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Meningitis Awareness Day Act, 2010

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 2
Full title
Meningitis Awareness Day Act, 2010
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Last updated
Mar 11, 2010

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
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Latest Activity
Mar 11, 2010
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

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Short Version

The Meningitis Awareness Day Act, 2010, designates April 24th annually as Meningitis Awareness Day in Ontario to promote public understanding of the disease.

What It Means

This bill, the Meningitis Awareness Day Act, 2010, proclaims April 24th of each year as Meningitis Awareness Day in Ontario. The purpose is to raise public awareness about meningitis, a serious infection that can cause death or permanent disabilities, and to support the work of organizations like the Meningitis Research Foundation of Canada. The Act came into effect on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims April 24th of each year as Meningitis Awareness Day in Ontario.
  • Establishes the short title of the Act as the Meningitis Awareness Day Act, 2010.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario, through increased awareness of meningitis.
  • Health organizations focused on meningitis research and support.
Important Dates
  • April 24th: Designated annually as Meningitis Awareness Day.
  • Date of Royal Assent: The date the Act came into force.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The Act proclaims a day of awareness but does not mandate specific activities or educational programs.
  • The Act does not create any new funding or programs for meningitis research or support, beyond raising awareness.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Meningitis Awareness Day Act, 2010
enactment

This is the enactment of a new law that designates April 24th as Meningitis Awareness Day in Ontario.

Commencement provision of the Meningitis Awareness Day Act, 2010
commencement

The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Mar 9, 2010
Step 2
Second reading
Mar 11, 2010
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 11, 2010
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
Leeanna Pendergast
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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