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Bill 157 explained in plain English

COPD 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 157
Full title
COPD Awareness Day Act, 2021
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 3, 2021

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
Jun 3, 2021
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 COPD Awareness Day Act, 2021, proclaims the third Wednesday of November annually as COPD Awareness Day in Ontario.

What It Means

This Act establishes the third Wednesday of November each year as COPD Awareness Day in Ontario. It aims to increase public understanding of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a serious lung disease that affects many Canadians, with the goal of promoting early detection and treatment.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the third Wednesday of November each year as COPD Awareness Day.
  • States that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario
  • Individuals with or at risk of developing COPD
  • Healthcare professionals
Important Dates
  • The third Wednesday in November of each year is designated as COPD Awareness Day.
  • The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent, which was June 3, 2021.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The Act does not establish specific mandatory activities or programs for COPD Awareness Day, relying on public and organizational initiatives.
  • The Act does not specify funding or resources dedicated to COPD Awareness Day.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision of the COPD Awareness Day Act, 2021
commencement

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

Source: Section 2

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Dec 3, 2019
Step 2
Second reading
Mar 10, 2021
Step 3
Committee review
Mar 10, 2021
Step 4
Third reading
Jun 2, 2021
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 3, 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
Logan Kanapathi
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Markham—Thornhill
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

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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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