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Bill 30 explained in plain English

Menstrual Health 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
43rd Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 30
Full title
Menstrual Health Day Act, 2022
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Ordered for Second Reading
Last updated
Nov 3, 2022

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
Nov 3, 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 30, the Menstrual Health Day Act, 2022, proclaims May 28th as Menstrual Health Day in Ontario each year to raise awareness about menstrual health challenges and stigma.

What It Means

This bill, called the Menstrual Health Day Act, 2022, proclaims May 28th of each year as Menstrual Health Day in Ontario. The preamble to the bill states that many people in Ontario, particularly in Northern and Indigenous communities, struggle to afford menstrual products. It notes that this can lead to unsafe practices for managing menstruation, impacting health and social equity. Proclaiming this day aims to raise awareness of these challenges and to help fight menstrual health inequity and stigma, normalizing menstruation as a natural bodily function.

What This Bill Does
  • It proclaims May 28 in each year as Menstrual Health Day.
  • It requires the province to recognize May 28 annually as Menstrual Health Day.
  • It aims to raise awareness of the challenges people who menstruate face in affording menstrual products.
  • It seeks to promote the normalization of menstruation and combat menstrual health inequity and stigma.
Who Is Affected
  • People who menstruate in Ontario
  • Low income individuals who menstruate
  • Homeless individuals who menstruate
  • Indigenous individuals who menstruate
  • Young people who menstruate
  • Northern communities
  • Indigenous communities
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • The bill establishes May 28 as Menstrual Health Day, implying a recognition and awareness-raising purpose.
Important Dates
  • May 28 (to be recognized annually as Menstrual Health Day)
  • The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not specify any programs, funding, or actions the government must take beyond proclaiming the day.
  • The bill does not define 'Menstrual Health Day' beyond the proclamation itself.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Menstrual Health Day Act, 2022
enactment

Establishes May 28 as Menstrual Health Day in Ontario each year.

Source: Section 1

Menstrual Health Day Act, 2022
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
Nov 3, 2022
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
Bhutila Karpoche
Sponsor party or district not listed
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