Bill 161, An Act to establish a legal framework for information technology

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Information

Sponsor

Lemieux, Diane,	Ministre responsable de l'Autoroute de l'information
Cliche, David,	Ministre délégué à l'Autoroute de l'information et aux Services gouvernementaux

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 36^th Legislature, 1^st Session
was re-instated during the 36^th Legislature, 2^nd Session le April 5, 2001.
was re-instated during the 36^th Legislature, 2^nd Session le April 10, 2001.

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

• Bill: An Act to establish a legal framework for information technology (PDF,  114 KB) 
• Sitting held on November 14, 2000

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on November 22, 2000
• Sitting held on November 29, 2000
• Sitting held on November 30, 2000

Special consultations

• Committee on Labour and the Economy
• Consultations particulières sur le projet de loi n° 161 - Loi concernant le cadre juridique des technologies de l'information
• Sitting held on December 7, 2000

Committee stage

• Committee on Labour and the Economy
• Étude détaillée du projet de loi n° 161 - Loi concernant le cadre juridique des technologies de l'information
• Sitting held on December 7, 2000
• Sitting held on December 8, 2000
• Sitting held on December 13, 2000
• Sitting held on December 15, 2000
• Sitting held on December 18, 2000
• Sitting held on January 16, 2001
• Sitting held on January 17, 2001
• Sitting held on January 30, 2001
• Sitting held on February 7, 2001
• Sitting held on May 22, 2001
• Sitting held on May 23, 2001
• Sitting held on May 31, 2001

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Sitting held on December 20, 2000

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Sitting held on June 20, 2001 (Amendement. Étude non complétée.)

Report stage

• Sitting held on June 20, 2001
• Sitting held on June 21, 2001 (Amendement. À la majorité des voix.)

Passage

• Sitting held on June 21, 2001 (Vote : Pour 54, Contre 37, Abstention 0)

Assent

• An Act to establish a legal framework for information technology

Date of assent: June 21, 2001

Coming into force

par décret du gouvernement