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Bulletin No. 42 for the period ending December 13, 2019. Please file at the front of your binder. Discard the previous Bulletin. ONTARIO STATUTE CITATOR WEEKLY BULLETIN SERVICE 1st Session, 42nd Parliament 2018-2019 Published by THOMSON REUTERS CANADA, A DIVISION OF THOMSON REUTERS CANADA LIMITED One Corporate Plaza, 2075 Kennedy Road, Toronto, Ontario M1T 3V4 Telephone: 1-416-609-3800 Elsewhere in Canada/U.S. 1-800-387-5164 Fax: 1-416-298-5082 store.thomsonreuters.ca Publication Mail Agreement No. 40064652 Printed in the United States by Thomson Reuters Mat #30915500 USER’S GUIDE This service keeps subscribers up to date on a weekly basis with the content and status of Bills introduced in the current legislative session. It is divided into the following four sections: NEW THIS WEEK is a record of the week’s proceedings. This section lists all Bills that in the past week have received either first, second or third reading, been reported from Committee, received Royal Assent, or been proclaimed in force. If a Bill progresses beyond one stage in a week, only the latest stage is noted. (Be- cause they rarely become law, Private Members. Public Bills are not included 1 unless they pass second reading. Private Members. Private Bills are not included in this bulletin service at all.) STATUS AND SUMMARY OF BILLS is an alphabetical list of all Bills that are either currently before the Legislature, or that have received Royal Assent. This section reports each Bill.s current status and includes a summary of each Bill. A summary is included as soon as a copy of the Bill has been received. For Bills that have received Royal Assent, the “in force” dates are noted. This section is cumulative for the legislative session. CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS is an alphabetical list of all Acts that are affected by a Royal Assent Bill, including amendments, repeals, and enactments. Such Acts will be included in this list as soon as we receive the Royal Assent copy of the Bill, which will often be several weeks after the Royal Assent date. This section is cumulative for the legislative session. PROCLAMATIONS and ORDERS IN COUNCIL is a list of all Acts passed in a previous legislative session that are proclaimed in force, in whole or in part, during the current session. This section is cumulative for the legislative session. CURRENT BILLS SERVICE For the full text of all Bills that receive Royal Assent, reference should be made to the Current Bills Service, a companion service to the Ontario Statute Citator. The Current Bills Service is a separate subscription and can be ordered by con- tacting Thomson Reuters as set out on page 1. Copies of Bills at earlier stages may be obtained from the Queen’s Printer. Note: Information regarding the daily progress of a particular Bill may be ob- tained directly from the Legislature. 2 NEW THIS WEEK Royal Assent Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132). Royal Assent De- cember 10, 2019, c. 14. Foundations for Promoting and Protecting Mental Health and Addictions Ser- vices Act, 2019 (Bill 116). Royal Assent December 12, 2019, c. 17. Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 (Bill 138). Royal Assent December 10, 2019, c. 15. Poet Laureate of Ontario Act (In Memory of Gord Downie), 2018 (Bill 6). Royal Assent December 12, 2019, c. 16. Act comes in force on the day Royal As- sent is received. Reserved Parking for Electric Vehicle Charging Act, 2019 (Bill 123). Royal As- sent December12, 2019, c. 18. The Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. Readings Combating Antisemitism Act, 2019 (Bill 168). First Reading December 11, 2019. Education Amendment Act (Use of Seclusion and Physical Restraints), 2019 (Bill 160). First Reading December 9, 2019. Ensuring Transparency and Integrity in Political Party Elections Act, 2019 (Bill 150). Second Reading December 12, 2019. Food Day Ontario (Food Day Canada in Ontario) Act, 2019 (Bill 163). First Reading December 10, 2019. Great Lakes Protection Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 166). First Reading Decem- ber 11, 2019. Home Warranties to Protect Families Act, 2019 (Bill 169). First Reading Decem- ber 12, 2019. Legislative Assembly Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 167). First Reading December 11, 2019. Long-Term Care Homes Amendment (Till Death Do Us Part) Act, 2019 (Bill 153). Second Reading December 12, 2019. Ontario Climate Crisis Strategy for the Public Sector Act, 2019 (Bill 165). First Readig December 11, 2019. Protecting Passenger Safety Act, 2019 (Bill 170). First Reading December 12, 2019. Protecting Vulnerable Persons in Supportive Living Accommodation Act, 2019 (Bill 164). First Reading December 10, 2019. Public Accountability and Lobbyist Transparency Act, 2019 (Bill 162). First Reading December 9, 2019. Smarter and Stronger Justice Act, 2019 (Bill 161). First Reading December 9, 2019. Proclamations 3 Getting Ontario Moving Act (Transportation Statute Law Amendment), 2019 (Bill 107). January 1, 2020 is fixed as the day on which the following provi- sion, which amends the Highway Traffic Act, comes into force: Sched. 