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Bill 119 explained in plain English

Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario Act, 2023

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 119
Full title
Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario Act, 2023
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
May 31, 2023

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 31, 2023
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 119 proclaims the first Friday in June of each year as the Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario.

What It Means

Bill 119 is a short act that establishes an official provincial day to recognize gun violence in Ontario. Starting with the first Friday in June 2023 and continuing each year, Ontario will observe the Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario. The bill does not create any new programs, funding, or requirements. It simply designates a specific day for awareness and acknowledgment of gun violence as a public health and safety issue. The bill came into force on the day it received Royal Assent (which was in 2023).

What This Bill Does
  • Proclaims the first Friday in June in each year as the Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario
  • Comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent
Who Is Affected
  • All residents of Ontario
  • Ontario government and public institutions
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify what activities, events, or observances (if any) should occur on the Provincial Day Against Gun Violence
  • The bill does not create any legal requirements or obligations for individuals or organizations to participate in or commemorate the day
  • The bill does not allocate funding or establish programs related to gun violence prevention or intervention
  • The practical impact of designating this day is unclear from the bill text
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Provincial Day Against Gun Violence in Ontario Act, 2023
created

A new provincial act that establishes an official day each year to recognize gun violence in Ontario

Source: Section 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
May 31, 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
Chris Glover
New Democratic Party of Ontario | Spadina—Fort York
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