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Bill 9 explained in plain English

Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act, 2011

Transportation & InfrastructureConsumer Protection

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

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 9
Full title
Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act, 2011
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Nov 28, 2011
Sponsor
Norman Miller

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
Carried
Latest Activity
Nov 28, 2011
Sponsor
Norman Miller
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

This bill amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act to require the Minister of Transportation to construct paved shoulders on designated highways under specific conditions.

What It Means

Bill 9, the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Amendment Act, 2011, requires the Minister of Transportation to construct paved shoulders on certain highways. These shoulders must be at least one metre wide and are to be built when the highway is significantly repaved or resurfaced. The construction is not required if it would be impracticable. Signs warning of pedestrians and cyclists must be placed where paved shoulders begin. If the Minister does not designate which highways require these shoulders within one year of the bill coming into effect, a report must be tabled in the Legislative Assembly explaining why and outlining progress made. The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Requires the Minister of Transportation to construct paved shoulders on highways that are prescribed by regulation.
  • Specifies that paved shoulders must be at least one metre wide.
  • Mandates that the construction of paved shoulders occurs when a highway or a portion of it is significantly repaved or resurfaced.
  • Allows for an exception where constructing a paved shoulder would be impracticable.
  • Requires warning signs to be placed at the beginning of paved shoulders to alert vehicles to watch for and share the road with pedestrians and cyclists.
  • Requires the Minister to table a report in the Legislative Assembly if highways are not prescribed within one year of the Act coming into force, explaining the reasons and progress made.
  • Amends the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act.
Who Is Affected
  • The Minister of Transportation
  • Pedestrians
  • Cyclists
  • Drivers of vehicles
  • The Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Minister of Transportation has a duty to construct paved shoulders on prescribed highways.
  • There is an obligation for the Minister to report to the Legislative Assembly if regulations are not made within one year.
  • Vehicles are warned to watch for and share the road with pedestrians and cyclists.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
  • The Minister must prescribe highways within one year of the Act coming into force; otherwise, a report is required.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific highways or portions of highways that will require paved shoulders are to be prescribed by regulation, and these regulations are not detailed in the bill text.
  • The meaning of "significantly repaved or resurfaced" is not defined.
  • The definition of "impracticable" in the context of constructing a paved shoulder is not specified.
  • The specific content and format of the warning sign are not detailed beyond its purpose.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act
amends

Adds a new section (26.0.1) that imposes requirements on the Minister of Transportation regarding the construction of paved shoulders on highways.

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
Nov 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
Norman 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.

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