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Bill 66 explained in plain English

Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024

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 66
Full title
Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Dec 19, 2024

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
Royal Assent received
Latest Activity
Dec 19, 2024
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

The Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024, establishes February 22nd as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day and the third week of September as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week in Ontario.

What It Means

This bill, now called the Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024, proclaims two annual events in Ontario. It designates February 22nd as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day and the week starting on the third Monday of September as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week. The purpose is to raise public awareness about the risks, symptoms, detection, and treatment of heart valve disease.

What This Bill Does
  • Declares February 22nd of each year as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day.
  • Declares the week beginning on the third Monday of September of each year as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week.
  • Names the Act as the Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024.
Who Is Affected
  • The general public in Ontario
  • Ontarians living with heart valve disease and their families
  • Healthcare providers in Ontario
Important Dates
  • February 22: Proclaimed as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day annually.
  • Third Monday of September: The week beginning on this day is proclaimed as Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week annually.
  • Royal Assent: The Act came into force on the day it received Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill does not outline specific activities or initiatives to be undertaken on these awareness days or weeks, nor does it mandate any particular actions by government ministries or healthcare providers beyond recognizing these designations.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Heart Valve Disease Awareness Act, 2024
commencement

This Act comes into effect on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Source: Section 3

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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Feb 22, 2023
Step 2
Second reading
Dec 11, 2024
Step 3
Committee review
Apr 9, 2024
Step 4
Third reading
Dec 11, 2024
Step 5
Royal assent
Dec 19, 2024

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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