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Bill 123 explained in plain English

First Responders Day Act, 2012

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 123
Full title
First Responders Day Act, 2012
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on General Government
Last updated
Oct 4, 2012

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th 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
Standing Committee on General Government
Latest Activity
Oct 4, 2012
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 123, the First Responders Day Act, 2012, proclaims May 1st annually as First Responders Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims May 1st of each year as "First Responders Day" in Ontario. It acknowledges the dedication and life-saving efforts of individuals like police officers, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, and nurses who work to protect lives and property during emergencies.

What This Bill Does
  • Declares that May 1st of each year is to be known as First Responders Day.
  • Acknowledges the role of first responders in protecting life, property, evidence, and the environment during emergencies.
Who Is Affected
  • First responders, including police officers, firefighters, military personnel, paramedics, medical evacuation pilots, dispatchers, nurses, doctors, emergency medical technicians, and emergency managers.
  • The general public, in recognition of the services provided by first responders.
Important Dates
  • May 1st of each year is proclaimed as First Responders Day.
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or events that must or must not occur on First Responders Day.
  • The bill does not create any new programs, funding, or official duties related to the observance of First Responders Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement of the First Responders Day Act, 2012
commencement

The Act came into force on the day it received 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
Sep 19, 2012
Step 2
Second reading
Oct 4, 2012
Step 3
Committee review
Oct 4, 2012
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
Frank Klees
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