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Bill 13 explained in plain English

Ontario Bike Month Act, 2015

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 13
Full title
Ontario Bike Month Act, 2015
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 4, 2015

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Jun 4, 2015
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 Ontario Bike Month Act, 2015, designates the month of June annually as Ontario Bike Month.

What It Means

This law proclaims the month of June each year as "Ontario Bike Month". The purpose is to recognize and celebrate bicycling in Ontario, encourage healthy lifestyles, and potentially reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the month of June in each year as Ontario Bike Month.
  • Establishes the short title of the Act as the Ontario Bike Month Act, 2015.
  • Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The Province of Ontario
  • Residents of Ontario
  • Cyclists
  • Municipalities
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent, which was June 4, 2015.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities, programs, or funding related to Ontario Bike Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision of the Ontario Bike Month Act, 2015
commencement

The Act officially became law on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Jul 14, 2014
Step 2
Second reading
Jul 17, 2014
Step 3
Committee review
Jun 3, 2015
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 3, 2015
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 4, 2015

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill does not have a published recorded division in the current official sources, so representative-by-representative vote counts are not shown.

Sponsor
Eleanor McMahon
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

The current official sources do not publish a recorded division breakdown for this bill, so there is no representative-by-representative table to show.

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