Bill 84, An Act instituting civil unions and establishing new rules of filiation

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Information

Sponsor

Bégin, Paul,	Ministre de la Justice

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 36^th Legislature, 2^nd 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 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 instituting civil unions and establishing new rules of filiation (PDF,  182 KB) 
• Sitting held on April 25, 2002

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on May 7, 2002

Special consultations

• Committee on Institutions
• Consultations particulières sur le projet de loi n° 84 - Loi instituant l'union civile et établissant de nouvelles règles de filiation
• Sitting held on May 15, 2002
• Sitting held on May 16, 2002

Committee stage

• Committee on Institutions
• Étude détaillée du projet de loi n° 84 - Loi instituant l'union civile et établissant de nouvelles règles de filiation
• Sitting held on May 21, 2002
• Sitting held on May 22, 2002
• Sitting held on May 23, 2002

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Sitting held on May 28, 2002

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Sitting held on May 28, 2002 (Amendement)

Report stage

• Sitting held on May 30, 2002 (Amendement)

Passage

• Sitting held on June 6, 2002
• Sitting held on June 7, 2002 (Vote : Pour 87, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Assent

• An Act instituting civil unions and establishing new rules of filiation

Date of assent: June 8, 2002

Coming into force

date édictée par la loi : 2002-06-24 sauf exceptions