1, s. 32. Protecting What Matters Most Act (Budget Measures), 2019 (Bill 100). Decem- ber 31, 2019 is fixed as the day on which the following provisions, which amend the Pension Benefits Act, come into force: Sched. 48, ss. 1(1), (3). Safer School Zones Act, 2017, c. 9. December 1, 2019 is fixed as the day on which the following provisions, which amend the Highway Traffic Act, come into force: ss. 1-3, 5-10. STATUS AND SUMMARY OF CURRENT BILLS (Note: New entries are in bold-face.) Access to Natural Gas Act, 2018 (Bill 32). Royal Assent December 6, 2018, c. 15; Act comes into force on a day to be named by proclamation of the Lieu- tenant Governor. July 1, 2019 is fixed as the day on which the following provision, which amends the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998, comes into force: s. 1. Summary: The Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 is amended to provide rate protection for consumers or classes of consumers with respect to costs incurred by a gas distributor in making a qualifying investment for the purpose of providing access to a natural gas distribution system to those con- sumers. Gas distributors are entitled to be compensated for any resulting lost revenue and all consumers, or such classes of consumers as are prescribed, are required to contribute toward the compensation. Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee Act, 2018 (Bill 39). Second Reading October 25, 2018. Summary: The Accessible Parking and Towing Industry Review Committee Act, 2018 requires the Minister of Gov- ernment and Consumer Services to establish an advisory committee to do the following: 1. Inquire into and report on the system of accessible parking for persons with a disability, 2. Inquire into and report on matters related to the towing industry. The committee is to be established within 90 days after the Bill receives Royal Assent and must report its recommendations to the Min- ister within eight months of its establishment. Within 60 days after receiving the committee’s report, the Minister must inform the Assembly of the recom- mendations that he or she will implement within the following five years. Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario Act, 2019 (enact- ment)....See....Plan to Build Ontario Together Act, 2019 (Bill 138), c. 15. Algoma University Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 79). Second Reading March 21, 2019. Summary: The Bill amends the Algoma University Act, 2008 to re-in- state the expanded power of the University to grant degrees which was in- cluded in the Act when it was enacted in 2008. The power was never pro- claimed in force and was repealed under section 10.1 of the Legislation Act, 2006 as of December 31, 2018. The power would still come into force only on proclamation as in the version of the Act that was enacted in 2008. 4 Alternate Land Use and Services Program for Agricultural Land Act, 2018 (Bill 28). Second Reading September 27, 2018. Summary: The Bill recognizes the right of owners of agricultural land to set aside any part of the land as fallow for either of the following two purposes: to establish, restore or preserve a natural ecosystem and to establish and maintain projects that produce ser- vices for natural ecosystems. The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry has 12 months to develop a provincial framework and action plan that does such things as the following. It can provide guidelines on how agricultural land can be used for those purposes, provide for the government to create and distribute standardized educational materials on those guidelines, pro- mote research into those uses of agricultural land, promote the holding of international symposia on those uses and encourage fundraising for those uses and those symposia. The Minister can amend the provincial framework and action plan to update it as the Minister considers advisable. An Act to perpetuate an ancient parliamentary right (Bill 1). First Reading July 12, 2018. Archives and Recordkeeping Amendment Act, 2019 (Bill 80). First Reading MArch 18, 2019. Summary: The Bill amends the Archives and Recordkeep- ing Act, 2006. It adds a provision making it an offence to contravene subsec- tion 15(1) of the Act with an intent to deprive a public body, the Archives of Ontario or the Archivist of the custody, control or use of or access to any public record of archival value. On conviction, a fine of not more than $50,000 may be imposed. Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2019 (Bill 132). Royal Assent December 10, 2019, c. 14. Act in force on the day it receives Royal As- sent; The Schedules to the Act come into force as provided in each Schedule.