Bill 7, An Act to amend the Election Act (modified title)

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Information

Sponsor

LeBel, Sonia,	Minister Responsible for Democratic Institutions and Electoral Reform

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 42^nd Legislature, 2^nd Session

The title of this bill was changed during the committee stage

Previous title

An Act to facilitate the conduct of the next provincial general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to amend the Election Act

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 facilitate the conduct of the next provincial general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to amend the Election Act (PDF,  300 KB) 
• Sitting held on October 27, 2021 (Vote : Pour 118, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Special consultations

• Committee on Institutions
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 7, An Act to facilitate the conduct of the next provincial general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to amend the Election Act
• Sitting held on November 10, 2021

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Report from the Committee on Institutions - Special consultations on Bill 7, An Act to facilitate the conduct of the next provincial general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to amend the Election Act (PDF,  865 KB) 
• Sitting held on November 11, 2021

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on November 23, 2021 (Débat amorcé puis ajourné)
• Sitting held on November 24, 2021 (Vote : Pour 115, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Committee stage

• Committee on Institutions
• Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 7, an Act to facilitate the conduct of the next provincial general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to amend the Election Act
• Amendements non-adoptés - PL 7 (PDF,  78 KB) 
• Amendments adopted - PL 7 (PDF,  1 MB) 
• Sitting held on December 7, 2021
• Sitting held on December 8, 2021
• Sitting held on December 9, 2021

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Report from the Committee on Institutions - Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 7, An Act to facilitate the conduct of the next provincial general election in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and to amend the Election Act (PDF,  2 MB) 
• Sitting held on December 10, 2021 (amendements, dont un au titre)

Report stage

• Sitting held on December 10, 2021 (Vote : Pour 116, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Passage

• Sitting held on December 10, 2021 (Vote : Pour 116, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Assent

• An Act to amend the Election Act (modified title)

Date of assent: December 10, 2021

Chapter in the annual volume of the Statutes of Québec: 2021, chapitre 37

Coming into force

le 10 mars 2022, sauf exceptions