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Bill 112 explained in plain English

Lupus Awareness Day Act, 2021

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
42nd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 112
Full title
Lupus Awareness Day Act, 2021
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
May 12, 2021
Sponsor

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd 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
May 12, 2021
Sponsor
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

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Source: By PoliticalData.ca

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Short Version

Bill 112, the Lupus Awareness Day Act, 2021, designates May 10th annually as Lupus Awareness Day in Ontario and encourages wearing purple.

What It Means

This bill proclaims May 10th of each year as Lupus Awareness Day in Ontario. It encourages Ontarians to wear purple on this day to raise awareness of the disease. The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims May 10 in each year as Lupus Awareness Day.
  • Encourages Ontarians to wear an item of the colour purple on Lupus Awareness Day.
  • States that the Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • All Ontarians, through the encouragement to participate in Lupus Awareness Day.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Ontarians are encouraged to wear purple on Lupus Awareness Day.
Important Dates
  • May 10 is recognized as Lupus Awareness Day each year.
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill encourages wearing purple but does not mandate it, and there are no penalties for not participating.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Lupus Awareness Day Act, 2021
proclaims

Establishes May 10th annually as Lupus Awareness Day.

Commencement provision
comes into force

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
May 9, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
May 10, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
May 6, 2021
Step 4
Third reading
May 10, 2021
Step 5
Royal assent
May 12, 2021

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
Billy Pang
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Markham—Unionville
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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