Bill 49, An Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions

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Information

Sponsor

Laforest, Andrée,	Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 42^nd Legislature, 1^st Session
was re-instated during the 42^nd Legislature, 2^nd Session le October 20, 2021.

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 Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions (PDF,  342 KB) 
• Sitting held on November 13, 2019

Special consultations

• Committee on Planning and the Public Domain
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 49, an Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions
• Sitting held on April 20, 2021
• Sitting held on April 21, 2021
• Sitting held on April 22, 2021

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Report from the Committee on Planning and the Public Domain - Special consultations on Bill 49, An Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions (PDF,  940 KB) 
• Sitting held on April 27, 2021

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on May 11, 2021 (Débat amorcé puis ajourné)
• Sitting held on May 13, 2021 (Reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on May 25, 2021 (Vote : Pour 118, Contre 1, Abstention 1)

Committee stage

• Committee on Planning and the Public Domain
• Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 49, An Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions
• Amendements non adoptés - PL 49 (PDF,  825 KB) 
• Amendments adopted - PL 49 (PDF,  7 MB) 
• Sitting held on June 3, 2021
• Sitting held on June 4, 2021
• Sitting held on June 8, 2021
• Sitting held on June 9, 2021
• Sitting held on June 10, 2021
• Sitting held on June 11, 2021
• Sitting held on August 31, 2021
• Sitting held on September 1, 2021
• Sitting held on September 2, 2021
• Sitting held on September 14, 2021
• Sitting held on September 21, 2021
• Sitting held on September 22, 2021
• Sitting held on September 23, 2021
• Sitting held on September 28, 2021
• Sitting held on September 29, 2021
• Sitting held on September 30, 2021
• Sitting held on October 5, 2021
• Sitting held on October 6, 2021

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Report from the Committee on Planning and the Public Domain - Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 49, An Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions (PDF,  1 MB) 
• Sitting held on October 7, 2021 (amendements)

Report stage

• Amendement rejeté du député de Laurier-Dorion - PL 49 (PDF,  228 KB) 
• Sitting held on November 3, 2021 (Vote : Pour 116, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Passage

• Sitting held on November 4, 2021 (Vote : Pour 116, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Assent

• An Act to amend the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities, the Municipal Ethics and Good Conduct Act and various legislative provisions

Date of assent: November 5, 2021

Chapter in the annual volume of the Statutes of Québec: 2021, chapitre 31

Coming into force

le 5 novembre 2021, sauf exceptions