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Bill 170 explained in plain English

Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Act, 2011

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
39th Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 170
Full title
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Act, 2011
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Removed from the Orders and Notices Paper
Last updated
Mar 28, 2011

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 39th 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
Removed from the Orders and Notices Paper
Latest Activity
Mar 28, 2011
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 170, the Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Act, 2011, designates April as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in Ontario to promote public awareness of the issue.

What It Means

This bill, called the Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Act, 2011, proclaims April of each year as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in Ontario. The purpose of this proclamation is to raise public awareness about childhood obesity and its related health issues.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims April of each year as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month in Ontario.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario, as the bill aims to raise awareness.
  • Children and youth, as the bill addresses issues related to their health.
  • Healthcare providers and organizations involved in addressing childhood obesity.
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario, as it enacts the law.
Important Dates
  • April of each year is designated as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any programs, activities, or funding related to Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
  • The bill does not outline who is responsible for organizing or promoting events during Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Act, 2011
enactment

This new Act establishes April as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.

Source: Section 1

Commencement of the Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Act, 2011
commencement

The Act will become law 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
Mar 28, 2011
Step 2
Second reading
Not reached yet
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
Peter Fonseca
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.

How this data is sourced