Memorial Community Hospital Act, 2002 to transfer certain property interests between the Township of Centre Wellington and Groves Memorial Community Hospital.

What It Means

Bill PR62 is a special law that changes how property is owned between the Township of Centre Wellington and Groves Memorial Community Hospital. Before this bill, the Township held legal title to certain property that was being used by or held in trust for the hospital. The bill makes two main changes: 1. It transfers most property interests that the Township held for the hospital directly to the hospital corporation, so the hospital becomes the full legal owner. 2. However, some specific properties listed in the bill work differently: - Two properties (the Old Groves Hospital Property and Parking Lot Property, identified by property identification numbers) are transferred to the hospital corporation. - Two other properties (the River Property and Queen Street Property) are transferred back to the Township, so the Township becomes the full owner of those properties. The bill came into force on March 31, 2022, when it received Royal Assent. Both the Township and the hospital corporation requested this change through special legislation.

What This Bill Does
  • Repeals and replaces Section 6 of the Groves Memorial Community Hospital Act, 2002
  • Transfers most property interests held by the Township of Centre Wellington for the hospital to the Groves Memorial Community Hospital corporation as legal and beneficial owner
  • Identifies specific properties that transfer to the hospital corporation: the Old Groves Hospital Property (PIN 71394-0043) and the Parking Lot Property (PIN 71394-0046) with rights of way
  • Identifies specific properties that transfer to the Township: the River Property (part of PIN 71394-0032) and the Queen Street Property (part of PIN 71394-0091)
  • Repeals and replaces the Schedule to the Groves Memorial Community Hospital Act, 2002 with updated property descriptions and identifications
  • Brings the amendments into force on Royal Assent (March 31, 2022)
Who Is Affected
  • The Township of Centre Wellington (property ownership and legal interests change)
  • Groves Memorial Community Hospital (property ownership and legal interests change)
  • The hospital corporation (legal entity that operates Groves Memorial Community Hospital)
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The hospital corporation gains full legal and beneficial ownership of the Old Groves Hospital Property and the Parking Lot Property (including rights of way)
  • The Township gains full legal and beneficial ownership of the River Property and the Queen Street Property
  • All other property interests held by the Township for the hospital transfer to the hospital corporation as full legal and beneficial owner
Important Dates
  • March 31, 2022 - Bill received Royal Assent and came into force
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify the exact date that the original property was held in trust or other historical details about the property arrangements
  • The specific location or nature of 'rights of way' over Parts 7 and 11 on Reference Plan 61R-8496 is not detailed in the bill
  • The bill does not explain the reasons why specific properties were transferred one direction versus another
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Groves Memorial Community Hospital Act, 2002
amended

Section 6 is repealed and replaced with new rules for how property interests transfer between the Township and the hospital corporation. The Schedule listing properties is also repealed and replaced with updated property descriptions.

Source: Sections 1 and 2 of Bill PR62

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Mar 29, 2022
Step 2
Second reading
Mar 29, 2022
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 23, 2022
Step 4
Third reading
Mar 29, 2022
Step 5
Royal assent
Mar 31, 2022

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Randy Pettapiece
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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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