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Bill 50 explained in plain English

Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018

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 50
Full title
Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly)
Last updated
Nov 22, 2018

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
Ordered referred to Standing Committee (Standing Committee on the Legislative Assembly)
Latest Activity
Nov 22, 2018
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 allows registered motor vehicle dealers in Ontario to submit applications for permits, number plates, and other related items electronically, amending the Highway Traffic Act.

What It Means

This bill amends the Highway Traffic Act to allow registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for vehicle permits, number plates, and other related items electronically. The Act allows the Minister to make regulations prescribing other items that can be applied for electronically. The changes will come into effect one year after the bill receives Royal Assent, and the short title of the Act is the Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018.

What This Bill Does
  • Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for vehicle permits, number plates, and validation for vehicles electronically.
  • Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for new vehicle permits electronically.
  • Allows registered motor vehicle dealers to apply for used vehicle information packages electronically.
  • Allows the Minister to make regulations to prescribe other items that can be applied for electronically by motor vehicle dealers.
  • Names the Act as the Cutting Red Tape for Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2018.
Who Is Affected
  • Motor vehicle dealers registered as general dealers in Ontario.
  • The Ministry responsible for administering the Highway Traffic Act.
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Registered motor vehicle dealers have the right to apply for permits, number plates, and validation for vehicles electronically.
  • The Minister has the power to make regulations to prescribe additional items that can be applied for electronically.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force on the first anniversary of the date on which it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The specific 'other things' that may be prescribed by the Minister for electronic application are not detailed in the bill text.
  • The bill text does not specify the exact date of Royal Assent, only that the commencement is one year after that date.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Highway Traffic Act
amends

Adds a new section (6.1) that permits registered motor vehicle dealers to submit certain applications and requests by electronic means or in an electronic format.

Source: Section 1

Motor Vehicle Dealers Act, 2002
references

Specifies that the electronic application provisions apply to motor vehicle dealers registered as general dealers under this Act.

Source: Section 6.1 (1)

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 30, 2018
Step 2
Second reading
Nov 22, 2018
Step 3
Committee review
Nov 22, 2018
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 Harris
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Kitchener—Conestoga
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.

How this data is sourced