Bill 34, An Act to modernize the notarial profession and to promote access to justice

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Information

Sponsor

Jolin-Barrette, Simon,	Minister of Justice

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 to modernize the notarial profession and to promote access to justice (PDF,  494 KB) 
• Sitting held on September 14, 2023

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on September 20, 2023 (Débat amorcé puis ajourné)
• Sitting held on September 26, 2023

Special consultations

• Committee on Institutions
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 34, An Act to modernize the notarial profession and to promote access to justice
• Sitting held on October 3, 2023

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Report from the Committee on Institutions - Special consultations on Bill 34, An Act to modernize the notarial profession and to promote access to justice (PDF,  944 KB) 
• Sitting held on October 4, 2023

Committee stage

• Committee on Institutions
• Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 34, an Act to modernize the notarial profession and to promote access to justice
• Sitting held on October 4, 2023
• Sitting held on October 5, 2023
• Sitting held on October 17, 2023

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Report from the Committee on Institutions - Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 34, An Act to modernize the notarial profession and to promote access to justice (PDF,  7 MB) 
• Sitting held on October 18, 2023 (amendements)

Report stage

• Sitting held on October 19, 2023

Passage

• Sitting held on October 24, 2023

Assent

• An Act to modernize the notarial profession and to promote access to justice

Date of assent: October 24, 2023

Chapter in the annual volume of the Statutes of Québec: 2023, chapitre 23

Coming into force

le 24 octobre 2023, sauf exceptions