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Bill 24 explained in plain English

Legislative Assembly Amendment Act, 2013

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 24
Full title
Legislative Assembly Amendment Act, 2013
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs
Last updated
Mar 7, 2013

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 Finance and Economic Affairs
Latest Activity
Mar 7, 2013
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 Legislative Assembly Act to require the Legislative Assembly's resolution and a public announcement of the recall date before the Premier can advise the Lieutenant Governor to prorogue the Legislature.

What It Means

This bill, the Legislative Assembly Amendment Act, 2013, makes changes to the Legislative Assembly Act regarding the prorogation of the Ontario Legislature. It requires the Premier to get approval from the Legislative Assembly through a resolution before advising the Lieutenant Governor to prorogue the Legislature. This resolution must also suggest a date for the next session to begin. If the Legislature is prorogued, the Premier must advise the Lieutenant Governor to recall it by the date specified in the resolution and then publicly announce that date. The bill also clarifies that the Crown's existing powers to prorogue, dissolve, or summon the Legislature are not affected by these new provisions. The bill comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Prohibits the Premier from advising the Lieutenant Governor to prorogue the Legislature unless the Assembly has passed a resolution supporting the prorogation and suggesting a date for the next session to begin.
  • Requires the Premier to advise the Lieutenant Governor to recall the Legislature by the date set in the Assembly's resolution, if prorogation occurs.
  • Requires the Premier to publicly announce the date the Legislature will be recalled.
  • States that the powers of the Crown to prorogue, dissolve, or summon the Legislature remain unchanged.
  • Makes these changes effective on the day the bill receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • The Premier of Ontario
  • The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
  • The Crown
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The Premier has an obligation to obtain a resolution from the Legislative Assembly before advising prorogation.
  • The Premier has an obligation to advise the Lieutenant Governor to recall the Legislature by a specific date and to publicly announce that date.
  • The Legislative Assembly has the right to pass a resolution supporting prorogation and recommending a date for the next session.
  • The Crown retains its powers to prorogue, dissolve, or summon the Legislature.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what constitutes 'promptly and publicly' announcing the return date.
  • The bill does not detail the process or criteria for the Legislative Assembly to adopt a resolution in support of prorogation.
  • The bill does not specify the exact timeframe for the 'approximate date' for the next session, other than it must be included in the Assembly's resolution.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Legislative Assembly Act
amends

Adds new subsections to Section 5 that impose conditions on the Premier's advice to prorogue the Legislature and require public announcement of the recall date. It also clarifies that the Crown's powers are preserved.

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 6, 2013
Step 2
Second reading
Mar 7, 2013
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 7, 2013
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
Catherine Fife
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Waterloo
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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