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Bill 50 explained in plain English

Hungarian Heritage Month 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 50
Full title
Hungarian Heritage Month 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 50 proclaims October as Hungarian Heritage Month in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill proclaims the month of October each year as Hungarian Heritage Month in Ontario. It recognizes the contributions of Ontarians of Hungarian descent to the province.

What This Bill Does
  • It declares that the month of October in each year is to be known as Hungarian Heritage Month.
  • It acknowledges the historical and ongoing contributions of people of Hungarian descent to Ontario in various fields.
Who Is Affected
  • Ontarians of Hungarian descent
  • The general public in Ontario
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent on April 11, 2022, and came into force on that day.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any programs, events, or activities that must be organized or funded as part of Hungarian Heritage Month.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Hungarian Heritage Month Act, 2022
creation

Establishes a new annual proclamation for Hungarian Heritage Month.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision
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
Nov 17, 2021
Step 2
Second reading
Feb 22, 2022
Step 3
Committee review
Feb 14, 2022
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
Rudy Cuzzetto
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Mississauga—Lakeshore
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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