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Bill 115 explained in plain English

Harvest Season Road Safety Week Act, 2023

Public Safety & SecurityAgriculture & FoodTransportation & Infrastructure

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At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 115
Full title
Harvest Season Road Safety Week Act, 2023
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
May 30, 2023
Sponsor
Rob Flack

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 43rd 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 for Second Reading
Latest Activity
May 30, 2023
Sponsor
Rob Flack
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 115 establishes the third Monday of September in each year as Harvest Season Road Safety Week to promote awareness of rural road safety during the fall harvest.

What It Means

This Act proclaims a specific week each year as Harvest Season Road Safety Week. The purpose is to raise awareness about the increased presence of farm equipment on rural roads during the fall harvest season to help prevent accidents and save lives.

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the week beginning on the third Monday of September each year as Harvest Season Road Safety Week.
  • Aims to raise awareness about the increased presence of farm equipment on rural roads during the fall harvest season.
  • Seeks to help prevent accidents and save lives by highlighting traffic safety for pedestrians, motorists, and farmers.
Who Is Affected
  • Pedestrians
  • Motorists
  • Farmers
  • The public travelling on Ontario's rural roads
Important Dates
  • The Act received Royal Assent and came into force on that day.
  • Harvest Season Road Safety Week will begin on the third Monday of September each year.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any particular activities or initiatives that must occur during Harvest Season Road Safety Week.
  • The bill does not detail how the awareness campaign will be conducted or who is responsible for it.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Harvest Season Road Safety Week Act, 2023
establishment

Establishes Harvest Season Road Safety Week.

Source: Section 1

Commencement provision
commencement

Specifies that the Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 2

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
May 30, 2023
Step 2
Second reading
Date not listed
Step 3
Committee review
Not reached yet
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
Rob Flack
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | Elgin—Middlesex—London
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.

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