Bill 143, Harvest Season Road Safety Week Act, 2023

Bill 143 Original (PDF)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Bill proclaims the week beginning on the third Monday of September in each year as Harvest Season Road Safety Week.

Bill 143 2023

An Act to proclaim Harvest Season Road Safety Week

Preamble

The beginning of fall brings the start of harvest season throughout rural Ontario, with roads becoming busier with farm equipment. Traffic safety is paramount for pedestrians, motorists and farmers. To help prevent accidents and save lives, it is imperative to raise awareness of the fall harvest season for those travelling on Ontario’s rural roads.

Therefore, His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

Harvest Season Road Safety Week

1 The week beginning on the third Monday of September in each year is proclaimed as Harvest Season Road Safety Week.

Commencement

2 This Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent.

Short title

3 The short title of this Act is the Harvest Season Road Safety Week Act, 2023.

DateBill stageEventOutcomeCommittee
December 6, 2023Second ReadingOrdered referred to Standing Committee-Standing Committee on the Interior
December 6, 2023Second ReadingVoteCarried-
December 6, 2023Second ReadingDebated--
October 30, 2023First ReadingOrdered for Second Reading--
October 30, 2023First ReadingVoteCarried-

First Reading

  • Carried
  • Ordered for Second Reading

Second Reading

  • Flack, Hon. Rob
    Elgin—Middlesex—London
  • Harris, Mike
    Kitchener—Conestoga
  • Jones, Trevor
    Chatham-Kent—Leamington
  • Mantha, Michael
    Algoma—Manitoulin
  • Schreiner, Mike
    Guelph
  • Smith, Dave
    Peterborough—Kawartha
  • Vanthof, John
    Timiskaming—Cochrane
  • Vaugeois, Lise
    Thunder Bay—Superior North
  • Ordered referred to Standing Committee
    Standing Committee on the Interior