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Bill 48 explained in plain English

Uploading Highways 174 and 17 Act, 2025

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 48
Full title
Uploading Highways 174 and 17 Act, 2025
Current status
In Progress
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
Jun 4, 2025

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 for Second Reading
Latest Activity
Jun 4, 2025
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 48 proposes to transfer the jurisdiction and control of Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 to the Ministry of Transportation, making them no longer part of any municipal road system.

What It Means

Bill 48, the Uploading Highways 174 and 17 Act, 2025, proposes to amend the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act. It would transfer the jurisdiction and control of Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 from any municipality to the Ministry of Transportation. This means these highways would no longer be considered part of a municipality's road system. Existing agreements or permits related to these highways, made by a municipality, would continue to be valid as if they were made by the Minister of Transportation. The bill also states that the Lieutenant Governor in Council cannot direct any further transfers of these highways.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.
  • Transfers the jurisdiction and control of Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 from any municipality to the Ministry of Transportation.
  • States that Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 will no longer be considered part of any municipal road system.
  • Ensures that existing agreements and permits made by a municipality concerning these highways will remain in force as if made by the Minister.
  • Prevents the Lieutenant Governor in Council from directing further transfers of these highways.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)
  • Municipalities that currently have jurisdiction and control over Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17
  • The Lieutenant Governor in Council
  • The Crown in right of Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Existing agreements and permits concerning Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17 made by a municipality will continue in force as if made by the Minister of Transportation.
  • All rights, privileges, and benefits conferred upon or retained by a municipality in any agreement concerning these highways will benefit and bind the Crown in right of Ontario.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify which specific municipality or municipalities currently have jurisdiction and control over Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17.
  • The bill does not detail the exact process or timeline for the transfer of jurisdiction and control.
  • The financial implications of this transfer are not detailed in the provided text.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act
amends

Adds a new section (29.0.1) to change the jurisdiction and control of Ottawa Road 174 and County Road 17.

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
Jun 4, 2025
Step 2
Second reading
Date not listed
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
Stephen Blais
Ontario Liberal Party | Orléans
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