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Bill 106 explained in plain English

Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week Act, 2026

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 106
Full title
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week Act, 2026
Current status
In Progress
Latest event
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on Social Policy)
Last updated
May 12, 2026
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 44th 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
May 12, 2026
Sponsor
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 106, if passed, would proclaim the last full week of May each year as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week and encourage Ontarians to wear yellow during that week.

What It Means

This bill, if passed, would establish a yearly 'Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week' in Ontario. It would specify that this week is the last full week of May each year. The bill also encourages all Ontarians to wear something yellow during this week. The Act would come into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the last full week of May each year as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week.
  • Encourages all Ontarians to wear an item of the colour yellow during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • All Ontarians
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Ontarians are encouraged to wear an item of the colour yellow during Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week.
Important Dates
  • The last full week of May in each year is proclaimed as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill encourages, but does not mandate, Ontarians to wear yellow.
  • The bill does not specify any government programs or activities related to Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week Act, 2026
enactment

Establishes Developmental Disabilities Awareness Week and specifies when it occurs.

Source: Section 1

General
commencement

Specifies that 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
Apr 20, 2026
Step 2
Second reading
May 12, 2026
Step 3
Committee review
May 12, 2026
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
Billy Pang
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Markham—Unionville
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