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Bill 75 explained in plain English

Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026

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

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
44th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 75
Full title
Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026
Current status
Passed
Latest event
Royal Assent received
Last updated
Jun 2, 2026

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 44th 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
Jun 2, 2026
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 75 reforms Ontario's bail system, strengthens penalties for dangerous driving, establishes a scholarship fund for families of public safety officers who died in the line of duty, and makes various amendments to animal welfare and research laws.

What It Means

Bill 75, called the Keeping Criminals Behind Bars Act, 2026, is an Ontario law that came into effect on June 2, 2026. It makes changes to several Ontario laws to address public safety, support for families of fallen public safety officers, and animal welfare. The bill has seven main parts (called schedules): **Schedule 1 - Animals for Research**: This restricts the use of cats, dogs, and other animals in medical research. Invasive medical research on these animals is now banned unless it meets strict conditions, including approval by an animal care committee. Operators of animal supply facilities can no longer breed cats or dogs for research. The law increases penalties for violations, with fines up to $260,000 and imprisonment up to two years for individuals and up to $1 million for corporations. **Schedule 2 - Bail System**: This changes how Ontario tracks and enforces bail conditions. When someone promises to pay money as a bail condition (called a surety), the Crown Attorney can now register a lien (a legal claim) against their land in a land registry office. If the surety does not pay, the Crown can force the sale of that land to collect the debt. The law also allows the Minister of Finance to use other collection methods and requires immediate payment of bail deposit amounts set by the court. **Schedule 3 - Scholarship Fund**: This continues an existing fund that provides scholarships to surviving spouses and children of public safety officers (police, firefighters, correctional officers, and others) who died in the line of duty. The law sets up rules for how scholarships are granted and manages the fund, which started with $5 million. **Schedule 4 - Coroner Inquests**: This adds rules about photography and recording at inquests (court hearings about unexplained deaths). People are generally prohibited from taking photos, videos, or audio recordings at inquests or publishing them, with limited exceptions. Violations can result in fines up to $25,000 or six months imprisonment. **Schedule 5 - Dangerous Driving**: This makes changes to driver's licence suspensions and vehicle impoundment for dangerous driving offences. A person convicted of dangerous operation causing death faces an indefinite licence suspension. Police can suspend a driver's licence for 90 days and impound a vehicle for 7 days if they believe someone is driving dangerously. The law also increases fines for various driving offences, including texting while driving and using hand-held devices in commercial vehicles. **Schedule 6 - Police Record Checks**: This clarifies rules about criminal record disclosures. Summary conviction offences (less serious crimes) are not disclosed if the request for a record check is made more than five years after conviction. The law also requires police record check providers to meet service standards set by regulation. **Schedule 7 - Animal Welfare**: This increases penalties for harming animals that work with police or service animals. The minimum fine is now $50,000 (up from $25,000) and the maximum is $260,000 for individuals and $1 million for corporations, regardless of whether it is a first or subsequent offence. Most of the law came into effect on June 2, 2026, when it received Royal Assent. However, Schedules 1, 2, and 3 will come into force on dates to be announced by order of the provincial government.

Uncertainties Or Limits
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Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Nov 25, 2025
Step 2
Second reading
May 4, 2026
Step 3
Committee review
May 4, 2026
Step 4
Third reading
May 14, 2026
Step 5
Royal assent
Jun 2, 2026

Vote Summary

Yes
105
No
1
Abstain
0
Absent / Other
0
Final recorded vote
Mar 25, 2026
106 representative positions are recorded in this official snapshot for this vote.
Sponsor
Michael S. Kerzner
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario | York Centre
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

Representative Voting Breakdown

Vote badges include text labels so the table stays readable for everyone, even without color cues alone.

RepresentativeRoleRidingPartyVoteNotes
MPPDon Valley EastOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPParkdale—High ParkNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton WestProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—GuildwoodOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWindsor—TecumsehProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEssexProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—AgincourtProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPAlgoma—ManitoulinProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPRenfrew—Nipissing—PembrokeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—UnionvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHaldimand—NorfolkIndependentYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSimcoe—GreyProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWaterlooNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa West—NepeanNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSpadina—Fort YorkNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSault Ste. MarieIndependentYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPeterborough—KawarthaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNewmarket—AuroraProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—MaltonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOakville North—BurlingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNickel BeltNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPCarletonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMushkegowuk—James BayNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton EastProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBarrie—InnisfilProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork—SimcoeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEtobicoke NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOxfordProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPTimminsProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPParry Sound—MuskokaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSimcoe NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThunder Bay—AtikokanProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHaliburton—Kawartha Lakes—BrockProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHuron—BruceProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPVaughan—WoodbridgeProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPAurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond HillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKitchener—ConestogaProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga CentreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton East—Stoney CreekProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—StreetsvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPStormont—Dundas—South GlengarryProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—StouffvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrampton SouthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough NorthProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara WestProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWillowdaleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOakvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKing—VaughanProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLeeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau LakesProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDufferin—CaledonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDurhamProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPChatham-Kent—LeamingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNipissingProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPScarborough—Rouge ParkProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMiltonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSudburyNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSt. CatharinesNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOshawaNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPUniversity—RosedaleNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa SouthOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLanark—Frontenac—KingstonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPTimiskaming—CochraneNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDon Valley NorthOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWellington—Halton HillsProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThornhillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEtobicoke—LakeshoreOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWindsor WestNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPThunder Bay—Superior NorthNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMarkham—ThornhillProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPWhitbyProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOttawa—VanierOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDavenportNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBeaches—East YorkOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPPerth—WellingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPEglinton—LawrenceProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPYork South—WestonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton MountainProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBurlingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBruce—Grey—Owen SoundProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon WestNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHastings—Lennox and AddingtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPSarnia—LambtonProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—LakeshoreProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHamilton West—Ancaster—DundasNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga—Erin MillsProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPMississauga East—CooksvilleProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPGlengarry—Prescott—RussellProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPDon Valley WestOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPToronto—St. Paul'sOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPOrléansOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLambton—Kent—MiddlesexProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon North CentreNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPLondon—FanshaweNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPHumber River—Black CreekNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBay of QuinteProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNepeanOntario Liberal PartyYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPNiagara FallsNew Democratic Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPBrantford—BrantProgressive Conservative Party of OntarioYesRecorded without an additional note.
MPPKitchener CentreGreen Party of OntarioNoRecorded without an additional note.

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