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Bill 177 explained in plain English

MPP Salary Freeze 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 177
Full title
MPP Salary Freeze Act, 2014
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills
Last updated
Apr 14, 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 Regulations and Private Bills
Latest Activity
Apr 14, 2014
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

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Short Version

The MPP Salary Freeze Act, 2014, amends the Legislative Assembly Act to extend the freeze on MPP salaries until certain provincial financial conditions are met.

What It Means

This bill amends the Legislative Assembly Act to continue freezing the annual salary of Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) at the level it was on March 26, 2009. This freeze will remain in effect until the second fiscal year after a fiscal year where the province's total revenues are equal to or greater than its total expenses. The bill states that it is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2014.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Legislative Assembly Act to freeze the annual salary of MPPs.
  • Sets the frozen MPP salary at the amount in effect on March 26, 2009.
  • Specifies that the salary freeze will continue until a specific condition related to the province's financial statements is met.
  • States that the Act is deemed to have come into force on April 1, 2014.
Who Is Affected
  • Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs)
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • MPPs' annual salary is frozen at the amount in effect on March 26, 2009.
  • The salary freeze will end on April 1 of the second fiscal year following a fiscal year where the Province's total revenues meet or exceed its total expenses.
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on April 1, 2014, or on the date of Royal Assent if it occurred after April 1, 2014.
  • The salary freeze is in effect for fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 2014.
  • The salary freeze ceases to have effect on April 1 of the second fiscal year following a fiscal year where the Province's total revenues meet or exceed its total expenses.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The bill freezes the annual salary of MPPs.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The exact date when the salary freeze will end is not specified, as it depends on the Province's total revenues exceeding or equaling its total expenses in future fiscal years.
  • The definition of 'fiscal year' for the purpose of determining when the freeze ends is not detailed in the bill text.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Legislative Assembly Act
amends

Amends section 61 by repealing subsection (1.2) and replacing it to continue the freeze on MPP salaries.

Source: Section 1

Legislative Assembly Act, Section 61 (1.2)
repeals and replaces

Repeals the existing provision regarding MPP salaries and substitutes new wording that continues the salary freeze.

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
Mar 20, 2014
Step 2
Second reading
Apr 14, 2014
Step 3
Committee review
Apr 14, 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
Charles Sousa
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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