p44 s1 bill 79 b079 e.pdf

Ontario — Bills

1ST SESSION, 44TH LEGISLATURE, ONTARIO CHARLES III, 2025 Bill

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to prohibit passing on a highway painted with double solid yellow lines Mr. G. Bourgouin Private Member’s Bill 1st Reading November 26, 2025 2nd Reading 3rd Reading Royal Assent Bill

An Act to amend the Highway Traffic Act to prohibit passing on a highway painted with double solid yellow lines His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows: 1

Section of the Highway Traffic Act is amended by adding the following subsections: Double solid yellow lines

(9) No person in charge of a vehicle shall pass or attempt to pass another vehicle going in the same direction on a highway if doing so would require the crossing of double solid yellow lines painted on the roadway. Offence

(10) Every person who contravenes subsection (9) is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to, (

a) a fine of $400; and (

b) three or more demerit points under Ontario Regulation 339/94 (Demerit Point System) made under this Act. Commencement This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title The

short title of this Act is Chad’s Law (Enforcing Safer Passing), 2025. ______________ EXPLANATORY NOTE

Section of the Highway Traffic Act is amended to prohibit passing or attempting to pass another vehicle going in the same direction on a highway if doing so would require the crossing of double solid yellow lines painted on the roadway. Every person who contravenes this prohibition is guilty of an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine of $400 and three or more demerit points.

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	p44 s1 bill 79 b079 e.pdf
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	p44 s1 bill 79 b079 e.pdf
Language	en
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Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	e61c54823abffe1cdf442202e32ba27e577d9bd3

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