Bill 92, An Act to create a court specialized in sexual violence and domestic violence (modified title)

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Information

Sponsor

Jolin-Barrette, Simon,	Minister of Justice

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.

The title of this bill was changed during the committee stage

Previous title

An Act to create a court specialized in sexual violence and domestic violence and respecting training of judges in these matters

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 create a court specialized in sexual violence and domestic violence and respecting training of judges in these matters (PDF,  126 KB) 
• Sitting held on September 15, 2021 (Vote : Pour 118, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on September 21, 2021 (débat amorcé puis ajourné)
• Sitting held on September 22, 2021 (Vote : Pour 117, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Special consultations

• Committee on Institutions
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 92, An Act to create a court specialized in sexual and domestic violence and respecting training of judges in these matters
• Sitting held on October 26, 2021
• Sitting held on October 27, 2021

Tabling of committee report - Consultation

• Report from the Committee on Institutions, which held public hearings on 26 and 27 October 2021 within the framework of special consultations on Bill 92, An Act to create a court specialized in sexual violence and domestic violence and respecting training of judges in these matters (PDF,  985 KB) 
• Report from the Committee on Citizen Relations - Special consultations on Bill 32, An Act respecting academic freedom in the university sector (PDF,  949 KB) 
• Sitting held on October 28, 2021

Committee stage

• Committee on Institutions
• Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 92, An Act to create a court specialized in sexual and domestic violence and respecting training of judges in these matters
• Amendements non adoptés - PL 92 (PDF,  750 KB) 
• Amendments adopted - PL 92 (PDF,  1 MB) 
• Sitting held on November 2, 2021
• Sitting held on November 3, 2021
• Sitting held on November 4, 2021
• Sitting held on November 9, 2021
• Sitting held on November 10, 2021
• Sitting held on November 11, 2021

Tabling of committee report - Detailed consideration

• Report from the Committee on Institutions - Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 92, An Act to create a court specialized in sexual violence and domestic violence and respecting training of judges in these matters (PDF,  3 MB) 
• Sitting held on November 23, 2021 (amendements, dont un au titre)

Report stage

• Sitting held on November 24, 2021 (Vote : Pour 115, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Passage

• Sitting held on November 25, 2021 (Vote : Pour 116, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Assent

• An Act to create a court specialized in sexual violence and domestic violence (modified title)

Date of assent: November 30, 2021

Chapter in the annual volume of the Statutes of Québec: 2021, chapitre 32

Coming into force

le 30 novembre 2021, sauf exceptions