Legislative Assembly Amendment Act, 2000 Murdoch, Bill — Bill 174 (37th Parliament, 1st Session)

Bill 174, 37-1

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Bill 174

Bill 1742000

An Act to amend the

Legislative Assembly Act

Her Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

1. The Legislative Assembly Act is amended by adding the

following section:

Free vote

(1) Each member may vote on any matter so as to

reflect the will of his or her constituents.

Defeated bill

(2) A vote that defeats a government bill shall be deemed not to be a vote

of want of confidence in the government, but shall be immediately followed by

a vote of confidence or want of confidence.

Exception

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a budget bill or a money bill.

Commencement

2. This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal

Assent.

Short title

3. The

short title of this Act is the Legislative Assembly

Amendment Act, 2000 .

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill proposes the following change to the Act: the defeat of a

government bill would not be considered a vote of no confidence, but would

result in a subsequent vote of confidence or want of confidence. This

provision would not apply to a budget bill or a money bill.

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

December 19, 2000

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

December 19, 2000

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent :

Coming into force :Royal Assent.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 174, 37-1
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p37 s1 bill 174 html
Language	en
Format	html
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	7b931545bfeff29ad8f5e4a0274b23757149ee60

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