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Bill 112 explained in plain English

Green Shirt Day Act, 2022

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, 2nd Session
Bill number
Bill 112
Full title
Green Shirt Day Act, 2022
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Apr 11, 2022

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 42nd 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
Apr 11, 2022
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 112, the Green Shirt Day Act, 2022, proclaims April 7th each year as Green Shirt Day in Ontario to promote organ and tissue donation awareness and to commemorate the Humboldt Broncos tragedy.

What It Means

This bill proclaims April 7th of each year as Green Shirt Day in Ontario. The purpose of this day is to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation, honour the victims and survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and recognize the impact of organ donation.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims April 7th in each year as Green Shirt Day in Ontario.
  • It aims to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation.
  • It serves to honour the victims and survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash and their families.
Who Is Affected
  • The residents of Ontario
  • Organ and tissue donation organizations and recipients
  • Families affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent on April 11, 2022.
  • The Act came into force on April 11, 2022.
  • April 7th is proclaimed as Green Shirt Day annually.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any activities or requirements associated with Green Shirt Day, only its proclamation.
  • The bill does not create any new funding or programs related to organ and tissue donation.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Commencement provision of the Green Shirt Day Act, 2022
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
Apr 5, 2022
Step 2
Second reading
Apr 7, 2022
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
Step 4
Third reading
Apr 7, 2022
Step 5
Royal assent
Apr 11, 2022

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
Michael Parsa
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill
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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