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Bill 74 explained in plain English

Trans Day of Remembrance Act, 2017

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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 74
Full title
Trans Day of Remembrance Act, 2017
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 14, 2017

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 14, 2017
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 74 of 2017 proclaims November 20th each year as the Trans Day of Remembrance and mandates a moment of silence in the Ontario Legislative Assembly to honour transgender victims of violence.

What It Means

This Ontario bill, the Trans Day of Remembrance Act, 2017, proclaims November 20th each year as the Trans Day of Remembrance. It requires members of the Legislative Assembly to observe a moment of silence at 10:29 a.m. on that day to honour transgender people who have died due to anti-trans violence. If the Assembly is not sitting on November 20th, the moment of silence will be observed at the same time on the next sitting Thursday.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims November 20 in each year as the Trans Day of Remembrance.
  • Requires members of the Legislative Assembly to observe a one-minute moment of silence at 10:29 a.m. on the Trans Day of Remembrance.
  • Specifies that if the Legislative Assembly is not sitting on November 20, the moment of silence will be observed at 10:29 a.m. on the next Thursday the Assembly is sitting.
Who Is Affected
  • Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  • Transgender people in Ontario
  • Allies of transgender people
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Members of the Legislative Assembly are obligated to observe a moment of silence on the Trans Day of Remembrance.
Important Dates
  • November 20: Proclaimed annually as the Trans Day of Remembrance.
  • The Act came into force on December 14, 2017, the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific consequences or penalties for members of the Legislative Assembly failing to observe the moment of silence are not detailed in the bill.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Trans Day of Remembrance Act, 2017
commencement

The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

Source: Section 3

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Nov 23, 2016
Step 2
Second reading
Nov 30, 2017
Step 3
Committee review
Dec 12, 2017
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 12, 2017
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 14, 2017

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
Cheri DiNovo
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.

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