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Bill 90 explained in plain English

Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Safety Zones), 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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 90
Full title
Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Safety Zones), 2016
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Carried
Last updated
Dec 8, 2016
Sponsor

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
Carried
Latest Activity
Dec 8, 2016
Sponsor
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 Highway Traffic Act to establish new requirements for school safety zones, including signage, markings, and speed limits, and to provide for standardized regulations.

What It Means

This bill, titled the Highway Traffic Amendment Act (School Safety Zones), 2016, amends the Highway Traffic Act to create new rules for school safety zones. It redefines what constitutes a school safety zone, expands the requirements for signage and roadway markings within these zones, and clarifies the process for setting speed limits. The bill also allows for regulations to standardize signage across Ontario and states that these regulations will take precedence over municipal by-laws in case of conflict.

What This Bill Does
  • Amends the Highway Traffic Act to create new rules for school safety zones.
  • Redefines 'school safety zone' to include highways adjoining school property and extends into a specified distance beyond the property.
  • Requires specific signage and roadway markings at entrances, intersections, and crosswalks within school safety zones.
  • Mandates flashing lights on signage within school safety zones, which can be activated at specific times.
  • Allows for speed feedback signs on signage within school safety zones.
  • Empowers municipalities to establish different distances for school safety zones and to set lower speed limits within them.
  • Allows the Lieutenant Governor in Council to make regulations concerning school safety zones, including standardizing signage and roadway markings across Ontario.
  • Requires consultation with school boards before regulations regarding school safety zones are made.
  • States that provincial regulations regarding school safety zones will prevail over conflicting municipal by-laws.
Who Is Affected
  • Municipalities
  • Drivers
  • School boards
  • Students and their guardians
  • The Lieutenant Governor in Council (for making regulations)
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Municipal councils have the authority to establish different distances for school safety zones and to set lower speed limits within them.
  • School safety zones must be marked with specific signage and roadway markings.
  • Signage in school safety zones must include flashing amber signals.
  • Provincial regulations regarding school safety zones must be consulted upon with affected school boards.
  • Provincial regulations on school safety zones prevail over municipal by-laws.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor.
Financial Or Tax Impacts
  • The bill does not explicitly mention new taxes or fees. However, the implementation of new signage and roadway markings may involve costs for municipalities.
Enforcement Or Penalties
  • The bill does not specify new penalties for violations within school safety zones. Existing penalties under the Highway Traffic Act would likely apply.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific distance for school safety zones beyond school property is set at 150 metres but can be changed by regulation or by-law.
  • The exact timing and conditions for actuating flashing lights are subject to regulation or by-law.
  • The bill comes into force on a date to be proclaimed, meaning the exact start date is not yet fixed.
  • The bill does not detail the penalties for failing to comply with the new school safety zone requirements.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Highway Traffic Act
amends

Modifies various sections of the Act, including the definition of 'school safety zone' and requirements for its signage and markings.

Source: Section 1

Subsection 128 (5) of the Highway Traffic Act
repeals and substitutes

The existing provision that allows municipalities to designate school zones is repealed and replaced with new rules that define school safety zones and their requirements.

Source: Section 1 (1)

Subsection 128 (16) of the Highway Traffic Act
amends

Adds a new definition for 'school safety zone'.

Source: Section 1 (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
Dec 8, 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
Mike Colle
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.

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