Bill 42 — An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act and other legislative provisions in relation to climate change (39th Legislature, 1st Session)

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Sponsor

Beauchamp, Line ,

Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the

39 th Legislature, 1 st Session

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 to amend the Environment Quality Act and other legislative provisions in relation to climate change

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Sitting held on

May 12, 2009

Special consultations

Committee on Transportation and the Environment

Consultations particulières sur le projet de loi n° 42 - Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la qualité de l'environnement et d'autres dispositions législatives en matière de changements climatiques

Sitting held on

May 28, 2009

Sitting held on

May 29, 2009

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

Sitting held on

June 2, 2009

Adoption in principle

Sitting held on

June 9, 2009

Committee stage

Committee on Transportation and the Environment

Étude détaillée du projet de loi n° 42 - Loi modifiant la

Loi sur la qualité de l'environnement et d'autres dispositions législatives en matière de changements climatiques

Committee on the Budget and Administration

Étude détaillée du projet de loi n° 42 - Loi concernant l'harmonisation au Code civil du Québec de certaines dispositions législatives d'ordre fiscal

Sitting held on

June 15, 2009

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

Sitting held on

June 16, 2009

(Amendements)

Report stage

Sitting held on

June 17, 2009

Passage

Sitting held on

June 18, 2009

Assent

An Act to amend the Environment Quality Act and ot

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Citation	Bill 42
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