How New Laws & Regulations are Created in the Province of Ontario

How New Laws & Regulations are Created in the Province of Ontario Bill 173 - The Intimate Partner Violence Act, 2024 HOW NEW LAWS & REGULATIONS ARE CREATED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO Published 20th August, 2024 Bill 173 - The Intimate Partner Violence Act, 2024 HOW NEW LAWS & REGULATIONS ARE CREATED IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS A piece of legislation refers to a written law t. [...] For Bill 173 to become law, it needs to pass through Ontario’s legislative process that includes the Legislative Assembly (Elected MPPs) and the Monarch (Head of State, represented by the Lieutenant Governor in Ontario). [...] SECOND READING AND INTRODUCTION AND 2 REFERRAL TO A CONSIDERATION INStep 1 Step StepFIRST READING: 3COMMITTEE: COMMITTEE: Private member's bills, like Bill 173, are At the second reading, the bill and its impacts The Chair of the Standing Committee decides when introduced in routine proceedings with a are debated and MPPs vote on whether it and if bills move through the committee process. [...] Lisa Gretzky, another of the co- whether to send the bill back to the Legislature for a Legislative Assembly to explain Bill 173. [...] Step 6 ROYAL ASSENT: 5 THIRD READINGStep StepAND ADOPTION: 4 REPORT STAGE: Once the bill is adopted by the Legislative The third reading is the final opportunity for Once the Committee has completed its study, Assembly, it proceeds to the Lieutenant the House to debate the bill.