Bill 40, An Act to amend the Charter of the French language

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Information

Sponsor

Beaudoin, Louise,	Minister of Culture and Communications

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 35^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 to amend the Charter of the French language (PDF,  47 KB) 
• Sitting held on June 10, 1996

General consultation

• Sitting held on August 28, 1996 (Commission de la culture)
• Sitting held on August 29, 1996 (Commission de la culture)
• Sitting held on September 3, 1996 (Commission de la culture)
• Sitting held on September 4, 1996 (Commission de la culture)
• Sitting held on September 5, 1996 (Commission de la culture)

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Sitting held on October 22, 1996

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on December 12, 1996
• Sitting held on March 13, 1997 (À la majorité des voix)

Committee stage

• Committee on Culture
• Étude détaillée du projet de loi n° 40 - Loi modifiant la Charte de la langue française
• Sitting held on March 25, 1997
• Sitting held on March 26, 1997
• Sitting held on March 27, 1997
• Sitting held on April 15, 1997
• Sitting held on May 7, 1997
• Sitting held on May 8, 1997
• Sitting held on May 13, 1997
• Sitting held on May 14, 1997
• Sitting held on May 15, 1997
• Sitting held on May 27, 1997
• Sitting held on May 28, 1997

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Sitting held on May 29, 1997 (Amendement)

Report stage

• Sitting held on May 30, 1997
• Sitting held on June 3, 1997 (Vote : Pour 64, Contre 37, Abstention 0)

Passage

• Sitting held on June 5, 1997
• Sitting held on June 6, 1997 (Vote : Pour 63, Contre 29, Abstention 0)

Assent

• An Act to amend the Charter of the French language

Date of assent: June 12, 1997

Coming into force

par décret du gouvernement