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Bill 200 explained in plain English

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day 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 200
Full title
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Act, 2011
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
May 18, 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
Carried
Latest Activity
May 18, 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 200, the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Act, 2011, proclaims October 15th annually as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill establishes October 15th of each year as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day in Ontario. The purpose is to raise awareness about the grief and challenges faced by parents and families who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of an infant shortly after birth, and to promote support and understanding for them.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims October 15 in each year as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.
  • It establishes the short title of the Act as the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Act, 2011.
  • It states that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Parents and families in Ontario who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or the death of an infant.
  • The general public in Ontario, through increased awareness.
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Important Dates
  • October 15 in each year is proclaimed as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or programs that must occur on Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day, only that the day is proclaimed.
  • The bill does not assign responsibility to any specific government ministry or agency for activities related to Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Act, 2011
enactment

This bill creates a new Act that proclaims October 15th as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision for the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Day Act, 2011
commencement

This 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
May 18, 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
Paul Miller
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