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Bill 43 explained in plain English

PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day Act, 2016

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
41st Parliament, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 43
Full title
PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day Act, 2016
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 8, 2016
Sponsor
Robert Bailey

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 41st 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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 8, 2016
Sponsor
Robert Bailey
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 PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day Act, 2016, proclaims October 9th annually as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This Ontario law, called the PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day Act, 2016, designates October 9th each year as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day. The bill's preamble provides background information on PANDAS and PANS, describing them as conditions affecting children and adolescents, often misdiagnosed due to a lack of public and medical awareness. The Act itself focuses solely on proclaiming the awareness day.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims October 9 in each year as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day.
  • It specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario
  • Healthcare professionals in Ontario
  • Children and adolescents who may have PANDAS or PANS, and their families
Important Dates
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent, which was December 8, 2016.
  • October 9th is proclaimed as PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day each year.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or programs that must occur on PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day, only that the day is proclaimed.
  • The bill does not define PANDAS or PANS; it provides a preamble describing these conditions.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement of the Act
commencement

The Act came into force on the day it received 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
Oct 18, 2016
Step 2
Second reading
Nov 29, 2016
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 5, 2016
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 8, 2016

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
Robert Bailey
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Sarnia—Lambton
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

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