Bill 2, An Act mainly to cap the indexation rate for Hydro-Québec domestic distribution rate prices and to further regulate the obligation to distribute electricity

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Information

Sponsor

Fitzgibbon, Pierre,	Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 43^rd 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 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 mainly to cap the indexation rate for Hydro-Québec domestic distribution rate prices and to further regulate the obligation to distribute electricity (PDF,  294 KB) 
• Sitting held on December 2, 2022

Special consultations

• Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 2, an Act mainly to cap the indexation rate for Hydro-Québec domestic distribution rate prices and to further regulate the obligation to distribute electricity
• Sitting held on January 31, 2023
• Sitting held on February 1, 2023

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Report from the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources, which held public hearings - Special consultations on Bill 2, An Act mainly to cap the indexation rate for Hydro-Québec domestic distribution rate prices and to further regulate the obligation to distribute electricity (PDF,  1,018 KB) 
• Sitting held on February 2, 2023

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on February 7, 2023

Committee stage

• Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources
• Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 2, an Act mainly to cap the indexation rate for Hydro-Québec domestic distribution rate prices and to further regulate the obligation to distribute electricity
• Amendements non adoptés - PL 2 (PDF,  197 KB) 
• Amendments adopted - PL 2 (PDF,  93 KB) 
• Sitting held on February 8, 2023

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Report from the Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries, Energy and Natural Resources - Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 2, An Act mainly to cap the indexation rate for Hydro-Québec domestic distribution rate prices and to further regulate the obligation to distribute electricity (PDF,  1 MB) 
• Sitting held on February 9, 2023 (amendements)

Report stage

• Amendement rejeté du député de Maurice-Richard - PL 2 (PDF,  257 KB) 
• Sitting held on February 14, 2023 (à la majorité des voix)

Passage

• Sitting held on February 15, 2023 (à la majorité des voix)

Assent

• An Act mainly to cap the indexation rate for Hydro-Québec domestic distribution rate prices and to further regulate the obligation to distribute electricity

Date of assent: February 16, 2023

Chapter in the annual volume of the Statutes of Québec: 2023, chapitre 1

Coming into force

le 16 février 2023, sauf exception