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Bill 174 explained in plain English

Rare Disease Day Act, 2016

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 174
Full title
Rare Disease Day Act, 2016
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Feb 29, 2016

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
Carried
Latest Activity
Feb 29, 2016
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

Bill 174, the Rare Disease Day Act, 2016, would establish the last day of February annually as Rare Disease Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill, if passed, would proclaim the last day of February each year as Rare Disease Day in Ontario. It aims to raise awareness among the public and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on individuals' lives.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the last day of February in each year as Rare Disease Day in Ontario.
  • Sets the short title of the Act as the Rare Disease Day Act, 2016.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario.
  • Decision-makers in Ontario.
  • Individuals affected by rare diseases.
  • Individuals at risk of rare diseases.
Important Dates
  • The last day of February in each year is to be recognized as Rare Disease Day.
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any actions or initiatives to be undertaken on Rare Disease Day.
  • The bill does not define what constitutes a 'rare disease'.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision
commencement

The 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
Feb 29, 2016
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
Michael Harris
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