Bill 59, An Act to amend various legislative provisions to better protect persons (modified title)

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Information

Sponsor

Vallée, Stéphanie,	Minister of Justice

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 41^st Legislature, 1^st Session

The title of this bill was changed during the committee stage

Previous title

An Act to enact the Act to prevent and combat hate speech and speech inciting violence and to amend various legislative provisions to better protect individuals

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 Assemblée)
• 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 enact the Act to prevent and combat hate speech and speech inciting violence and to amend various legislative provisions to better protect individuals (PDF,  445 KB) 
• Sitting held on June 10, 2015

Special consultations

• Committee on Institutions
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 59, An Act to enact the Act to prevent and combat hate speech and speech inciting violence and to amend various legislative provisions to better protect individuals
• Sitting held on August 17, 2015
• Sitting held on August 18, 2015
• Sitting held on August 19, 2015
• Sitting held on August 20, 2015
• Sitting held on September 14, 2015
• Sitting held on September 15, 2015
• Sitting held on September 16, 2015
• Sitting held on September 22, 2015
• Sitting held on September 23, 2015

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• The report from the Committee on Institutions, which held public hearings on 17, 18, 19 and 20 August, and on 14, 15, 16, 22, and 23 September 2015, within the framework of special consultations on Bill 59, An Act to enact the Act to prevent and combat hate speech and speech inciting violence and to amend various legislative provisions to better protect individuals (PDF,  649 KB) 
• Sitting held on September 24, 2015

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on October 29, 2015 (débat amorcé puis ajourné)
• Sitting held on November 3, 2015 (reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 4, 2015 (reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 5, 2015 (reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 11, 2015 (reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 12, 2015 (reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 17, 2015 (reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 18, 2015 (Le débat étant terminé, la motion est mise aux voix; un vote par appel nominal est exigé puis reporté à la période des affaires courantes de la prochaine séance)
• Sitting held on November 19, 2015 (Vote : Pour 67, Contre 44, Abstention 0)

Committee stage

• Committee on Institutions
• Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 59, An Act to enact the Act to prevent and combat hate speech and speech inciting violence and to amend various legislative provisions to better protect individuals
• Amendements et sous-amendements retirés et rejetés (PDF,  3 MB) 
• Amendments adopted (PDF,  4 MB) 
• Sitting held on November 19, 2015
• Sitting held on November 24, 2015
• Sitting held on November 25, 2015
• Sitting held on November 26, 2015
• Sitting held on November 27, 2015
• Sitting held on December 1, 2015
• Sitting held on December 2, 2015
• Sitting held on December 3, 2015
• Sitting held on January 27, 2016
• Sitting held on February 9, 2016
• Sitting held on February 11, 2016
• Sitting held on February 16, 2016
• Sitting held on February 17, 2016
• Sitting held on February 18, 2016
• Sitting held on February 23, 2016
• Sitting held on March 8, 2016
• Sitting held on March 24, 2016
• Sitting held on April 12, 2016
• Sitting held on April 28, 2016
• Sitting held on May 10, 2016
• Sitting held on May 11, 2016
• Sitting held on May 18, 2016
• Sitting held on May 19, 2016
• Sitting held on May 31, 2016
• Sitting held on June 1, 2016
• Sitting held on June 2, 2016

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Report from the Committee on Institutions - Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 59, An Act to enact the Act to prevent and combat hate speech and speech inciting violence and to amend various legislative provisions to better protect individuals (PDF,  7 MB) 
• Sitting held on June 3, 2016 (amendements, dont un au titre)

Report stage

• Sitting held on June 7, 2016

Passage

• Sitting held on June 8, 2016

Assent

• An Act to amend various legislative provisions to better protect persons (modified title)

Date of assent: June 8, 2016

Chapter in the annual volume of the Statutes of Québec: 2016, chapitre 12

Coming into force

le 8 juin 2016, sauf exceptions