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Bill 142 explained in plain English

Major William Halton Day Act, 2014

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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 142
Full title
Major William Halton Day Act, 2014
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Social Policy
Last updated
Feb 20, 2014

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th 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
Feb 20, 2014
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

The Major William Halton Day Act, 2013, proclaims September 22nd of each year as Major William Halton Day.

What It Means

This bill proclaims September 22nd each year as Major William Halton Day, also known as Halton Day. The bill's preamble explains that Major William Halton was a historical figure who served in Upper Canada (now Ontario) in the early 19th century, and that places and ridings are named in his honour. The Act specifies that it comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims September 22 in each year as Major William Halton Day.
  • It allows for the short form 'Halton Day' to be used.
Who Is Affected
  • The public in Ontario, as a day is proclaimed.
  • Government of Ontario, as the Act comes into force upon Royal Assent.
Important Dates
  • September 22 in each year is proclaimed as Major William Halton Day.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or observances required or prohibited on Major William Halton Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision
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
Nov 28, 2013
Step 2
Second reading
Feb 20, 2014
Step 3
Committee review
Feb 20, 2014
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
Ted Chudleigh
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