Bill 96 — An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (42nd Legislature, 1st Session)

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An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec

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Sponsor

Jolin-Barrette, Simon ,

Minister Responsible for the French Language

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the

42 nd Legislature, 1 st Session

was re-instated during the

42 nd Legislature, 2 nd Session

October 20, 2021.

Stages in the consideration of the Bill

Definition of the terms used:

Amendment (one or more changes were made to the bill at this stage)

Majority vote (the bill went through this stage with majority support in the Assemblé

e) Vote : Yeas, Nays, Abstentions; (the bill went through this stage following a vote, the results of which were recorded)

The date of assent is followed by the year and

chapter number of the Act assented to as they will appear in the Statutes of Québec. For instance, “2007, c. 7” following a date of assent means “Statutes of Québec 2007,

chapter 7”.

Introduction

An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec

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585 KB)

Sitting held on

May 13, 2021

(Vote : Pour 121, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Special consultations

Committee on Culture and Education

Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 96,

An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec

Sitting held on

September 21, 2021

Sitting held on

September 22, 2021

Sitting held on

September 23, 2021

Sitting held on

September 28, 2021

Sitting held on

September 29, 2021

Sitting held on

September 30, 2021

Sitting held on

October 5, 2021

Sitting held on

October 6, 2021

Sitting held on

October 7, 2021

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

Report from the Committee on Culture and Education - Special consultations on Bill 96,

An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec

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1 MB)

Sitting held on

October 21, 2021

Adoption in principle

Sitting held on

November 2, 2021

(Débat amorcé, puis ajourné)

Sitting held on

November 3, 2021

(Reprise du débat puis ajournement)

Sitting held on

November 4, 2021

(Vote : Pour 116, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Committee stage

Committee on Culture and Education

Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 96,

An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec

Amendements non adoptés - PL 96

(PDF,

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Citation	Bill 96
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Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
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